Jr , . . - . - - - t. falls City Tribune , BY TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO. FALLS CITY . , NEBRASKA L.- , John L. Sullivan Iii to open a care. In New YOI'I-ml ) nol with the dox ology. ' . Now the czar will set up the cigars for the boys , no mutter what happens at. Port Arthur. - "A stage holll up. " The pity Is that t It does nol happen oftener , for the I stage IW heeds such ald. , 4 That automobile which scalped n . II Woman In New York the other day I , , must have been a "rod devil. " A writer In llarper's asks , "Do : mon manage their wives ? " A good many or them lllrulllge to think they llo. At any rate It did not take ! the British - IHh half I\S long to get to Lhassa as It will take them to gel away from thero. Edward Atkinson says : that he con skiers the comlllontH on his slllollng I1n IlIIpCI.tlnencc. Now , of course , lhe11 IIlop. : IIn'l1 Is now having It revolution every thirty minutes ! : , mold apparently possesses a fair claim to the revolu . lion record. The stamp collectors have just helll a national convention at PIUsburg , but they didn't' nominate It condldate for PI'eshtenl. The millionaire may smoke only dollar cigars himself , but he has to smell the fivo-cenl cigars that other men are amolelng. Now , If King Edward woulll start a fad for wearing trousers bagged at the knees some men would consider hint 11 real benefactor. A French schmUHL has : given 1\ learned and plausible explanation of lc1eptomanln. Now will somebody discover . cover that ho plagiarized Il1 - - - While Il Iii a mean trick to rob a defenseless slot machine , It short-tem. pred man frequently Is sorely tempted to throw things at one. A Kentucky business man has used the same steel lIon continually for 1-1 years. 'I'hat's the sort of pen that Is mightier limn Kuroputldn's swonl. Being fined $17.GO for over.speedin his automobile bothers Reginald G. Vanderbilt u good deal less than an :1 : other mosquito bite would bother you. Don't be too harsh In your judge ment of the sultan. He has his trou- bles. How would you like to sleep In I a bombproof room In the summer time ? The trolley car Is said to be largely responsible for appendicitis. 'l'hat's i queer , considering that the disease In question Is distinctively a rich mnn's malady William C. Whltne"s heirs object to paying an Inheritance tax ot $ 222 ; 222. Why can't the State of New York bo generous and cut It down to 221,999,99 ? Publishing n newspaper In 1\Iexlcc has Its drnwbnclts. In consequence of . . President Dlaz's emclent system of collecting taxes there are no delinquent quent tax lists to print. Probably the young people don" need to bo told that It hammock is about the best plnco from which to I see the meteors-ot course , It the leaves above . are not too hlck. . . . . . ' . . . . . .1. . . . . . , ' . . . - _ " " ' .t. ' < f. ' : . . . , , ' .e. . : . ! " . . . . . . ' . < d , ' " i l - - . - - - - - II NEBRASKA STATE NEWS 11 m a. = _ . NEBRASKA IN BRIEF. - Shelton will have u harvest festival the second weak In Stptombm' Hot weather has given u push to the corn crop all along lhe line. . . A twenty-acre tract of land In Hlch- unison county old last week for $170 per acre. A Seward county farm of .100 acres has just changed hands for a. . consld- oration ot $28,000. Republicans of Nucltolls county have nominated II. E Bowman of Lawrence for revrcsentatlvc. Time canning factory at Beatrice has started opcrntlons. Omaha officials are at war over pav- Ing matters , and It Is likely that none will he done this rear. Time labor organizations of Nebraska City will hold a big celebration In the grove north of the city on Labor day. day.The The Morlon-Gregson Packing ) com. parry of Nehrasltll City hUH resumed work after the settlement of labor troubles. Tile annual meeting of the German Lutheran synod ; WitS held at Butler Creek with a large number or ministers . tel's In nttCllltance. During u heav electrical storm at 'Vaco the barn of George Owens was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. The loss Is estimated at $1,500. 1I0\\'arll county has the best sweet corn crop In the memory of the old- est Inhabitant. Canning factories In different parts of time slate are just beginning to work up the new crop. Harry Johnson , a man who has been employed at the stone quarries at Ne- hawlm for some time , was examined before the board or Insanity and pro. flounced It fit subject for treatment at the Lincoln asylum. 1\1. F. Dunn of Wood River , manager of time Commercial hotel of that city , was ought to Grand Island by the village marshal , charged with shooting with Intent to Itl11. But Dunn haG been turned loose and It Is expected that 110 complaints will be filed. O. Lisby filed a complaint with the hoard of commissioners on Insanity of Otoe county , charging his wife with being Insane The board heard the evidence and dismissed the complaint - plaint , finding that there was some malice In the filing or the complaint. As Lisle Holmes , 1InrQ' Jungles and Frank 1\1eler were passing the farm of Frank ' Cook , five miles north of Ra- vonnn , they left their threshing rig and started to regale themselves with apples from Cook's OI'chard. 1\lrs. Cook fired twice at them , wounding all of them as they retreated. She will bo arrested. Game Wnnten Carter has received word from Custer county that A. E. Brigham of Oconto has been fined $150 Rllll costs , amounting to a some- what larger sum , for violations DC time game law. Brigham , who Is a well- to.do merchant , has given the warden much trouble for the last two years , shipping game to Chicago commission - sion houses. St. Paul Is contemplating with much satisfaction the completion of its first important manufacturing en- torprise. The St. Paul Cunning com- pany's efforts of the past few months have resulted In what Is believed to be the finest and most complete corn canning plant In Nebraslm. There are two substantial buildings with accompanying - companying husking shed , from which the bright , plump cars of sweet COI'll are conveyed to the third floor of the main building , where four noisy ma- chines strip the corn , which Is then conveyed to the cooker on the firth fioor. There are seven process kettles - ties of 900 tons capacity each , at each chnnge. The dally capacity at'- the plant la 10,000 cans for ten hoUl's' worlc. - . - - . . . . . . . - - - . - . . GOLD IS FOUND NEAR COLUMBUS . . Parties Have Taken Lease on Land Where Discovery Is Made. COIJU \IllUS-Gold has been discovered . erod within three miles of this city and he t land has been leased and preparations have been made to thor- oughly prospect the place. The geld was discovered on the farm of Gol- 1I0b 1lause , a German , who lives on the south bank of the Platte river In Butler county. Miners from Denver made the discovery and found their pay dirt three feet under ground In a bog or quagmire. It Is said that Omaha capital Is behind the enterprise - prlse , and 1\11' Klause has leased his farm , but the names of the parties have not yet been disclosed. 'I'here Is much the same kind of looking land on each side or the Platte near here ] and If the enterprise Is It success more prospecting will be done. The gold Is in the form of what Is called by the miners "rust deposit , " and Is very easy to get at. .Just at present Mr. Klnuse has refused all offers to sell his land and will await full dovelopments. The prospectors also claim they have discovered evidence . dence of an oil deposit near the same locality. - COUNTY TAXATION INCREASED - State Board of Equalization Laying Out Course of Action. _ LINCOLN-Attorney General Prout was In consultation with the members of the state board or equalization for the purpose of determining upon a course of action In the suit brought by Nemaha count citizens for the purpose of avoiding the 5 [ j per cent I Increase ordered . by the state board , - - - - - - - - and a decIsIon was reached to file in time Nemallll county district court a , motion to dissolve the temporary in' ' junction granted to Church Howe , who Is appearing for the remaining taxpayers of that county. The suit I will be made a test case for the pur pose of determining all the questions conected with equalization In the counties , and the attorney general will use every possible effort to bring the case to a speedy decision In the supreme - preme court. The suit will oblige the board to disclose In the courts the reason for the increase whether It was due to the low valuation of land alone or to other factors. It Is probable that they count on this feature or time suit In Nemaha county to secure evidence as to II disproportionate assessment of different classes of property. . Boys Find a Floater. DAKOTA CITY-Arlo Hager and Charley ueslon , two young boys of this place , were In the timber about a mile south of this place , and becoming thirsty , went. to time Missouri river for a drInlc On getting down over the ban -n gruesome sight presented itself - self to them , It being that'of a floater , who was lying face down In the water , his feet reaching the shore and his body extending out In the water. The body was recovered and burled without being Identlfled. Epworth Receipts Big. LINCOL.N-Over $10,000 was taken In br the Bpworth assembly manage- ment In eight da's. Time exact figures have not been compiled. Child Drowns In a Tank. PETERSnUnG-A lIttle child of William Lordemnn , It. farmer living near this place , was drowned in a I water tame near the house. Heat Causes Death. BEA'rmCE-John J. Shandoll , for the last six rears : a resident of Bea- trice , dropped dead at his borne from heat prostration and heart . ! failure. . " " < - - . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . , _ . . . - . . . . . . . < JIII > JL " ' " " " " " ' - . _ " : w _ - : ' ' " . . . . . . . . , \ i.rnfiJ. ; ft"- " . . - " ' ' , J 1 . : ' ; j . . . WASH BLUE ' _ Costs 10 cents and equals so cent , worth 01 any other kind of bIUlng . _ .Won't . Freeze , Spill , Break 1 Nor Spot Clothes IItECTIOHB Fait UIII" ' W V'fl , $ 1fdi . " around in the f1Jatel' I At an wise Grocer - y . .cJ The Cause of Sleep. The man who is kept awake b , pain , or who suffers In any other wa ) from Inclc of sleep , can usually obtain tt by the use of a drug. Such sleep however , is i generally regarded as un , , natural , and hypnotic drugs are avoided when possible. But now comet : . 1&1' Raphael Dubois , a French physl- .Ioglet , who tells us that all sleep i8 the result or drugging , the sleep-pro > . Aucer being carbonic-acid formed with _ _ In the system. Weight of Dead Sea Water. ' . 'A gallon ot distilled water weighs ten pounds , of sea water ten and three- fourths pounds , ot Dead sea water twelve pounds. There are eight and one-half pounds of salt in every 100 pounds of Dead sea water to two and tour-fifths pounds in ordinary sell water. _ Original Rough Riders. The original Rough Riders antedated - dated the pony express by several ) 'p.ars. The Rifle Rangers themselves were rough riders , and Mayne Reid was a captain , leading In person many rl gallant charge against the "greas- " , . . ' ers , " Apaches , Commanchos and Sioux. Shouting TheIr Praises. Frlllrpolnt , MI8S. , August 22 ( Spe Ilal-Cured of Bladder and Kidney Trouble after 26 years of suffering , Roy. IL H. Hatch , of this place , 111 telling the public the good news and shouting the praises of time remedY that cured hlm-Dodll's Kidney PJ11s. Rev. Mr. Hatch snys- : "I have been suffering from Bladder - der and Kidney Trouble for 26 years and I have trIed everything that lo- pIe said would do me gootl. But nothing did me any good except Dodd's Kidney PIlls. "I haven't felt a pain since I took Dodd's Kidney Pills. They gave me health and I feel like a new man al- together. Dodd's Kidney Pills are 1 the best I ever had. " All Urlllar and Bladder Troubles are caused by diseased Killneys. The - natural way to cure them Is to cure the lddne's. Dodd's Kidney Pills never fall to cure diseased kllllleys In any stage or place. They always cure Backache and they are the only remedy that ever cured Bright's Dis- ease. Unhappily there are virtues that one can only exercise when one Is I'lcb.-Rlvarol. For Your Perfect Comfort At St. Louis Exposition , which , is very severe upon the feet , remember to take along a box or two of Ar . Ll N'S FOO'.r- j ' EASE , a powderfor hot , Tired , Aching , _ i Swollen , Sweating Feet. 30,000 ( testimonials - , I menials of cnres. Hold by all Druggists , . . . . 115c. DON"l' ACCEPT A HUllSTn.'UTE. . Never playa horse that Is too high- toned to run with the others. He has the habit. It you don't get thc biggest and best It's your own fault. Defiance Starch _ Is for sale everywhere and there b positively nothing to equal It In qualIty , . Ity 01' quantlt t It a man has a worthless dog and a frivolous wife he can at least pois ' on the dog. . PIso's Cure cannot 110 too highly spoken of at n couCh cu.re-J. . . O'DIUEN , 3' : 'I'blrd Ave. N" , Minneapolis , MinD. , JUD. 0 , 1900.