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8 THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE April 22 , 1904
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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
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For County Attomey.
\V. H. MORIWW , Shubcrt
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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
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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
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that man and l ] 111R laws can give
theme , since God and His laws
gave them to man. .
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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 ,
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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.
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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.
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Try Berry's Chick Food for , lit-
tie chicks - just the stuff - at s
Heck's Feed Store.
D. S. McCarthy
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CITY DRAY LINE
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Special Attention to Household Moving.
Phone 211 I
Falls City - - Nebraska
W. H. MADDOX
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REAL ESTATE AGENCY r
Land bought and sold
Hartford Fire Insurance "
' Houses in city for sale \ }
Money to loan 1 t ! ,
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