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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1904)
, _ . 'AfGiRr-i- , .r ; nNy. , . , . ) : : , ; . , . - . . . i" . . I . . , , . - : : / " : ' iTt . , 1' " . , , t ' , ' . ' > : ' .1 ; , < . May 6 , 1904 THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE 5 , \ . ' , - - - k ; ( , BUYING RUBIES IN BURMA. A Transaction Which Is Entered Into i . with the Greatest Prc- caution. , " . The peculiar business methods- 'n ; " of oriental merchants are illus. _ Crated by the manner of buying . ' 4 rubies ] in Burma In the .l-allliila- " . " Hon of rubies ar'tif4ial ! } b i is not used , the merchants holding that . full sunlight lone can bring out ' the color and brilliancy -of the gems Sales must therefore takp place between nine a. 111 and three p m. , and the sky must be clear , says the Jewelers' 'eekly The purchaser , placed near a r window , has before him a large copper plate The sellers come to I him one by one , and each emptieR upon this plate his little bag of ru- bies. The purchaser proceeds 1.0 . arrange them for valuation in a f- V number > of small heaps The first division is into three grades , according - cording to size ; each of these groups is divided into three piles , according to color , and each of these piles , in turn , is again divided - ed into three groups , according to shape. The bright copper plate ' has a curious use. The sunlight ' reflected from it through the _ _ _ stones brings out , with true rubies . bies , a color effect different from that with red spinels. and tour- . malines , which are thus easily ; ; = sepurn ted. The buyer and seller then go through a very peculiar l > method . of bargaining by signs , 01' , rather , . , , ' grips , in perfect silence. After l\- . . I agreeing upon the fairness of tJw f classification , they join their ! I. right hands , covered with a hand- , kerchief 01' the flap of a garment , i and by rips and pressures mutually . f ually understood among all these denIers , they make , modify and accept . eept proposals of purchase and sal < ' . . The hands are then unrov- t ered and tIle prices are rerorded. ( I GRADUATION ; .x GIFTS Lx. . . . . . . . . - - - A glance through our store affords many sugges- tions to parents and friends for the reutcmbcranccs so appropriate at c mmcl1cc- yr moat timc. II Our 'V.atchcs , Chains , rings and Brooches should interest those near to thc graduates , and their good friends will also find many acccptablc articles ill our . - I stock of novelties , ebony goods , souvenir spoons and I the like Our prices arc as low as f is consistent with good j " quality and wc arc always , anxious to plcasc. auger A. E. JAQUET The Old Reliable Jeweler } I _ _ _ _ _ _ - , . ' - , . , . . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . - + - . , . . - . . -r . " " ' . . . ' . ' I'.U. " 'r , . . " " ' . . if..r. 'aI. L."P ; ' f : Cf < ' THINGS HE DIDN'T KNOW. How the Countryman Interviewed the Smart Young City Chnp- Still I a. Little He Could Learn It was a tiny village up tIle s ta te , and among the people gathered - ered around the stove in the "ho- tel" office for the regular evening session : was one young fellow , a visitor from the city , wllos clothes were so correct as to be almost - most beyond the point of good taste , and who showed by ; his conversation - yersation that there was nothing in city life he didn't know all about , says the Philadelphia Rec- 0r'd. ord.The The young fellow talked a long monologue loaded with sophistication - cation , and showing every now and then a covert sneer for the ignorance - - norance and awkwardness of the countrJ'-bred person. But he was listened to with much politeness , and even interest , until he seemed to have talked himself ont. 'Yben he paused at last a little dried.up fellow , with sufficient wrinkles in his face to suggest the map of the theater of war between Russia and Japan , said : . 'Vall , stranger , tbat's all right about the city , but how many teeth bas a cow ' ? " . "I can't say , " said the city youth , looking around to see if b\ was being "guyed. " "Huh ! Well , why is the front wheels of a wagon smaller than the hind ones ? " - "I give that up , too " "liow long does it take a , hog to batch out its young ? " "Ra teh ? I never knew. " 'Yhich end of a horse gets up first ? " . 1-1 it , " - never saw happen By this time the spectators of the cross.examination had drawn close with interest. 'Vall , " said the man of wrin- kleR , "I suppose it's all right for you to run around the city , 'cause there the police can take keen of yer , but before .reI' come to the country agin yes 'anter git some one thet's got the time to teach yes , so's yer can learn a thing or two " American Cash That Goes Abroad. That Americans contribute in no inconsiderable degree to the material prosperity of Europe is i P\'jdf1IlPed by the number of tour- ists from this country ; that annually - ally cross i he .Atlantic. The Sta- tistiral Abstract of the United States for 1O3 ! ) casts some interesting . esting light on this matte According - cording to the Statistical Abstract l GS,211 cabin passengers were carried away front United States ports during 1)03. ! ) ( ) The showiIig is impressive , however , as giving a slight idea of the amount of American money that annually finds its way into European cof- fers. 'Yhile the expenditures are as varied as the number of tourists ists a conservative estimate places the average sum for each at Si00. This being the case , it will be seen that upward of $100- 000,000 is thus spent annually by Ammicans.-Detroit ; Free Press. . . DOES YO UR HOUSE NEED PAINTING ? No matter where you have been buying , cone to us this time and let : lIS figure on ' the ; job. Let us show you our latest designs and ' newest tOlnbinations. \'Ve'tvil gladly be of service to you in the selection of your Wall Paper if you desire. We can furnish you the Plate Chair or Photo Rail Room , mlcling < ; : and Beading to match our Papers \Ve also carry a full line of Mixed Paints Lead and Oils , _ Glass , Varnishes and Brushes , White's Wall Paper Store . . Falls City , Nebraska . . . . . , , ' , , . , , , . . . , . . , , , ' ' . . 'J. -l" ' " ' , tJ4'o" ' , ' . ' ' , - , ; , : " ' . AN , ' - - - - Foes for Nearly a. Century Ever since thc fall of Napoleon momentous rivalry between England - land and Russia has grown. \Vhether right 01' wrong in her policy , England has never failed in a crisis to attack Russian in- terests. It was so in the group of questions affecting Turkey and Russia's desire to reach the sea by way of ConstantinopJe. And now that the Slav has finally reached the Pacific where ice does not seal l1P hiG commercial and naval outlet several months of the year , he confronts the same foe. -nTlwrever he turns he meets , Eng- - land-in Turkey , in China , in Tl1ib- et , in Persia , everJ'where-Spring- field ( Mass. ) Repuhlican. } . The Ladies Auxiliary to Steele Cemetery association invites you to sample the menu at King soda fOUll Lain. NO RED-HEADED DOLLS. Made in Marvelous Variety Other- wise , They Are AU Blondes o r 'n."f.f."D U" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Q. "Dolls , " said a dealer in' such ) things , according to the New York Sun , "are made in marvelous YD. riety And yet there are no retl heads among them. All are either blondes 01' brunettes. "You never though of this before fore ? Vel' ' not But if ' I Very ; likely you look through any stock : of dolls \ anywhere , you will find it to bl' true that there are no red.headed dolls. . "They might be made that way of course , if they were wanted , as easily as they could be made wit } ) blonde 01' with dark hair , but there is no demand for them" . . . - - - - The Ladies Auxiliary to Steele Cemetery association will have charge of the opening the soda fountain at Kings pharmacy Sat- urday. _ A fine lot of drioks will be served. Makes Eye Quiok. There is no athletic game that has so increased in popularity in so short a space of time as hand ball. Handball is a particularly ' healthful 1 and exhilarating sport It gets into play all the big muscles - cles of the body and imparts quick. ness to the eye. . Problem in Millinery. " 'Vhv , oh , wliy ! " remarked the observer of events and things , "will a woman : smile with delight . , ' when she sees a hat in a milliner's window and frown when she sees . . the same hat on her neighbOl' hea.d . ? " - Y OnkCl'R Statesman. Large Storage Room Needed. Tom-I had all the conceit taken out of me yesterday Dora-Indeed ! And where did they find room to put it all 1-11. lustrated Bitti. The taste tells. For proof visit the opening of Kings soda fountain Saturday 1 : : THE BEST IS NONE TO 0000 ) ' WE ARE MIGHTYBUSY CAN HANDLE A LITTLE MORE THOUGH We have sold more high class decorations in WALL PAPER than all combined. WONDERWHY WHY ? . , BAXTER & CO The Decorators j . .