rajlIY T . . : , 0 : ' - - . . . , Falls City Tribune . < : : i BY TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO. t i'AI..l..S CITY - - NERASKA < ( \ . - . . . . . . . . The valued St. Paul Globe IJlS- " i"-- courses pessimistically on Christmas horrors. Nothing but neckties , match - safes ! , pen wipers and smolhlsets / in its stocking this year ? ( . . . . . That movement to eliminate the ragtime song may be worth , but it is i.- somewhat late. The world bas passed the "Dedolla" stage and is now in the deadly embrace of "Teasing. " ; . : The economical New York editor fT . who addressed n Now Year's cable to - ca-- the of . "l\Illmdo . -r-- Emperor Japan , , To. t . ' ; io , " might hnve saved four bits more it ho had cut 1\I1lmdo" down to "l\l1ke. " . . Ninety years ago the first great bat \ c--- tIe or New Orleans was - fought. Every " body will recall the fact that the sec. and great battle of New Orleans was between Sullivan and Corhett many t years Inter. . . . . . . . , - Prof. Perrine of the Lick observa tory has discovered a sixth satellite of Jupiter , but as a telescope of 10 to 12 inches in diameter- needed to observe it , comparatively few ot us will ever see it. Objection to the marriage of King Alfonso of Spain and Princess Victo ria of England ling been raised in some high places. This being the case , he is pretty sure to marry her if she will have him. : ' George Meredith comes out now ' _ with the discouraging declaration that ' , , : - - ' America has never produced a great writer. And still America doesn't es , . , pecially regret that George Meredith . , . .r : l wasn't born over here. Uncle Sam's experiments in the matter of world's fair postage stamps , have convinced him that a busy peo- pIe does not take kindly to the idea of licking an unnecessary area of mucilage . age when about to man a let er. 1 It appears that z..frs. Chadwick smuggled over $50,000 through the gates of the custom house at New York. This fact is likely to cause certain ladies who occupy high social positions to regard her with admiral . l tIon rather than contempt. "Gov. Penn'packer , " says the Pitts- : burg Post , "w1ll now show whether he is a man or a mouse. " It must be gratifying to Mr. Penn'packer to know that there is , after the record he has made , a doubt on the man.or- mouse question as it relates to him. Dr. A. Spitzka ot Columbia univer- sity says there is no criminal t'pe. By , a curious coincidence the same paper - - that reported his remarks told of the E\ I Chicago creature that poured kerosene , fj over seven horses and set fire to them. J Sir Walter Scott began to write his . - : elebrated novals at 40. Milton began , . , " 1 "Paradise Lost" at 50. When "East Lynne [ " appeared its author , Mrs. Henry Wood , was 45. We print this t lust to encourage those who hope that they are going to do something some time. . . - w. " p ' . . "I am a perfect model. . My meas- I : ' , rements--ar : > "Bust ' .37 % inches , rlr / - - waist 25 inches , hips 43 inches , height ! . S feet 8 inches , " said a young lady II galled as a witness in a dressmaker's Suit in a New York court. And the ' - Jury who looked at her agreed with 0 . \ 'ler. ' Get out your tape measures , " irls. Dr. Chadwick says the public has f'o iBunderstod his wife. lri Reynolds f pay have misunderstood her when he I l10ught she said that package ofF F ( town paper was worth 15000000. r > . i , . . - - - . Pays for Stolen Vest. Some months ago the vicar of Ro. gate , Sussex , received 1\ letter from Australia asking him to try to find a man In his vlllnge who had had his waistcoat stolen thirty years ago 'rho vicar found the man and told his Australian . trnllnn cOrreslo11lIent. ) In duo time he received 11 letter lucloslng $ ( i0 for the owner of the waistcoat. The writer said that with the $2.i0 ( he hall found in the waistcoat he had gained n new start in mo and was now well-to . do. . Money Made by Beggars. No beggar in New York makes less than $5 a day , according to the New York Times. They receive contributions ' tions varying from one penny to $2G. Some of them are experts In their lines and play only for donations of $5 [ i and $10 and upward , telling 1)lans. iblo stories of unpaid rents , dying wives and starving children , of fun- eral expenses , and other harrowing ; experiences that appeal to the sympathies ' thies of tender hearted humanity. Juryman's Truthful Excuse. A juryman who appeared before Sir James Hannen In a London court room recently was in deep mourning and claimed exemption from service on the ground that he was interested in a funeral that day at which he desired . sired to be present. "Oh , certainly , " said the courteous judge and the man went sad . facedly away. "Do you know the man you have exempted ? " asked the clerk. "No , " said Sir James. "lIe Is an undertaker , " was the reply . Savory Stew Was of Dog. A few officers of a British ship were dining with a : mandarin at Canton. One of the guests wished a second helping of a savory stew , which he thought was composed } of ducl\ : Not knowing a word of Chinese he held up his plate to his host , saying , with smlllng approval : "Quacl\ : , quack : , quack ! " The mandarin was an intel- ligent Chinaman. Shaking his head he pointed to the Hsh of stew and said : "Dow , bow bow ! " , Robbed Hearse for Feathers. Horace 'Valpole once told this story of Lady Aiisbury : On her return to London from abroad her ladyship found that the ditches of Devonshire had still the highest feathers. Upon this she tried to get one higher , with- out success , till she lucidly thought of sending to an undertaker He sent word that his hearses were aB out , but they were expected home in a few days and then he hoped to accommodate . date her lad 'ship. Men Arranged Divorce Laws. Although more wives obtain divorces - \'orces than husband no authority for giving a woman a divorce will be found in either Buddhism Taoism , Shintoism , Confucianism , Hlndoolsm , Mohammedanism , Judaism or Chris- tlanity. But that part of the several faiths was arranged by the men fOlic as a personal matter of their own. Insist on Getting It. Some grocers say : ! they on't keep DefIance Starch. This Is because they have a stock on hand of other brands containing only 12 ounces In a pack- ttge , whIch they won't be able to sell first , because Defiance contaIns lC ounces for the same money. , Do you want 16 ounces Instead of 12 for > ' ? Then De- ounces same money buy - fiance Starch. Requires no cooking. i The race of Todas in India , which practices polyandry ( one wife having two or more husbands ) , which was 100,000 strong a century ago , has dwindled to 101 persons. A ( ' , UARtNTEba ) CURL : FOR l'It.F.S. Itching. llitud . lIIeedlulC or I'rlJlrulIul 1'Ilui. Your drugol8t will refund ulOut'Y It I' . \ZO OINTMENT fails to cure you III ij to U da'II. 5Oc On a rough average , 45,000 sovereigns . eigns pass over the Bank of England counters every day. I : ° . - . . . . . . . . . _ . -i--- _ . x .sows. . .vw1 Y..4u. w + + . + rn.wnwr.weumaww' + + o-wro- ails o.a'4ww nei..Re + W > n.4. rr + .nihJ + . . u. u. aJA . , . . . CAUGHT BY THE GRIP- RELEASED BY PE-RU-NA. . .at Mts , . _ \N ' i X T - srwA a s. # 'g.w , / . . L.mros , : / f ' * - JLeo ' ) ' ot i ) ' JUDOS tt ; HORATFO E m J. GOSR A \ N133 t a xtcaDRBS3LZ ft HON JANII \ R.OUILL M , \a w "The World 01 MedicIne Recognizes Grip BS EpidemIc f /r r/ Catarrh. " _ pJ ' Medical Talk. i , , to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pidemic La Grippe Is Epidemic Catarrh. IT spares no class or nationality. The cultured and the ignorant , the aris- tocrat and the pauper , the masses and the classes are alike subject to IlL grippc. None are exempt-all are liable. Grip is' well named. The original French term , la grippe , has been short- ened by the busy American to read "grip. " Without intending ( to 10 so . IL new word has been coined that exactly describes the case. As if Rome hideous giant with awful grip had clutched us in its fatal clasp. Men , women , children , whole towns and cities are caught in the baneful grip of a terrible monster. Have you : the grip ? Or , rather , has the grip got you ? H so , read the following - lowing letters. These testimonials speak for them- selves as to the efficacy of Peruna in cases of la grippe or its after-effects : A Southern Judge Cured. Judge lloratio J. Goss , artwell , Ga. . , writes : "Some five or sit years ado I had avery very severe spell of grip wInch left me with systemic catarrh. "A friend advised me to try your THE FARMERS on the Free Homestead Lands of Ap We.torn Canada Carry the banner for yields of wheat end at her Brains for 11i)04. 100,000 FARMERS receIve $ ,000,000 as a result of theIr Wheat Crop aloBe. The returns from Oats , Barley and other grains , a. well all cattle and horscH add considerably to thIs. ; Secure Free Jlnmchtcad at once . or purchase ' from 80111e rcllllllle dealer while lauds are lolling at present low prIces. Apply for information to Superintendent ot Imml 1"1111011. Otlllwa , Cnnada , or to authorized Canadian Government A ent-\ ' . Y. Bennett , sum New ; York Life Building , Omaha , Xehrahka. Please say where you saw this advcrtl.ement. SPINAL CURVATURE Can be Curt ALSO OTHtR DtrORMITltS. f Wrlee or call at office for free Illfonna- I r ' tion. Hichubt testimonials trOll prom' inept statesmen , and physicians. Con. suit your Fami1 Doctor. No braces or ' appliances ! used. Treated successfully hy mall. Six years' ez erience. I he tIlomgvist Gymnastic lit OrtbopedlcllsL CApyrl9ht 1902. INco..o..auo. C"'TAL I . . . .000,00. Ie TO 21 ARLINGTON BLK. , OMAHA. NIB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pcruna , which I lid and was immedi- ately benefIted and cnrcd. ' .rho thin1 . bottle completed time eure.-H. J. Goss. Cured In a Few Weeks. r Miss .Tean Cowgill , Orisw01l1 Opera louse , Troy , N. Y. , il-l the leading lady with the Aubrey Stock Co. She writes the following : "During the past winter of lUD1 ) , I suffered for several weeks from u. severe attack of grip , which left u. serious catarrhal condition of the throat and head. "Some one suggested Peruna. As a. last resort , after wasting much time and money on physicians , I tried time remedy faithfully ] ) , and in IL few weeks was as " "CUlLS evcr. " -.1 can Cowgill. Saved by Pe-ru-na. TIon. James R. Guill is one of the old est and most esteemed men or Omaha Neh. He has done much to make what it is , serving on public boards IL number of times lIe endorses 1'oruna. in the following words : "I am 68 years oM , am hale and I hearty and Peru na has helped me attain it. Two years : ago I had la , grippe-my life was di5 ) aired of. Peruna saved I mo.-.l. R. Guill. ' $10.00 FOR ALL I r nat..iI . 11 will MOl to .et one 01 our 120-egg 'n. ' MI eubllon eorn"I.Io. laid down 1.1 four ullro.d tailon , all . l trol , ht chargei prs- paid , 1'10 other n. r t' AU pin. r..d . , " IIlc.unf. 'ol..alo. . SURE HATCH INCUBATORS I m the world'.tandard Incubator. ' . Three wall. Catltor. fila redwood. A.b..toollntd throughout. Col'.or . . . , ' . .tor ' heating I"tem. 138 'QuI..lnch. . besting lur'a.o to .Ior ha"'r. Only thirty conti worth 01 oil roqut..d for a hdeh. All 1n".ln. . sold on (10 IIltr" J'ne Trtlll.chine you I every OI'OOtunll 10 1..ur. yuu are rlLt Ev.ry macbins Carrie. ' a ' . guaank . . You take no risk with ' the NUIti : IIA rear. 1(11ti : : 'n"h' ' : that Itoo t the t..tot lime. Send for rr..e I.ooklet2.80. It you are east of (1..11- .liq.l ) Liver . .dd , . . . Indtaoa\lh ; If . . . .t. Clay ronlor bunt ! : JlATCn l\CUUA.TOU : CII U'A.NY 0',1' ' (7rntcr 1\,1 > . lId'.lIlIl'oll. . lad. 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