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falls City Tribune
BY TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO.
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FALLS CITY - - NEDnASKA
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One of the mysteries of nature is
the ease with which song birds and
game can he exterminated as compared -
pared with the difficulty in gelling
rid of the boll weevil.
The decision of a Philadelphia court
that a wife docs not own her hus.
hand's pay envelope will not disturb
the average wife. All she wants Is
the contents-Kansas City Journal.
The Englishman who has been investigating -
vestigating the question ) decides that
there is a measure of stern reality In
Ireams. Any man who has paid .or
his wife's spring hat will corroborate
this.
The news that a fortune of $1,000.-
000 awaits one missing George Miller
is calculated to raise false hopes. But
it would have been still worse if the
lost heir had happened to be John
Smith.
In one bleep of twelve houses in
New Brunswick there are six brides.
'l'hat block Is a good deal more desir-
able now as a place of residence than
it'wm be a few years hence , if they
all stay there.
, The able but dyspeptic New York
Post still sternly declines to point
with pride at anything in this reprehensible .
hen"ihle co\ntry ; except the occasional
imaginary fulfillment or one of its dis- i
mal predictions.
Novae Vremya , which is the name
of one of Russia's leading newspapers ,
means The Times and The Vsemirnara
means The Wor.ld. It must be exciting .
ing when The World newsboys flock
out with an extra.
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One of the Japanese officers who
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were killed at Port Arthur has been
elevated to the rank of war god In
Japan. Still , comparatively few of os
would care to be blown to pieces even
for that high honor.
The eminent authority that describ
ed Uncle Russell Sage as a man who
did nol care for money for its own
sake must have heard of the recl\less.
ness with which he sometimes spends
$7.98 for a suit of clothes.
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it is to be hoped that the fact that
. a defendant in a breach of promise
case used to send his sweetheart a
" million , kisses in every letter will not
he used as all argument against the
1 feasibility ' of one.cent 110stage.
. It would serve the convenience of
I editors , compositors , proofreaders and
, readers alike If the American news- _
papers would only agree upon a com-
p IJlete set of Yankee names for both
the Japanese and the Russian war-
. ships.
If the Italian ] chemist who thinks ho
has discovered a chemical combina-
I Lion in liquid form that will prove a
' substitute for kerosene oil Is right ,
I ho may be endowing universities or
giving away libraries a dozen years
, I from now.
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I Some genius has Invented a machine
to split wood , to be run by a three-
horsepower gasoline engine. It isn't
4 enough. Where is the man who can
not at once recall splitting knots that
l would stop a three . horsepower engine
as still as a clock ?
An undertaker's rate war in North
; i ' Yakima , 'Vash. , has been carried so
t fir that one may be burled out there
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.I for one cent. The bargain price is
subject to change without notice , and
+ t anyone wishing to take vantage at
it should time his funeral accordingly.
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TO BE EVACUATED
RUSSIANS HAVE DECIDED TO DEPART -
PART FROM NEW . CHWANG. .
NEED MORE FORCE TO HOLD IT ( !
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Reported Wounding of Viceroy Alex.
left Before Departure for Port Ar-
thur-Russians at Ne" i Chwang
Hurriedly Leaving.
NEW CIHV ANG-There is every indication -
dication that the Russians have de-
cided to evacuate New Chwang. The
troops have been leaving here all day
long. Forts have been dismantled and
all artillery has been placed on board
trains. All the local transportation
has been commandeered by the Russian -
sian authorltiees.
There is current here a native rn-
more that Japanese troops are In Foe
Chan bay ( on the west side of the Liao
Tung peninsula , and about sixty miles
north of Port Arthur ) , but this report
lacks confirmation.
The fear is held here that if the
Russians leave and the Japanese do
not- at once take possession of New
Chwang the brigands , who are now
across the river near Yin Kow , will
pillage the place. The foreign resi-
dents are prepared to resist the brig-
ands should they come over. The
British consul has requested that a
gunboat be sent to New Chwang. The .
Russians probably will destroy the
gunboat Sivoutch before leaving. The
vessel Is at New Chwang. .
It is reported here that Viceroy
Alexieff was slightly wounded before
his departure from Port Arthur. lIe
barely escaped from there before ! ; the
Japanese closed the lines of commu-
nication.
The Russian general staff has mov-
ed from Liao Yang to Muklen. .
Russians here will not talk of the
situation for fear that they may im-
part some Information. They do not
consider that their forces here are suf- -
ficient to hold this section of te
country. It is probable that the Russian -
sian troops will withdraw to Harbin.
The Russian civilians at New
Chwang are leaving hurriedly and
many natives are fleeing from the city
in fear that they will be subjected to
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maltreatment at the hands of the
brigands.
SETTLE GRAIN RATE WAR.
Through Rates to Be No Greater Than
the Sum of the Locals.
CHICAGO-After many futile attempts -
tempts the western railroads on
Thursday succeeded in completing a
final settlement in the grain rate war
between Missouri river points and
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Ch1cago.
- All have agreed to make proportional -
al rates from all Missouri river points
and have decided that the through
rates from Nebraska points to Chicago
cage shall nol be lower than the com-
bined locals excepting from certain
Nebraska points tributary to the
Sioux City gq.tewr.y , the latter being
a concession to the Chicago & North-
western.
The rates on grain from Omaha and
Council Bluffs will be the same as
those from Kansas City. Heretofore
the rates from the former points was
2 cents per 100 pounds higher.
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Trainloads of Wounded.
MUKDEN-'rhe spirits of the troops
here are not depressed because of
the fighting on the Yalu and the investment -
vestment of Port Arthur and they are
oaagerly awaiting an opportunity to
meet the invaders. Wounded from
the Ynlu are passing through 1\1ulden
on every train on the way to Harbin.
The last passenger train from Port 1
Arthur before the line was cut arrived !
Saturday. The woodwork of the
coaches was marked with bullets
which struck as the train dashed at
full speed past a critical point
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THE SEASON IS TARDY
Quiet Conditions Noted In Marta ot
Busbies
NEW YOnK-H. G. Dun & Coo's
Weekly Review of Trade says :
Somewhat better retail distributions
followed imlllovoment ; in temperature ,
but it came too late to recover and
realize part of the tardy ; season's in-
jury to spring trade. Quiet comll-
lions are 110tell in i practically all lines
of weantig appa\'cl , with the exception
of specialties , such as tan shoes , that
cannot be delivered with sufficient ra-
pidity. Operations for future requirements -
qulrements are carried on with cau-
lion , and this disposition to avoid excessive .
cessive commitments will do much to
reduce the number of failurcs. Some
Improvements in collections , particu-
larly at the south and west , will also
strengthen weak concerns. The percentage -
centage of Idle factories has increased -
ed , especially . textiles and footwear .
wear , and 4 change' in style has ren-
dered unavailable much silk machin-
ery. Structural \vorlt is increasing ,
but dealers had accumulated large
supplies of building materials , and
prices lack seasonable firmness. Com-
modity prices declined slightly during
April. Railway earnings in April
Were 5.8 per cent less than last year.
Recovery in the Iron and steel industry -
dustry is again retarded by the unexpected - :
expected dissolution of the ore asso-
ciation. Prior to that event there
was increasing confidence in the sta-
bility or quotations , the railways were
at last seeking rails in moderate
quantities and fair
activity prevailed
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1n Un plate , sheet , pipe and wire pro
ducts. Fuel conditions are unchanged -
ed , anthracite continuing active , while
coke ! and bituminous coal are dull
and wealr.
After last weel's exceptionally
heavy transactions it was natural that
the western hide markets should be
come inactive. Prices remain firm ,
however.
Commercial failures this week in
the United States are 206 , against 202
last week , 241 the preceding week and
145 the corresponding week last year.
Failures in Canada number 27 , against
16 last week 12 the preceding week
and 22 last year.
DECIDES IN FAVOR OF BANK.
Ruling of Judge In Phillips Case a'
Blow to Small Creditors
CHICAGO.-The suit brought by ! ,
the trustee of the George Phillips com-
pany to recover from the Bank of
Montreal $200,000 , which the members -
hers of the firm had deposited shortly
before the collapse of the corn corner
in 190 came to an abrupt ending in
the United States circuit court today.
Judge Seaman took .the case from the
jury and announced a decision in fa-
vor of the bank.
The court held that a bank was not
in the same class as other creditors
of a bankrupt The decision practically -
ally means that the small creditors of
the Phillips company will receive hut
a slight percentage on claims , while II
the banking institution comes out aI !
most entirely whble.
IOWA MAKES GREAT RECORD.
Old Guns Equal Record Made by
British In 1902.
ASHINGTON-Remarkable rec-
ords were made by the Iowa's guns in
the annual record target practice just
completed. The Iowa's twelve-inch
guns made fort . -two shots and thirt-
four hits. The best twelve-Inch gun
made eleven shots and eleven hits.
The hits per gun per minute for the
twelve - ipch guns were 0.75. This
equals the record made by the British
ship Ocean in 1902. when it broke
the world's record and in the case : of
the Iowa the record is all the more
creditable because its guns are of an
old type. The Iowa's eight-inch guns
made 1.20 hits the gun each minute ,
the best gun making eight hits ; out
of eight shots.
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free to Twenty-five Ladies
The Defiance Starch Co will givE , .
26 ladles a round trip ticket to the ' ;
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St. Louis Exposition , to five ladles .
in each or the following states : Illi-
nois , Iowa , Nebraska , Kansas- and
Missouri who will send in the-largcst
number of trade marls cut from a ten
cent , 16ounco package of Defiance r .
cold water laundry starch. This t
means from your own home , any-
where in the above named states.
These trade marls must be mailed to
and received br ; the Defiance Starch
Co. , . Omaha , Nebr. , before. September
1st , 1904. October and November
will be the best months to visit the
Exposition. Remember that Defiance
Is the only starch put up 16 oz. ( n
full pound ) to the package. You get
one.third more starch for the same
money than at any other kind , and
Defiance never sticks to the iron
The tickets to the Exposition will be
soot by registered mail September
6th. Starch for sale by all dealers : ' .
An "Angry Tree. " ,
There has just been discovered in
the far east a species of the acacia
tree , which closes its leaves together
in coils each day at sunset and curs ' , . ;
its twigs to the shape of pigtails.
After the tree has settled itself thus . .
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for a night's sleep , if touched the
whole thing will flutter as if agitated
or impatient at being disturbed. The
oftener the foliage Is molested the
more violent becomes the shaking of l , I"
the branches , and at length the tree
emits a nauseating odor , which , tf
inhaled for a few moments , causes a
violent dizzy headache. It has been
named the "angry tree "
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Mexican Minister's Promotion.
It is said that Senor DeAspiroz , the
Mexican ambassador , is to be recalled
probably In June. It understood ,
that it is the purpose of the Diaz government -
ernment to appoint him minister for
foreign affairs. He will succeed Senor
Mariscal , who is a candidate for vice
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president. The latter office is a new
one in Mexico , created to relieve
President Diaz in , part of the onerous
responsibilities of his office and to
prepare the way for his retirement. .
Mariscal is expected to succeed Diaz
as' president in due time.
The four biggest fools In the world
are the fellow who thinks he knows .
women thoroughly and three other
fellows just like him.
A man loses all respect for a wife
who thinks she can select his cigars.
IN AN OLD TRUNK
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Baby Finds a Bottle of Carbolic Acid
and Drinks It. . . .
While the mother was unpacking
an old trunk a little 18 months' old
baby got hold of a bottle of carbolic '
acid while playing on the floor and
his stomach was so badly burned it
was feared he would not live for he
could not eat ordinary foods. The
mother says in telling of the case :
"It was all two doctors could do to
save him as It burnt his throat and
stomach so bad that for two months
after he tool the poison nothing
would lay on his stomach. Finally I
took him into the country and tried ,
new milk and that was no better for
him. His Grandma finally suggested
Grape - Nuts and 1 am thankful I adopted -
ed the food for be commenced to get .
better right away and would not eat
anything else. He commenced to get
and his cheeks like red
fleshy roses uV .
and now he is entirely well. . . " . . ,
"I took him to Matamoras on a visit
and every place we went to stay to
eat he called for Grape-Nuts and I
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would have to explain how he came
to call for it as it was his main food.
"The names of the physicians who
attended the I lulby are Dr. Eddy of
this town and Dr. Geo. Gale of New-
port , 0. , and anyone can write to
me or to them and learn what Gtape- ;
Nuts food will do for children and
grown.ups too. " Name given by
PORtum Co. , Battle Creek , Mich.
Look in each pkg. for the famous '
little book . "The Road to Wellville , "
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