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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
DOES THE CLIMATE CHANGE?


The opinion is frequently expressed
in nearly every section of the United
States, that the climate is undergoing
some fundamental change, particular
ly that the winters are growing mil.
der.
In the snow belt, the older people
are always saying that the deep SHOWS
OF their childhood never come now.a-
days. Some historic records are ap-
pealed to, as that Chesapeake bay
was frozen over below the mouth Of
the Potomac in the winter Of 1880,
and that Long Island sound was froz.
en- over in that winter, also in 1740-41.
Still one must remember that dis
tance not merely lends enchantment,
but magnitude. The writer we'll re-
calls visiting some years ago the place
where he attended his first circus. His
memory had recalled some vast ring
where a great and gorgeous pageantry
was enacted. Great was his disap.
pointment when once more he gazed
upon the scene of this former mag
nificence, for the grassy remnants of
the little ring looked tiny enough to
manhood's eyes. So with the remem-
bered snow-drifts Of the old time
northern winter.
That this general tendency Of hui.
man nature applies to weather obser-
recently in England it has been as
serted with much emphasis that the
climate of that country has become
much milder in winter. The subject
was taken up in recent paper read
before the British Scientific associa.
tin in which a leading scientist
seemed to disprove the claim.
A part of his argument was based
on a very carefully written weather
record prepared away back in the year
l34l by the Rev. William Merle of
Lancashire. This showed phenom-
enally warm winter, with vegetables
blossoming in the gardens, indicating
that 600 years ago the sun used to
shine and the rain and snow to fall
about as they do today.
d. A compilation of the temperature
records made by the weather bureau
for ten American cities from 1854 to
1879. and from 1879 to 1904 was made
not long ago. The earlier quarter Of
a century differed from the latter only
a trifing fraction. AS said wise old
Solomon, there is nothing new under
the SUM-"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
THE COUNCIL DID RIGHT.

Norfolk has a right to feel proud of
the action of the city council in rising
to the occasion and overriding. by
unanimous vote, the mayors veto of
the paving ordinance. 1t was the
right thing to do, and Norfolk people
in general will commend the council
for doing it.
The mayor vetoed the paving ordi.
nance largely because. as he himself
said in his message, his measure for
municipal light bonds had been de-
feated. He assumed, he said with
some irony, that the vote on those
bonds proved that Norfolk people were
against public improvement expendi-
ture. So he would save the people
from themselves and refuse to give
them a right to decide whether or not
they would pave any more streets.
The veto didn't set we'll with Nor
folk people, nor with the council it.
self All the members of the coun-
Gil were Independent enough and knew
their own minds and the minds of
their constituents enough, that they
shook off the dictatorship of the may
ors office and went ahead with the
paving ordinance. They decided that
the public was entitled to something
to say regarding it's own business,
without regard to any personal spite
that a chief executive might wish to
carry out.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
SEED CORN IS POOR.

Experts from the Nebraska state
farm experiment station who have
tested samples OF the best seed corn
at local corn shows throughout the
state, declare that only from 10 to 40
per cent of it will grow. Corn for
seed purposes is said to be worse than
has ever been known in Nebraska
And when 1t is realized that every
dead ear planted means the loss of
twelve bushels Of corn, it becomes ap'
parent that the situation is a serious
one. The following test for seed corn
has been sent out and this or some
other test should certainly be applied
before any corn is planted:
Enough ears to plant twenty acres
can be tested in single day with
home made tester. Take a box six
inches deep and about two by three
feet in size. Fill the box about half
full of moist dirt, sand or sawdust.
Press it we'll down so II will have a
smooth, even surface. Now take a
white cloth about he size OF the box,
rule it off checkerboard fashion. max
ing squares one and one-half inch
each way. Number the checks l, 2, 3
and so on. Place this over the sand,
dirt or sawdust.
Take the ears to be tested and
either lay them out on the floor and
mark number in front of each or
attach a numbered tag. Now take on
about six kernels from each ear Cnot
all from the same place, but at sew
eral points on all sides) Put these
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
TRUSTEE WAS LOCKED UP.
Mcfarland Has Difficulty in Making
People Believe He is Prisoner.


Locked up for an hour in the show
window of the Peoples Department
store was the fate of w. r. McFar-
land, trustee of the defunCt store. Nc
Farland had been in the store making
an investigation and while re.arrang-
ing the show windows, the catch
lock" door of the window suddenly
was mysteriously slammed shut, prob
ably by the draught. For long time
the trustee waved frantically at the
passersby, who thought he was jok.
ing and laughed. They sauntered by.
After a desperate effort at "wig-wag.
ging" the trustee, who by the way, is
quartermaster sergeant OF the local
militia outfit, succeeded in checking
the haste of one stranger whom he
induced to tell Constable Flynn that
I'm locked up in this window and
can't get out" The message was Civ.
en- and the officer after a.few moments
arrived at the store.
What's the matter, Mac?" asked
the officer.
Pm locked in and can't get out.
Come in and release me-"
How will ! get in. haven't any
key"
Crawl through the hole in the eel.
lar way" said the patient trustee.
Walking around 70 the back OF the
store, the officer found the cellarway
choked with snow and ice and after
taking about fifteen minutes to "think
it over" he managed to crawl through
the small hole. After cold experience
he freed the imprisoned trustee.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The meat packers are guilty of only
near-crime. They admit that they at
tempted TO organize billion dollar
combination with property having an
actual valuation of less than 5000, 900
They failed to violate the law. not be-
cause they wanted to. but for the rea'
son that they could not get anyone to
finance the scheme. Speaking OF this
the Duluth Tribune says: "A willing
ness to violate or evade the law is not
a crime, it is only near-crime. The
porchclimber who finds the posts too
slippery or his job avoids danger of
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
TO BE A BILLIARD TOURNEY.
Trophy Guy Has Been Put Up for
Event at the Elks.

event at tnS eikS.
There's TO be a billiard tournament
at the Elks club. The trustees have
agreed TO put up cup for the winner
and the tournament will begin tomor-
row. All members are eligible to en-
ter. 1t will be handicap event so
that there will be a chance for any
body to win. The committee in charge
has arranged the following handicap
schedule, but if this is in need of
changing alterations will be made:
Scratch players: +. A. Bullock, A.
j. Koenigstein, Jack Larkin, r. H..
Reynolds, F. II. Salter. Others are to
make the number of points following
their names, scratch to be 100: Sam
Erskine, 80; Kelsey, so; Leonard, 50;
Burton, So; Nicola, S5; Huntington,
So; Pasewalk, So; Jack Koenigstein,
So; Hail. S5; w. II. Jones, rs; C. II.
Reynolds, 70; Mckinney, 65; Mayer,
65; South, 65; Parker, 65; n. A. Huse,
55
r. II. Reynolds is chairman of the
committee having the tournament in
hand, Play will begin Thursday. II
there are any members who have been
overlooked by the committee, the com,
mittee wants to know it. AT the club
rooms players will select partners by
drawing lots.
Following this tournament there
will be free-for.all no-handicap
event.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
THE RICHESON CASE.

The life of men is seldom unmiti-
gated black. The worst man has COM
monty some mitigating circumstances
that tinge his deeds off into a shade
of grey. And there are taints of selfish
ness in the best of us that make spot
less white equally rare.
The case of Rev. c. V. T. Richeson
of Boston, who has confessed the MUIR
der OF Miss Avis Linnell, suggests
nothing in the way of palliation or
excuse. No convenient ancestor with
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
AROUND TOWN.

Is there no peace on earth? No
sooner did We get the local bill collec-
tors at bay with our gatling gun than
some piker down at Washington gets
up in congress and introduces Nor.
ris bill Now that's the last straw.
Wen be darned if we'll pay it, even il
congress passes II.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Prof. Riggs of the Field museum.
Chicago, says that the camel is an
American and that he lived here for
two million years and would have
been living in California yet If it had
not been the glacial period. 1t was
while he was living in this country
that he got hump on himself.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Prof. Lowell says he can see frost
on the planet Mars. If the professor
can point out to the people of the
larger part of the country where he
can't see frost he will confer a favor
and give them hope, in spite of their
depleted coal bins.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Civilization in America antedates by
many thousand years, its discovery by
Columbus. Some Yale university pro.
fessors have lately returned from Peru
where they found a buried city OF
marble walls and architecture closely
resembling that of the ancient Egyp-
tians. The framework Of the windows
in the ruins OF the large and massive
buildings were beautifully carved.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
THE WINTER VACATION.

1t is with much envy that the aver
age man, barely able to squeeze out a
beggarly week or two outing in the
heat of summer reads OF the growing
habit Of the winter vacation among
people of wealth. The glowing pic
lures Of life at Palm Beach and in
southern California seem suggestive
10 him that the good things Of life are
distributed with tragic lack of justice
And yet after all, the majority of
the men that hustle to these scenes
of rest and amusement live under
such strain as to be on the verge Of
nervous prostration. In spite of all
his systematic devices to handle great
masses Of detail, the modern business
man can not avoid the penalty of this
high tension.
Every time he takes on new fac
tory or new railroad or new law case,
to a days work already filled to the
limit, he wears down his nerve fiber,
he pushes his jaded machine of a body
to the verge of neurasthenia. Simil-
arly with women whose struggle to
keep up appearances on given in
come involves an equal grind.
Thus many man who to an observ-
er might appear care-free and luxur.
ious. conceais at heart the burden Of
overwork and conduct of top.heavy
enterprises, and has garnered very lit.
tie Of the worlds happiness,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
AROUND TOW NJ.

Two weeks from Thursday is ground
hog day. when we'll find out whether
we're to have six more weeks of it or
not. So the question now is whether
we're to have eight more weeks OF it,
or are We not? Eight more weeks Of
furnace golf like the last three will
restore slavery in the U. s. A. For
one, we can already picture ourselves
doing the bidding of the first coal man
that happens to get Us into captivity
and it wouldn't surprise us at all to
be put up on the auction block and
sold under the hammer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Kate Douglas Wiggin. the we'll
known author of public fiction. does
not favor woman suffrage. She is Of
the opinion that If there is one little
thing, like voting, that the men can
do alone, they should be allowed to do
it without being disturbed.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The powers are trying to persuade
Italy and Turkey to stop the war. The
powers can bear up under the blood
shed with eQuanimity, but there is
the possibility that one Of the combat
ants might get some territory
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

In places where the skating is good,
It is complained that the children take
their skates to Sunday school. 1t
shows unusual forebearance, however,
that the children do not demand that
the Sunday school furnish the skates.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Although the democratic conven.
ton is to be held at Baltimore, it does
not follow that all the delegates will
live on terrapin. The principles Of
Jeffersonian democracy can be exem.
plified by ordering fish balls.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

II takes FIVE days now for a fellow
to get marriage license in Massachu-
sets, and II at the end OF that time
he wants to amend by substituting
some other girl, he has no redress.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

They have been getting tempera.
lures Of 42 below UP in Canada, but
in that climate this is merely a re-
minder to cover up the garden vege-
tables before the really heavy frosts
come along.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The women of California are plan.
ming to hold Registration teas" to
arouse interest in the vote in the
spring campaign. This carrying the
political wire pulling from the back
office into the parlor has a very pro.
gressive sound.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

While DR.. Abbot, Clifford Pinchot
and other of his friends are talking
for him, it will be noticed that the
colonel himself isn't saying a thing
about his future plans or purposes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Murderer Richeson wants to be
commuted so as to spend his life in
Jail All our efforts. however, to make
jails really popular will be thrown
away If the prisoners have to asso.
ciate with the likes OF him.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Harry Thaw is trying to get out of
the insane asylum again. In view of
which Harry is rendering by staying
in his present position. we trust he
consents to remain in the hands of
his friends.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Kansas has the greatest per capita
wealth of any state in the country.
Ever since William Allen White wrote
that famous editorial on whats the
Matter With Kansas?" he and his
neighbors have prospered exceeding.
ly. There is nothing the matter with
Kansas.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Some people think that the excep
tional vigor with which Theodore
chops trees suggests that he would
like to put equal fervor into removing
official heads OF certain offlceholders
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The expected January rise in the
stock market has not come of. Not
merely does Wall street have cold feet.
but it won't stand over the register
to warm them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Now that j. p. Morgan is on his way
Il Egypt, We wish he would attend to
the long postponed duty Of removing
one OF two Of the pyramids to Coney
Island
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The Carnegie monument should
commemorate some truly historic
event, like getting the better Of John
d. on the ore deal. rather than merely
getting rid OF few thousand librar.
iea
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
DAkoTAs FIRST LOG CABIN.
Pencil Sketch by First Homesteader
O>nned hv NorfoIk Man

A lead pencil sketch OF the first log
cabin constructed by the first man
demonstrating "A claim in the Dakota
territory is in the possession OF W. w.
Hoffman OF Norfolk, who got it at an
old settlers picnic held in South Da.
kota some years ago. The sketch.
badly used up by age, still retains the
original pencil marks and the old log
cabin Is clearly visible. The sketch
was made years ago--the Norfolk
man does not know when-by MahloR
Gore. now dead, and was drawn by
him from memory in Union county,
$. D., where he first located.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Twenty below zero at Kansas City
is some cold" said We to Norfolk
man. II know it," said he. Il spent
one night in an open fiat car in Kan
sas City when it was II below. |
know it's cold. all right" II was the
truth too. What's more, he's one of
the prominent men in this town today.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

II Woodrow Wilson succeeds in
knocking Mr.. Bryan into a cooked hat
we presume he would then proceed TO
sit on the lid"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Pretty nearly every man at some
time or other feels as if he'd like to
run a newspaper for just little while
just long enough to say few things
about few people that he thinks
ought to be said. But personally,
we'd like to take vacation from the
newspaper game for about three days,
in order to run that weather depart
ment. We sort of feel as if we could
do few things with the weather that
ought to be done and which the regu-
lar weather man doesn't seem to have
sense enough to do.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The democrats down in congress
don't seem to be doing much. but as
they always vote no on everything
but no.license, this is what was ex-
pected.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

One OF the greatest difficulties We
encounter in supporting a family is
the amount Of time it takes to read
the articles on the Cost OF Living"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

A train running from Chicago to
New Orleans is called THE Panama
Limited" Nothing like seizing time
by the forelock.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

II cold weather and heavy SHOWS
make for big crops surely good por.
ton of this country can figure on
abundant harvest next summer.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Congress is supposed to be in ses-
sion. at least the doorkeeper goes in
and brushes off the cobwebs every
morning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

There is an impression among the
churches that the Richeson case has
seen Judas Iscariot and gone him one
better.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Senator O'Gorman of New York is
the latest dark horse mentioned in
case the democrats can't agree on
anybody else for their presidential
candidate.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Lillian Russell is to be married a
fourth time, and this time to an ed
itor. He ought to get a scoop" on
Lillian's next divorce suit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Gov. Wilson has declared war on
the mosquito and the house-fy, but he
says nothing about presidential bees.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

We hope. however, the election goes
this fall, that there will be no kicking.
1t is always possible that the majority
may be right.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

There is a general agreement in
congress that determined and patri-
otic resistance must be made to the
encroachments of the economy power
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

AS neither side is able to make the
steam roller work, it looks as IL con-
gress might as we'll shut down until
they get the machinery repaired.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

act OF handing out book We hope
the book is some real enduring classic
like the baseball guide for 1912.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The powers have sent note to
China asking that she stop fighting.
Why not treat Russia and Italy In the
same way while they are about it?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The young ladies who have popped
the question since the new year be-
sun report that the young men are
harder to catch than the measles.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Andrew Carnegie says anybody can
make money. Mr.. Carnegie's exag-
gerations are startling but they are
very pleasant TO take. The plain
truth is that Andy. like the rest OF
humanity. looks at the world through
his own experiences and bases his
judgments accordingly.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Russia is now civilizing the Per.
slams by hanging them, which is much
the same way in which we proceeded
to Christiani2e the Indians.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Wall street practically stopped bus
mess during the Equitable fire, show
ing there is no loss without some
small gain.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

a want I'D campaign will get you
acquainted with q lot OF people who
want to buy homes-and the home you
want TO sell would surely suit some OF
them.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The Russians are behind the civil
ization of the world in almost every
respect. Even their calendar is
twelve days behind.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The Salvation Army has been barred
out of Russia The car has no time
for an army that makes for peace and
good will.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

While We are keenly interested in
Mr.. Roosevelt, we decline to devote a
column and a half to description OF
his prowess in cutting down a birch
Sapling.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

81 have been thinking. ever since
first came here some years ago, that
Norfolk would be an ideal location for
a wholesale paper house" said trav-
cling paper salesman the other day.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

The outlook could get very good
scoop now by sending out Teddy to
Interview the colonel
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19
Got the grip? Here, too.

Some day Norfolk is going to be
city. It's located right. With its rail-
road facilities and the territory that
can be reached, this town is bound to
grow. You can't stop it, It's on the
way right now.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Col. Roosevelt may not be candi.
date for the presidency, but he makes
o noise a good deal like one.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Frank Gotch will soon have fare
well" record that will outrival that OF
Sarah Bernhardt or Adelaide Patti.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Also it's worth the price OF admis'
sion Just to see 'em make the toast
master come across with soc for spill
ing water on the tablecloth.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Those letters that Wilson and Har-
mon wrote are not going to cut much
figure In the gate receipts after all.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

A grand opera appetite with a rag
time salary makes distressing com
bfnation.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

II we'd thought Of it, in time we'd
have turned that gun loose on the cold
waves-both barrels. But it's too late,
now. The gun has, all one gun could
do, to take care OF coal men.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Violet Buehler must have had
pretty severe experience. She was
willing to go back to Chicago.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

It's worth going to banquet in this
town Just to get q look at the attract
i've women who serve II.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

central, give us the coal Office quick
before the supply runs out.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

It's pretty hard to hold good town
back, after all.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

Andrew Carnegie is to be depicted
in a statue representing him in the
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

But hold! Abas, you coal men.
What's this We see in the paper? Some
mysterious good Samaritan ready TO
pay for coal for the needy poor? Say
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

We hope this will be sufficient warn
ing. We're just trying to protect 'em
for their own good. It's nothing to Us
not a thing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

We know what's become Of the o. T..
blizzard-the telephones and the tele-
graph and the weather bureau and the
newspaper have put it out Of business
by discounting it in time to allow peo-
pie to build fire in the furnace.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

A bloody battle in the Red sea ought
not to discolor the water
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-01-19

going to Jail, but his moral standards
are none the better