THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE
Entered as second-class matter at
Valla CU > \ Nebraska , post onicc , .Taint-
nry 12,1904 , under the Act of Congress
on Match , * , 1S79.
Published every I'riday at Kalis City ,
Nebraska , by
the Tribune Publishing Comptvny
K. F. Shtvrls , Mnnnjier
One year. l. )
Six months ' "
three monthu . - - 40
TELEPHONE 226.
The betting odds in tlic cast
arc GJ to 1 against Hryan. They
should be 10 to 1.
Just glance over the article
entitled "Elec
on another page
tion Forecasts" and figure out
Bryan's election if you can.
Bryan , says that "La Palotna"
is his favorite tune. The Omaha
Bee thought his favorite was
l'Waltame Around Again
Willie J'
The News says now that the
money question is settled it is
time for the gold democrats to
return to the fold. By the way
who settled the money question
and settled it right while on the
job ?
The county central committee
should call a conlercnce of republicans -
publicans to canvass the situa
tion in general and with refer
ence candidates in particu
lar. It is time old Richardson
should be back in the fold and a
united effort will accomplish
thisresult. .
It would be a serious handicap
to atsy other political party be
side the Socialist party to have a
man as its candidate for the pres
idency , who has been sentenced to
serve a twenty-five year term in
the pcnitemiarv. It is not likely
however that the enthusiasm of
the socialist party for its candi
date will be lessened by such a
trifle as that.
Bryan has made a signed ap
peal to the farmers for money ,
making the claim that they haye
been the victims of republican
legislation. Bryan is a farmer
and should know , but to the
poor town devil who pays sev.
enty-tive cents a bushel for corn
to feed the old mare , and twenty
cents for steak to feed the kids ,
it seems that Bryan is looking
in the wrong crowd lor the
victim.
We would advise the city
council to consult the News be.
lore they close the deal with .1.
II. Miles lor a site for the stand
pipe. However , it might make
u ditl'eicnce witji the News ham
mer whether the public fund is
spent with \V. R Dorrington or
J II. Miles. IMay safe gentle-
UK n. \ < uUiiow there are some
ver\ " - -i ri oiu-.s'1 on the board
aciouliH , . ' HI ine astute
UK lit I f I'llN.'VXS. .
IT you wish to sec a si-jlit that
will do your heart yood , { jet out
into the country and see the pros
pects which it offers to any young
man who is willing to work and
apply himself. There are no
better prospects in any field for a
large number of young men than
in agricultural pursuits. If more
of the young men who stand idly
around on the street corners of
our cities , would KO to the country
and attend to business , many a
young man who will otherwise
live a life of want , would have a
competence in old age and would
thank the day when he made UK
change.
Ghautauqua assemblies arc r
powerful educational factor ii
our country. They afford an op
portunity for an outing for thosi
who are in need of a vacation am
help to establish a feeling o
sociability in a community. Tin
public are given an opportunit ;
to listen to many of the bes
speakers in the country and ar
afforded a wide variety of enter
tainment. Falls City is fortu
aate in having such an assembl
in its midst , and coming at
A DOLLAR SAVED IS
A DOLLAR MADE !
No matter how large , no matter how small ,
bring your sa\fings to this bank. We will
furnish you with a pass-book in which every
transaction will be recorded.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Time
Certificates of deposit and 4 per cent on
children's accounts.
Falls City State Bank ]
eason of the year when the
Teatest pressure of farm work
vill be over , it is to be hoped
hat it will be well attended by
lie surrounding public who un-
crstand its value.
For months the News devoted
luch lime and space in telling
he public what a lira trap the
Gehling opera house was. It
light be interesting reading to
his community to read that
heet when this popular play
ouse was built and it is just as
afe now as then. In fact the
amc has been inspected by
tate authority and but one or
wo slight changes suggested.
The change of opinion regard-
ng this public building came
bout when the News family
ould no longer demand all the
comps" this growing institu-
ion desired with a vacant chair
n either side to lay wraps in.
'A knock is a boost. " Keep your
lammer busy brother. We might
uld that the strenuous effort on
he part of this public benelac-
or caused Samuel Wahl , the
lichardson County bank , K. of
P. order and the Union House to
expend several hundred dollars
n a vain effort to compel The
Gehling to do their bidding.
Hearst of New York is a
nouutebauk and then some , but
lis cablegram from Paris will
esc Bryan the Pacific coast
\nd thousands upon thousands
of the labor vote in New York
and Chicago. Hearst wanted
Jryan to cast Nebraska's vote
for him in the National conven
tion in 15)00 ) but Bryan said nay.
Again Hearst wanted Bryan's
upport when running for gov
ernor of New York against
Hughes , but Bryan was afraid of
making Hearst a presidential
candidate by electing hin gov
ernor of New York so he re
mained silent. And for Bryan
to remain silent is going some.
Now Bryan wants Hearst and he
s getting him where Annabelle
veara the beads. In the mean
hue keep the weeds out ol your
* orn and watch the fun.
The News proclaims that a
cnock is a boost , and by a per
sistent effort in keeping their
own hammer in motion the } '
hope to reap the reward of the
just. Better devote time and
space to news of the day as this
s the period of progress when
t is simply a survival of the
ittest. for more than a quar-
, er of a century this "highly
eligious" sheet that never was
niblished on "p. t. " alley has
succeeded fairly well in bull-
losing this public into submis-
ion on every public question.
Phis gang and their friends have
Aealt with a'high hand with little
or no opposition. Even Napoleon
leon met his Waterloo.
J. K. Cain , jr , has consented
to stand as a candidate for statt
senator. Now if we can gel
candidates lor the other offices
as strong as Rob wo will carrj
this count } ' hands down. .Tohr
Wiltse is being urged to run foi
county attorney. Mr. Wiltsc
would make an admirable can
didate. He is young , industri
ous and able. His services havi
always been at the disposal o
the party and never against it
He has no past disloyalty t (
haunt him , nor will his candi
dacy engender strife or part ;
division. The Tribune hope
Mr. Wiltse will consent to male
the race.
THE WATER QUESTION.
The Tribune seeks no contro
versy over the water question.
It pointed out the mistakes of
the News in a kindly spirit in
the hope that home public im.
provemcnt might be prosecuted
without the eternal fault finding
that has been such a curse to
this city. The great majority
of our people are gratified to
the counciltnen for their unsel
fish labor and the business judg.
ment displayed in the purchase
of a water site , and The Tribune
desires to make public this
gratitude. Havingdoneso , this
layer will not be betrayed into
a newspaper controversy even
by the misleading and almost
vholly incorrect statements'in
ast weeks News.
Let us have peace.
WHY OUFFEY IS MOST WICKED
OF ALL.
Many men haye begun to won-
, cr why GufTey of Pennsylvania
s so bad in the eyes of Mr. Bryan
and why he should deserve such a
coring from the Democratic lead
er when Sullivan of Illinois , Jim
Dahlman. Boss Murphy , Sheehan
and other bosses of the cast and
elsewhere who are equally as cor-
upt as GufTey , should be permit-
ed to be his bed fellows. GufTey
ays that he was as corrupt in
896 and 1900 when he assisted
3ryan in his campaign and when
ic contributed to his campaign
und as he is now when he opposes
lim. What cleansing process has
been used on Sullivan that he
vhom the peerless leader insisted
was so corrupt that he should be
iriven out of the party , should
low be so pure as to be permitted
o share Bryan's love.
The answer is simple and ap-
> arent to all observing eyes. Guf-
cy lives in Pennsylvania. His
tate is hopelessly Republican.
S o Democratic vote can be had
rom there. There is nothing to
esc in scoring Guffcy. His state
will be lost anyway. He is a
uitable person to use for a grand-
tand play , and he is made the
'ictim. But what about the other
ellows like our Jim , Murphy ,
Sheehan , Sullivan , and theirkiml ?
Oh , Sullivan is from Illinois ,
Murphy and Sheehan and Co. are
from New York , and our Jim is
rom Nebraska. If these men
were scored , they might not sup
port the ticket and their states
night be lost to the Democracy.
They must be humored and ca-
ered to. They must be met at
he depot , If they will not come
o Fairview , Fairview must go to
hem. It is perfectly proper to
score men when there is nothing
o lose by it but great care must
be taken to humor the corrupt if
their states are doubtful or if
their friendship may be profitable.
This is peerless consistency.
APPEALS TO THE FARMERS.
The recent appeal made by Mr
Bryan and Mr. Kern to the farm
ers for campaign contributions
deserves to be classed among sucl
invitations as the invitation o
the spider to the fly. What hai
the democratic party done tha
they may appeal to the farmer
of America ? It is the part :
which favors the free importatioi
of farm products from othe
countries where labor is poorl ;
paid. It is the party which op
posed the introduction of rura
mail delivery and stands for gov
ernment ownership of railroads
free trade , free silver , and op
posed the establishment of horn
industries. The fact is that it
has always been the enemy of the
farmers. Never has farming
been less profitable than under
democratic administrations and
so profitable as under republican
rule.
There has never been such a
period of unparalleled prosperity
as since the election of McKinley
in 1896 , and farm products never
sold at better prices than now.
What then do the farmers owe to
Bryan's party. Nothing. It is
not likely that they will ask that
he be given an opportunity to
dictate the policies of this country ,
or be permitted to interfere with
the present period of prosperity
which now prevails. Men who
know who are their friends and
who arc their enemies will not be
beguiled into making campaign
contributions to Bryan and Kern ,
t is not likely that the farmers
of Richardson County will walk
nto any trap of that kind , no mat
er how cunningly it may be laid.
A GOOD MEETING
( Continuation from first page )
Shrubs and Flowers" , but being
unable to attend sent his paper ,
vhich.was read and found to be
ull of good things for those in-
erested along that line. This
vas the last talk on the program
ind the meeting adjourned until
the evening session.
At 8 o'clock there was a fair
ized crowd gathered for the
evening program , which , opened
with music by the orchestra.
Hon. George Coupland ot El
gin was the first speaker , and
lis subject , "The Home Beauti-
ul and its Relation to Character
Building" , was replete with
beautiful and practical thoughts ,
which if carried out by the mass
es would mean a better world to
ive in. Mr. Coupland is a mem
ber of the board of regents , is a
fine talker and his address was
well received. He laid especial
stress on the beauties ot home ,
ts environments , etc. , in con
nection with the character build ,
ng of children. His was a talk
with much food for thought.
Miss Edna Crook then favored
the visitors with a very pretty
vocal solo , which was so well
received that she was forced to
respond to an encore. She was
accompanied on the piano by
Miss Sallie Schoenheit.
Prof. E. A. Burnett , who is at
the head of the State Experi-
nental Station at Lincoln , and
one of the leading authorities on
lorticultural subjects , spoke for
i time on "Horticulture in its
Relation to Agriculture , " show-
ng its growth since the estab-
ishment of these stations , and
what they are still trying to ac
complish. He urged upon his
icarers the necessity of an ap
propriation for the maintainance
of these stations. He also told
of the rapid growth in horticul'
ture in the arid country in and
around the North Platte , which
a few years ago was known as
the Nebraska desert.
The evening session closed
with orchestra music.
On Wednesday morning the
visitors were given an automo
bile ride through the country ,
thus giving them a chance tc
view our fine farms. This was
one of the special features oi
the meeting and was much en
joyed.
Upon their return to the cour1
house they heard G. E. Merrel
of the U. S. department of agri
culture in a very instructiv <
talk on "Spraying for Coddlinj
Moth and Apple Scab in Ne
braska. " Mr. Merrell exhibitec
samples of spray ed an dun
sprayed fruit which proved con
clusively the benefit to be de
rived from spraying.
The last man to speak wa
our own Hon. E. M. Pollard o
Newhaka , who enlightened hi
hearers upon "The United State
Department of Agriculture an <
its Work , " Mr. Pollard is wel
qualified to discuss this subject
being a member of the agricu ]
tural committee of the house o
representatives , as well as a
nember of the sub-committee
vhich drew up the bill carrying
he appropriation for the de
lartment of agriculture during
he session of con guess just
closed. There are eighteen
nembers of this committee and
Mr. Pollard has the distinction
of being the only practical far-
ner amoug them. He is with
out doubt the best informed man
n congress on the subject of
agriculture. His talk was in-
leed a treat and all present re-
Uized that iu Mr. Pollard they
lave a staunch friend , one who
can be relied upon to look after
heir interests.
After the reports of the com-
nittees the meeting was brought
o a close , and the universal
opinion was that a great deal of
food , practical knowledge had
jeen gained. All were pleased
at the treatment they received
at the hands of our people , and
eft for their homes with the
lope that they will all meet at
nany more such gatherings.
NOTES.
What the meeting lacked in
numbers was made up in enthu
siasm.
Much credit is due H. 0. Smith
for securing the meeting for this
city , and he worked hard for its
success.
The automobile ride was under
: he supervision of Dr. 'Miner ,
who led the parade. Eleven
automobiles were in line , which
made quite an imposing sight.
There was a very pretty dis-
ilay of flowers , among them a
variety of hllies , brought by C.
I. Green , from Fremont.
We noticed the names of G.
S. Christy , Johnson , Neb. , the
Forest Hill Fruit Farm of Ba-
rada and H. L. Rohlf , George
iessler , Geo. Grinstead and H.
J1. Richart of this city , as those
contributing to the fruit display :
The fruit display was fine and
proved conclusively that this is
: he garden spot of the earth.
During the Wednesday morn.
ng session Geo. A. Abbott read
an interesting original poem on
"Blackberries , " which brought
iorth rounds of applause.
Burlington
SUMMER VACATION TOURS
TO THE PACIFIC COAST
Daily low round trip rates to
Portland , Seattle , Tncoma ,
SnnFraueisco , Los Angeles
and San Diego , Slightly high
er to include both California
and Puget Sound. One whole
business day saved by our
new schedule to the Pacific
Northwest.
TO EASTERN RESORTS
Daily Low excursion rates to
Canada , Michigan , Minnesota
Wisconsin , Massachusetts and
New York tourist resorts also
Maine , New Hampshire and
Vermont.
TO COLORADO and
ROCKY MOUNTAINS
Daily low rates to Colorado ,
Utah , Wyoming , Black Hills ,
and Yellowstone Pork.
1000 FAMILIES WANTED
For newly irrigated lauds in
the Big Horn Basin , Wyo
No cyclones or floods. Watei
your land as needed. Soil it
rich. Timber and coal plen.
tiful. Price § 40 to $50 pei
acre. Personally conducted
excursions first and thirt
Tuesdays of each month.
Write D. Clem Deaver , Gen
Agent Laudseekers Infornm
tion Bureau Omaha for nev
folder. Its free.
Write n brief description o
your proposed trip and let IK
advise you how to make it tin
best way at the least cost.
E. G. WHITFORD ,
Local Ticket Agent
L. W. WAKELEY , G. P. . ,
Omaha , Neb.
WORKED TO ACQUIRE GRACE
Leader of Cotillions Used Novel Meth
od in Learning How Properly to
Guide a Partner.
"Xobody ever told mo that I was
R peed dancer , " declared Edward M.
Grccnway , loader of cotillions. "But
I'll fell you a compliment a young
woman did pny me once. She said :
'You took me through that crowd
without a collision and without any
one trending on my skirt.5
" \Vell , I never had a dancing lesson -
son in my life , lint 1 used to prac
tice dancing in the days when wom
en wore those great long trains and
it was not considered good form to
pick them up. They trailed behind
several yards. Those were the days
when you had to guide and keep
moving with your partner as to
keep that train following grace
fully. "
"But how did you practice ? "
'TJsed to tie two sheets to an or
dinary chair and then dance in and
out among a dox.cn chairs scattered
all over a dance floor. "
CUT OFF HER TOES.
Miss Clara Iloglc of Lowistown ,
Pa. , was troubled with corns. Noth
ing seemed to relieve them and so
painful did they become on each
foot , for Miss ] logic had more than
her share of the afllictions , that she
sent for the doctor and ordered him
to cut thorn off. The physician de
murred but finally set to and ampu
tated the little toes of each foot. This
resulted in inflammation and finally
in symptoms that caused the lady
serious illness and for several days
her life was despaired of. The. toes
refused to heal and it was only after
threatened gangrene had been fought
for several weeks that Miss Hogle
was pronounced out of danger. _ The
'doctors arc averse now to making
any more amputations of the toes to
aid the chiropodist's art.
THE WEDDING TOLL.
The village of Blackwell 1ms just
witnessed the revival of the old
Somersetshire custom known as wed
ding toll.
This consists of stretching a rope
across the road as the bride and
bridegroom are returning from the
church and demanding toll before
they are allowed to pass. A young
Londoner who was proceeding with
his bride to her home thus found the
pathway obstructed , toll being asked '
and cheerfully given on four differ
ent occasions.
The revival of the custom brought
together a large number of the resi
dents of the district , and the newly
married couple received quite an
ovation as they passed down the vile -
e street. London Standard.
ROYAL MURDERESS.
During the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries , when the gentle art of
poisoning \vas so greatly in vogue ,
that arch poisoner , Catherine de
Medici , introduced into France , to
gether with poisoned gloves , rings in
which poison was concealed , and it
is said these rings attained a great
popularity among such folk as
wished to rid themselves of trouble
some or rich friends or relatives.
Catherine herself is said to have
made use of her rings , which she had
brought from Italy , where the
process of ring poisoning originated.
Many a hapless courtier , stooping to
kiss the hand of the queen , received
in his mouth the poison which the
ring concealed and a spring re
leased.
RACING TERM.
"One by a nose. "
LOVERS' ALARM CLOCK.
The lovers' alarm clock is a de
vice to refresh the memories of
happy couples who are too absorbed
in each other to notice the passaga
of time. As the clock strikes ten p.
m. two little doors open and a
email man in dressing-gown and cap
glides out , holding in his hand a
card with the device , "Good night ! "