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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1904)
- = . _ - ' " -r..newaw.uwNwSFi FMaH1Ma.watts.NrY 4r htL/wYWuiL'bAabs.aY.a.w9Mi9k. I : : ; : : 8 THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE April 22 , 1904 i THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE Published Every Friday at li'ALLS CITY , NEBRASKA By ROSS & RAY entered as sccon -class matter , Janu- ary 12 , 1904at the post office at rails City , N c u. , under the Act of Congress ! of March 3 , 1879. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR Telephone No. 226. REPUBLICAN TICKET. Itor Congress : Er.l\UtR J. nUlu.Jt'r ' , Lincoln. For State Senator : E. A.TTUCKIRItttnboldt. . For Members of the Lcgislatm'c. R. E. GRINSTEAD , Salem GJtOHC1t SMrrtc , Dawson W. 1-1. HOGHJWE , Stella - - For County Attomey. \V. H. MORIWW , Shubcrt - THE BIRDS. State legislatures all over the country are making laws for the protection of birds and it appears to us that such lagislation is along correct Hnes. Aside from the sentimental , there is also a practical side to the matter. Science , as well as human exper- icnce , has proven that nothing was created in vain. Every rock , every tree and every creature has its place in the economy of nature. Therefore , thc birds must have some mission-some economic value that it behooves mankind to conserve rather than to dissi- pate. Agricultural and horticultural - tural authorities have pretty clearly demonstrated the fact that the service rendered by the birds in the destruction of injurious in- sects is very great and it is prob- able that the sudden destruction of all bird life would be thc most serious blow that could befall the farmer. Truly , it is provok- iag when Robin Redbreast claims what seems to be more than his honest share of the ripened fruit , but until we know the exact nU111- ' ber of injurious insects that he has destroy , it is hardly fair to denounce him as a usurer or a feathered Shylock. Men rarely _ seek to destroy that which they , know to bc useful and profitable to them , but it is only in recent years that they have come to con- sider the birds from all economic standpoin There nc\'crthe- _ ' less , many thoughtless people who do not take these things into consideration and it is to control them that legislation has become necessary. In Nebraska we have a law that is designed to protect . all the insectiverous birds ( and that is practically all birds ) that are found in this state. For the officers to rigidly enforce this law will be to greatly benefit the farming interests oT the state. Concerning the . sentimental _ . . . ' , ' , , . , .t' . ! \ . ' . ' , ! . 'a" . ' . " . ' , ' , < . side of this matter , volumes might be written. There is no doubt that the birds add materially - ial1y to the sum total of human happincss. God made no mistake when lIe created them. If all the birds were to bc suddenly destroyed - stroycd , we wotlld miss the robin that bring the first tidings of spring , and we would miss the meadow lark who a little later corroborates the testimony of the robin. We would miss the thrush 'and the red bird whose voices blend so sweetly with the song of summcr. We would miss the quail that pipes his plaintive melody from the sere and yellow autumn fields. We would miss the restless blackbirds as they wheel and ! chatter. when nature tells them it is time to journey south. So putting the practical . and the sentimental together , it seems to us as though the birds were entitled to an thc protection . . . . . . . . that man and l ] 111R laws can give theme , since God and His laws gave them to man. . - - POLITICS. 1\'ly son , no matter what some people tell you , don't get the idea that there is no such thing as purity in politics. A certain elo- quent and picturcsq ue-speaking senator from Kansas once cried aloud that the "purification of politics is an irridiscent dream , " but that doesn't make it true. It was simply a catch phrase with an alliterative ring that sounded well and made it pass current to some extent as the truth. But it is not. Politics brought about the birth of this country ipolitics ; has brought to a head all the great issues with which it has to contend ; politics has settled these issues one by one. If politics were all corruption - ion , our government would be a"l corruption and if the purification of politics were an irridiscent dream , so would the purification of our government be an irridis- cent dream. If this were true , well might we weep for the fu- ture of our country ! Politics is settling the great is- sues of today and shall we say that corruption , and corruption only , is settling these issues ? A sad commentary this would be on American manhood and American statesm nship. Don't believe it , . for it is not true. There is such a thing as impurity - ity in politics. 011 , yes indeed ! But it is impure men that make the impure politics. The purest stream will be contaminated by contact , with a little filth. But this is not saying that the stream cannot be purified if the source of the contamination be removed. The gospel truth is that the puri- fication of politics far from be- ing an irridiscent dream. It will . . ' " J _ ; . . , - not be , so as long as there is vig- orous high-minded young Amer- ican manhood ready to shoulder the political burdens , and ready with incorruptible integrity to work out the purification of poli- tics. When the right kind of young men enter politics with thc right spirit and the right in- tion then shall this corruption put on incorruption. 'Ve believe that we should pre- fer to be hanged 1y the neck un- til we were dead , dead , dead , than to shuffle off this mortal coil in the manner chosen by Neidermeier , the Chicago bandit. Russia was much distressed at the loss of a battle ship which she supposed to have been dis- troY d by one of her own mines. rime distress was probably not relieved - lieved by the discovery that the ship was really destroyed by a. amine laid by time J aps. When the Van Osdel case came on for hearing before the county board , Falloon and Weaver , attorneys - torneys for Nlr. Van Osdel pro- duced eighteen witnesses. The county attorney produced none , and yet the plaintiff was awarded - damages in the sum of $2100. It was what the lawyers call an sided af- cx-parte hearing-a one a - fair. The republican newspaper men of Nebraska arc seldom so com- plctely united as they Ire in their desire to see Harry Lindsay appointed - pointed clerk of the supeemc court. This is because the news- paper men arc perhaps mol'S fa- miliaI' with the nature of the work he has done for the party , and for this reason , they are best qualified to speak on the subject. The report of the special com- mittee of the United States sen- ate that investigated the charges against Senator Dietrich , reads very nicely and technically exonerates - crates the senator. But when a man has stood where Senator Dietrich has , no committee report can entirely remove the stain. lie will always feel the effect of the stain , 110 matter : how complete - plete the vindication. One by one the country schools arc closing for the summer vaca- tion and the teacher arc prepar- ing to enter upon the rest they have so nobly earned. There is no way of computing the great amount of good that these faith- ful laborers have accomplish during the strenuous winter months spent in the school room , butthe seeds that they have sown will continue to grow and develop while they arc taking the recre- ation that is so justly their due. We understand that an em- ploye in the. office of our con , - . . , " . ' : " " I. temporary across the street recently - cently remarked in referring to The Tribune , that "those farmers - ers would soon be out on the farm where . they belong. " Of course he intended it as an insult but we refuse to be insultcd. Some of the brainiest men we know are farmers andwe are per- . , ' - R01Wlly acquainted ] with many . ' .J agriculturalists who would be ca- pable of sitting at an editorial . , desk and writing intelligent discussions - cussions of most any public ques- tion. 'Ve also know newspapermen redoing men who are not capable of so doing , 'Ve regard being called a "farmer" as a compHment. . - - Falls City Defeats Verdon. The Falls City base ball team went to Verdon Sunday to play the . first game of the season. A big . crowd went along to root for the home boys and dJ1 equally big crowd missed out on" going- These : latter went to the depot to . _ take the train in the afternoon , . but as the train was several hour late , they drilled back up _ town declaring they did not care much for ball games , anyhow. - The game was a good one and resulted in a score of 4 to 2' in favor of Falls City. The Neb- T raska Indians will be here next Sunday and the hall enthusiasts are looking forward to a good game. . . Senatorial Convention. The republican senatorial con- vention was held at Pawnee City last Saturday and was enthusiastic - . > tic and harmonious every par- ticular. Hon. E. A. Tucker was unanimously nominated by accla- mation. The work of the con- vention occupied but a very short time. The nomination of Judge Tucker places before the people a good man and one whom the people - ple can feel safe in supporting. , There is practically no . . question as to his election. . Try Berry's Chick Food for , lit- tie chicks - just the stuff - at s Heck's Feed Store. D. S. McCarthy CITYP FLINE I CITY DRAY LINE iiiiii Special Attention to Household Moving. Phone 211 I Falls City - - Nebraska W. H. MADDOX ' REAL ESTATE AGENCY r Land bought and sold Hartford Fire Insurance " ' Houses in city for sale \ } Money to loan 1 t ! , . . Telephone 178 t . " .t , - , . . . . . ' ' ,