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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03
IRELAND'S APPEAL.

The coming two or three weeks
promises a historic debate in the
English parliament over Irish home
rule, Premier Asquith having prom
ised that the liberal government will
favor complete self government.
The method under which Ireland
has been governed during the past
century, is somewhat as if congress
attempted to handle local government
for such outlying communities as Flor
ida, Texas or California. The spirit
Of American fair play in the rest of
the country would not tolerate such
absentee control. Ireland had par
lament, usually co-equal with that at
London, for the 500 years ending
about century ago. The expedient
Of governing the country from London
Is thus a comparatively recent limo
walton. Ireland merely asks the local
home rule given twenty-eight other
dependencies, and does not question
the authority Of the English parlia.
ment.
It's plea is simply the old taxation
without representation" principle, for
which our fathers quit their homes
for patriotic martyrdom. 1t costs but
$13 1000, 900 for the civil government OF
Scotland, while in Ireland, a country
that Is poorer and about the same in
population, the cost is $22.O00,O00.
Industries have steadily declined
under alien rule. There were 1885,
textile workers In 1871. and but 10s.
588 under recent figures.
John Bull has his choice. Shall his
Irish subjects be happy, contented
and industriously prosperous, Loyalty
supporting him, or shall they be KEEP
in a state of perpetual shillaleh swing
ing hv having Irish affairs settled BY
Englishmen?
Better make friend Of your neigh
Dor, Mr.. Bull. We have got prett!
we'll acquainted with him over here
and he is very useful in our business
with his warm heart, his kindl.
humor, his buoyant energy and merr!
spirits. He will be mighty goo'
follower if you will but make hin
feel that he is one of the family in
stead of an unwilling captive.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03
HATS OFF TO NORTH NINTH.

All Norfolk will take its hat off to
the property owners of North Ninth
street, whose progressiveness and en-.
terprise are to make their paving pc.
tition the first one to be presented to
the city council from residence dis.
trict Of the city.
In return for their good citizenship
the people Of that street are going to
have one of the most attractive thor.
oughfares in town - and they can
never be robbed of the distinction OF
being the first residence street in town
to take on this big improvement.
Like the sewer system, the paving
promises to spread with great rapidity
now that 1t has once been started. II
Is no longer matter Of urging people
to pave-it is now just question as
to which paving districts will get theil
petitions before the city council first
and thus be assured OF the improve
ment that they desire.
There has been expressed the hope
that the paving up Norfolk avenue
might continue on west, this being q
continuation Of the main business ar
terry Of the town, and it Is possible
now that the people of North Ninth
street have assured the paving of the
avenue west from Seventh to Ninth
that property owners on up the street
may take the matter in their hands
and get the job done this summer
Apparently the main thing needed
for such petition is leader to star
the ball rolling.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The Colorado state penitentiary has
tried very thoroughly the plan of en-
ploying convicts on work outside the
prison. For the past four years about
1900 men have been employed on
ranches and garden tracts leased by
the prison, in constructing water
system for Canon City and on public
highways. They have built 100 miles
of splendid mountain road, half of it
blasted through solid rock and the
value Of the farm products raised,
more than paid back to the state the
expense Of their maintenance. 1t is
most beneficial to the men both physi-
cally and morally.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

helm ii has never been crowned either
as king of Prussia or as emperor of
Germany. although he has reigned
since the death of his father, June 10,
1885 He has fifty.four titles OF no.
bility and almost as many military
commissions in his own and in the
other armies of Europe; he is always
talking about the divine right of kings
but he has never been formally inaug.
urated; no crowd has ever been placed
upon his head no sceptre has ever
been placed in his hand, and he has nc
title to sovereignty except that which
comes from the peaceful possession
and the exercise of authority. No one
is able to explain this singular omis
sion, but it is not without precedent
for twelve other German sovereigns
have ruled without being formally
crowned, and several of the reignint
kings Of Europe have not submitted
to the ceremony, including Victor
Emanuel of Italy, Gustav of Sweden
Frederick OF Denmark and Albert o.
Belgium"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03
union between the two countries, but
none TO fairer trade relations.

The proposition to accumulate a
bank account for the convict during
the period of his enforced labor as
prisoner of the state, is an excellent
one and will inevitably tend to keer
alive his latent sense of manhood. In
case the convict is married man !
part of his earnings are to be paid tc
his family and the rest credited to hin
at interest. In case he is bachelor
the whole amount accumulates till the
day of his discharge.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

There is no reason on earth why
congress should not do the business
necessary to be done, before the SEES
sion closes and the expense of an ex.
ira session avoided. The tariff com.
mission, the reciprocity agreement
with Canada, the direct election OF
senators and the Lorimer case, are
the important matters remaining. All
these have been threshed out over and
over again and might just as we'll be
voted on and settled one time as an
other.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The putting into effect of the reel.
procity plan depends on the action of
the Canadian parliament as much as
1t does on congress. For that reason
there is less opportunity for changing
it's terms than there would be if its
acceptance depended on congress
alone. The Canadians give the Unit
ed States certain advantages, and in
return demand certain other conces
sions from this country. Any serious
revision of the terms Of the agreement
may mean it's complete failure before
the Canadian parliament. The thing
for congress to do is to go ahead and
ratify it and SO earn the applause Of
the bigger part Of the American PEG
pie.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Governor Osborne Of Michigan
doesn't believe moral suasion is suf
ficient for prison discipline, but boldly
recommends Jogging and other VIC
lent forms of corporal punishment
The governor must be somewhat OF 6
back number as disciplinarian. II
was long ago decided by actual tria
that work was the best substitute pos
sible for physical punishment. Worl
makes prison life endurable for botf
prisoners and guards. The old system
makes it positive hell for both.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03
HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS.

The celebration OF Washington's
birthday as usual provoked good
deal Of comment on the decline of our
holidays. In so far as it was observed
by stopping business. there were a
hundred people who played games or
went to the theater or other entertain
ments, to every one who attended pa
triotic services.
But under the tense strain of mod
erh life, our holidays are not likely to
be very serious affairs for years to
come. About all that you can ask is
that people shall not try to cram a
week Of pleasure seeking into single
day.
Patriotism and the true meaning OF
our holidays will have to be taught
mostly in the schools. It is pretty
slow and sluggish teacher who does
not stop the routine drone Of arith
metic and spelling In advance OF hol
iday, to tell the children the wonder
full human interest story that lies al
the background Of each of them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

All who know Of the unjust impris-
onment In Siberia Of two Russians
who had been in America several
years and had returned to Russia for
their wives and children. will rejoice
to learn that after suffering the hor.
rors Of a Russian prison two years,
they have at last been released, all
through American interference. Al
though they had been in this country
two years before the Russian and
Japanese war and did not return I'm.
til after IT was ended, they were seized
as deserters from military duty Just
as they were ready to return to Amer.
lea with their families and sent to
Siberia. Such experiences are all toe
common in the cars domain where
justice and mercy are unknown vir
tues.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The war cloud is lowering over Rus
STA and China. Relations between the
two countries are perilously strained
and military preparations are being
pushed. Russia has been peaceable
just as long as possible. There must
be something doing somewhere.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Now they're going to send to the
penitentiary man at Butte because
he admits he has two wives. Hasn't
the poor cuss gone through enough
without sending him to prison
Where's the justice in our courts, any
way?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

A New York jury which brought in
a verdict against bank wrecker
whose plea was insanity, decided that
horse sense dictated that he should
be punished for bank wrecking first
and attended to for insanity after
ward. There will be fewer crimes
committed and the excuse of insanity
made, if juries would render such de
cisions as this.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

A California rancher has most pc
culiar and successful incubator. A
flowing well on his desert farm has
an unvarying temperature of 103 de-
grees farenheit it furnishes the heat
which keeps the eggs at the proper
temperature and matches very large
percentage with a minimum of trouble
or expense.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The United States is the greatest
candy consuming nation in the world.
Last year the average consumption OF
candy was over eighty-one pounds to
the individual. Doctors and dentists
have profited by the growing amount
of sweets eaten, as we'll as CONNECTION.
erS
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Canada hardly knows whether to
consider the coming Of the duke of
Connaught as a high compliment or
whether it means the establishment of
a semi.royal court for the purpose of
encouraging the tories and weaken
ing the liberal cause.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The entire public debt OF this coun'
try, federal, state, county and city and
minor civil divisions is 100000, 900.
This is a small sum compared to the
resources and wealth of the great re,
public.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

A Colorado couple have just been
separated by death after living hap
PLY together ninety-one years. They
were married when the groom was 19
and his bride II. At the time of her
death the wife was 10S and her hus
band still living is Ill.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Canadians are by no means all in
favor Of the reciprocity measure.
Probably If their arguments against
1t could be given to its opposers this
side of the line they would prove thor.
oughly convincing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

- Famine stares several million Chi.
nese people in the face. If their lives
are saved they must be helped at once.
In China one cent a day will sustain
life. The American Red Cross has
forwarded $4,000 and the Seattle
Commercial club is sending a thou
sand barrels OF -four America always
has been China's best friend and will
not fail her now.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

A $l00,000,O00 automobile combina.
ton should be able to travel toward
success at fast rate, but they must
look out not to exceed the govern
mental speed limit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Jack London got captured while try.
Ing to join the Mexican insurgents.
Hard times for literary lights now. In
the good old days a few postage
stamps and the eccentricities of your
neighbors were capital and experience
enough.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

People are paying $50 or 500 each
for seat along the route Of King
Georges coronation procession. They
will pay more as the time draws near.
Human curiosity to see all there is
to see, costs lots of money.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03
New Orleans doesn't propose to b

New Orleans doesn't propose to be
forgotten, II she didn't get the Pan.
ANA exposition. 1t is now planning to
spend the money that would have gone
into the big show in other forms OF
advertisements, for the Crescent city
The chances are that more permanent
results will be obtained this way than
from the exposition.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

There is an opportunity to dispose
of some Of our battleships to Greece.
Germany has supplied Turkey with
back number battleships. Why should
we not do the same with those no
longer of value to first class power.
1t would be much better than to let
them rot in the docks.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

England understands quite as well
as America that an agreement be.
tween this country and Canada based
entirely upon trade considerations
may be carried along all the more sat.
isfactorily II in all other respects the
parties to the agreement shall travel
their own paths independently. There
are serious obstacles to any political
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Marshalltown, Iowa, boasts a citizen
101 years old, who Is still In active
life. He insists on saving the wood
to keep his office warm, and joined the
Elks on his Tooth birthday. He has
q son 73 years of age.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

What an awful blow 1t would be, II
some OF the household magazines
were killed off by a higher postage
rate, and we could no longer learn
how to convert the ash barrel into the
best company chair.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

An attempt is being made to sell
Dickens stamps for the benefit OF the
descendants of the great English au-
thor who are in poverty. 1t should
meet with cordial approval by the
English people.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Senator Jeff Davis Of Kansas was
called to account by his constituents
.or using taxicab in Washington.
How his explanations of such alarm
ing xtravagance were received, has
not fpen given to the public.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The new passenger ships under con.
struction are not intended for speed
but for cargo and comfort, although
they will make the crossing in six
days. The Olympic is 1872 feet in
length, the Cunarder 1856 and the Eu.
ropa $50. The Cunarder will cost $10..
900 900, the other two $7,500,000 each
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

1t is to be hoped that the house Of
lords will not be abolished. Such an
action would leave the English noble
men with no employment except that
Of hunting American heiresses.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

If Dorothy Arnold does not get home
pretty soon, she can't expect her din
ner to be kept warm in the oven much
longer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Greece wants a senate cut after the
American pattern. Has Greece the
requisite billions OF dollars required
to run such a senate?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

There's a woman in Norfolk who is
so contrary that, now that the trouser
skirt has been given black eye In
Paris, she'll probably wear one.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

A Norfolk man complains of his
neighbours chickens. If he'd get a
slingshot or an air rifle and learn to
use it, he might find the trespassing
fowl not so bad, after all. In fact,
we're quite convinced that chickens
are all right, IN THEIR PLACE. (Put
on the loud pedal when you come to
the last three words)
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Another man seems anxious to de-
part this life by means Of the aero
plane route? Harry Graham Carter
announces his intention Of flying
across the Atlantic in forty.nine hours
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Pittsburg is having hard time
cleaning out the grafters. They now
find that the school system is as rot
ten as was the old council.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

This Mexican revolution may result
In teaching Americans to spell lot
OF Mexican names but they will not
know how to pronounce them, even
then.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Henry James has evidently reach
ed the height of his ambition-his
new comedy has been pronounced non
understandable by English critics.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

In France large fortunes are not the
rule and 1t seems more prosperous
than countries where immense wealth
ia accumulated in the hands of the
few.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

agricultural department advertising
the value and possibilities of the soil.
This shows what the state department
can do IL Il tries.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Dr. Cook has gone into vaudeville.
The sooner he goes into inocuous des.
uetude. the sooner will he receive the
grateful appreciation of his country.
men.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The average date for the arrival Of
the first robin is February %. The
first birds usually arrive about four
weeks before the first flowers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The Canadian parliament votes
against annexation, thus throwing
away endless river and harbor and
public buildings pork by one rash act
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

There are lot OF ways we think
woman looks more attractive than sh
would in them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Mexican shells are said to be drop
ping in Texas. There is more room
for them there than in any other
state in the union.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03
Notice the lamb?

1t is only fair to George w. Losey
former sheriff of Madison county. but
now resident of Fremont, to say
that the George w. Losey" indicted
at Lincoln for embezzlement from a
lodge, is an entirely different person
and no relation to the former Madison
county official. The Lincoln Losey
has been resident of the state CAPT
tai for many years.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

BY the way, which would you rather
do-take care of furnace or NOW a
lawn? Or, to put it more properly,
which do you dread the more? Get
that-dread the mower?)
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Cable reports announce the discov-
cry of an uncomfortable geyser in
Germany. Probably they meant an
uncomfortable kaiser.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Now they are accusing Mr.. Bryan
of DESERVING county option in Nebras.
ka Just when there was some hope of
its triumph.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The best way to free any given dis.
trict from the Mexican rebels would
be to offer them woodpile to saw in
return for dinner.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Champ Clark, who will be the next
speaker of the house Of representa-
tives, is often mistaken for minis
ter-by his looks only.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The women will argue that the man
who was killed by hatpin scratch at
Boston would have died some other
way, so what's the difference?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Some of the rivers in Iowa are imi
tating some of it's statesmen and are
stopping over.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

And speaking of the damage chick,
ems do. did you ever notice that II
there's flower bush in the yard, nc
matter where, the man who drives
the coal wagon up to your cellar win
dow, will be sure to strike it?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

No one but bald.headed man can
wear cap without keeping his hair
mussed up.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Even the grounding only said it
would last two weeks after this. And
groundhogs ought to make 1t bad
enough.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The foreign commerce OF the Unit
ed States in 1910 seems likely to far
exceed that OF any earlier year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Did you ever notice that there are
not many men who quit because they
are not given an increase in salary?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Here come the bill collectors again
and it was only twenty.eight days
ago that we paid 'em all off. CAT least,
that'll do to tell.)
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

No man can argue with mule, and
do so impressively, with any hope
of results.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

The death of Mad" Huffman Of Ne.
ligh will cast cloud of gloom all
over this part of the state of Nebras-
ka. He was great big man, both
physically and as a mana man loved
among men as few men are.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

No matter how fierce a dog may
look, its owner will always declare
that it wouldn't bite anybody.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Leather collars are the latest fash.
ION freak, and they would be strikingly
appropriate to leatherheads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

We never knew man who did not
occasionally play sick, and bid for
sympathy.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

When did anyone ever grow as fine
vegetables or as beautiful flowers as
those shown in the seed catalogues?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03
AROUND TOWN.
How are your railroad securities?

The story from Bassett about that
wolf hunt doesn't say anything about
that robin being scared up.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

No man ever ought to want drink
bad enough to take it in an alley or
the back stall of livery barn.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Agents are always telling OF the big
sales they make in other towns.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

There is nothing like good sized
rock pile to inspire hobo with ener'
gy to move on.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

1.-THE curious fact was called to my
attention the other day." writes vii.
liam E. Curtiss from Berlin, that VII.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-03-03

Unless you are an alienist almost
anything else pays better than being
a witness for the Defense