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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1905)
t , , . . - - - - : -JlGl ; x1 ; ' ! jJ17jjJ e My C:1t. Our n'lghhol"R cat Is Persian , the Jones'A , Is Maltese , AuntY'R big Angora has feathers to her , tutees ( At least , they look like feathers ) and a , tall so big lllll white \\'hen that kitty meets a puppy dog , I tell you , It'H a sight ! But when 1 ask : "What breed Is I11lne- my pussy , sleek and fat ? " 'J'hcy . lough . , mini pull my curls and say : "J fl'at'-jURt ( 'a t. " . It's true her eyes nt'en't yellowand her tall 1M 'UtileI' ! small , J don't know If she : ! ever hall 11 pc -I-gree at 1111. f - : - ( 'I'hnt 1111 word menus her mother , her grandma . too , they say , : That they all took prizes at a show , were , marked ! a special way ) , : r What do J care for mat kings , for prIzes I fillll all that r- My ltltty's just aH 11I'cclous If she Is just f" cat ! r _ She was the dearest kitten , all scamper . and all fur ! Not one 01' all my path could make me , , laugh at her ; She be ' ' but I know may be'CI'Y common , I sho's good and ! 11'111' For she meets mo when I come from 1 . school with loving little mew : And when shes' 'IOUlHI we never sec n naughty mouse 01' rat , I And I 1I'lIl'I love her better 'cause she's I just plain cat ! , -Selecte . I' ' The ' String and Vase Trick. a See who can hold the greatest num' b her of peanuts In his left hand without . \ ' out the aid of his right In putting 1\ " them there : Fasten a peanut to a thread , and on ' the floor place a vase with a mouth ( just large enough for a Jenhut ] to pass , tht'ough. Let each take a turn nt : holding the peanut by the thread about a foot above the vase , and then I I , . I ' \1 1 I 9 rh \ ! f . - - ' . - - - \ \ ) ? ! ( dropping It. The one who succeeds In dropping the peanut Into the vase wins If no one succeeds In the first Inning , let aB th ngaln If more than one succeeds , they must try again until there Is only one. Place a large hatpin upright on the floor , and let each contestant throw five peanuts at It , one at a time ; the one who makes a peanut go nearest the pin , and romaln there \\'Ins. Strew peani"1 over the room about a foot apart , and let each contestant take n. turn at going from one to the other and back again The one who . , does this In the least time by the . . . . q watch , without stepping on n. peanut , wins. Give each contestant ten peanuts ] , and nt a signal let all begin to shell them , removing also time Inner sl\n. ! The one who finishes first , without breaking n. kernel , wins. It one breaks , . Into more than two natural divisions " ' 3C of the nut , another peanut must bo shelled In its plnco. Recoloring Flowers. One of the popular fads of late years Is to have flowers of peculiar colors different from those that nature . . ' tme gives them. A "freak" of thIs kind Is considered a great curiosity and Is valued nccordlngl Many growers of flowers have sought n method of changing the color of the lac , the heliotrope , 01' time red roso. I parent stalk by treating the roots with various chemical processes , , I' sometimes with S1l111l'Ising results. lloys and girls would hnrdly care to . undertake all 'thlllg so serious I\S the attempts of the florists , hut Ilorhapb they would like to } snow how they the colors In ' ' may change It perfectly simple War Pour a little ether Into n. small glass and to It add ono-tenth of Its quantity of strong ammonia water With this simple and easily made mixture you may change to a bright green any flower that Is red 01' vlolel. All you have to do Is to dip the flower . or Into the mixture and the change will ! ut once take l1lace. Try , for Instance , the violet , the periwinkle , the rOIl geranium , the 11. These will ! nB respond to the treat- 4 ' - . - . How to Change the Bloom , mont , and you will ! have a novel specimen ! . men of each , one to excite wonder among those to whom you show them A beautiful ! variation of the experi mont Is to dip the violet colored sweet pea Into the mixture , when the UPIJCI' petal will ! become a dark lime amid the lower one green Try the streaked carnation and you will ! see It turn to brown and green , Yellow flowers are not changed hy this process , hut white ones usually turn to a yellow 01' a deep orange tone. 'rho action of the fluid Is almost instantaneous - stantaneous , and you may vary the experiment by sprlnllIng some flowers ' ers , Instead of dipping them , which will ! give n. spotted offoct. Somewhat similar results may he produced by using ammonia only , but the process Is a longer ono. You are all familiar ! with the aster , the handsome fall flower that heralds the coming of the larger Chl' 'santho'l mum , and know that It has no odOJ' I To give It one pleasantly aromatic , Jour ! ammonia Into a pinto or fiat dish and cover It with an Inverted dish con- taining asters. When you take the blossoms out you will find that they have a distinct odor. 'rho fumes of ' the ammonia effect the change "Pious" Parrots. Parrots are such close observers and keen mimics that It would bo surpris- Ing If birds In time households of e1er gymen and ministers did not repeat ! special phrases nt proper times. In- deed , it would ho as well not to hold family worship with a speaking parrot In the room There was no harm In the bird that sang In good time and tune "Thero Is a Happy Land " But ether feats of Imitativeness might easily ! fend. Parrots , uttering rev sponses , or hits of the creed , 0) scraps 01 pra 'or-as several have been known to do-ospecla11r unseasonable . able moments , are apt to vex rather than amuse , though , of course , the birds do not mean to bo Irroverent. A bishop's parrot used to ejaculate "Let us pray , " sometimes In devout tones , at other times mockingly , and the bishop could hardly have liked ! It. Seven Pieces In Two Cuts Draw a big U on cardboard or stiff paper , and then , with n. sharp knife or scissors , cut It out. Laying It on the table , ask who can In two cuts , divide It Into seven plecos. That seems a . - - - - - - - - - - , - - - - - . -------1---,1-----1- , - 1- un:2 U difficult thing to do , oesn't It ? But It Is quite easy 'rho picture shows how you may do it First ; , cut across from 1 to 2 , which will divide It Into three pieces. Then lllaco the pieces side hy side , and one cut where you see the dotted IIno will give you seven pieces , . . . - --0----- : : rT 0l1' TIIIla. " 1i ? t1 ? , " ' . , ' J' rmn g - Pro , and Can , 111 the days of the erenthin / , Says he 1 'II'lIl1sIH' : Il'lutllIlI , 'l'hcl' wet ! creatures of the most appalling - ing mll'n g'l'lI the fabled klmthyosaurus 1 , Would he IlItlIII angel shot us . IC WO'II s'l'n the Cl'CIIIlIl'eM Allnm must IlIl \0 Hl'II And I pity li1ste ' Adam If the fellow ever IUIII 'I'm , After hn11I1Hlllllhy \ drinks of forty per lie , 11\ visions IWlltlIII' , ill uat ha\1' seen Homo IhllllS tunlll , h' he saw Ihllll worse than what thesl' really Wet e. I shoulll deism It rather risky , After ll1'phlslol'le whisky , 1I1l\'IIIg alphabetic lIellls before his eyes , lie trust have n hl'oll1o seltzer , J\lanufllctulo : ! wl1othltlgelHe , 01' have 11 hen next 1I10l'II111g or tremendous : ! HIe. 'I'hl'm waR RIIII this one advantage In that no-'oal-shll't-ol'-PUIII age , \\'hll'h , I fear . ho didn't quite ( npPJ'eclutl' \\'hell he cllllell for number seven , Al II mltllllu past eleven , 'I'hel'o was 110 one then to tell him , "Just too late ! " -11111'\11I'11 Lnmpooll. Food of Various Natlol1J. In France the sea anemone Is used as food ; stuffed like peppers ) timid boiled . ed It caBs to mind crab OJ' crayfish The echlnl of various species Is also used , cooked In the shell , like an egg , anti eaten with a spoon. In nearly alI the old countries of Europe of time type of Spain and Italy , the poor are so poor thut everything in time nature of food Is utilized Absolutely nothing - Ing Is wasted and meat Is ral'o. ' The writer recalls the surprise ' of nn Italian , an fisherman who landed In Cnlifol'nla after ' a trill around the horn , and was amazed , not at the country , hut with thin abundance of food lIe found his countrymen eating meat twice , per' hnlS three times a day , when ho rarely . Iy had It once a month , Ho saw lnmf- dreds of pounds of fish wasted , and discarded merely because the people ] did not care for It , when In Italy even the heads woulll ho belled and enton. Ho saw big tunnlos towed out to sea anti thrown away because they were i tough , when In his own humid every scrap of this fish was savcd. America was Indeed the land of plenty ] to the poor oC othOl' nlltlons.-\lontl'oal : Iler- al(1. Lobster Mortality High. A lobster lays thousands of eggs , most of which hatch , hut few ever live to grow UII. This Is not the fault of the mother , for she carries thom about with her for nearly a yen , and with admirable Instinct guards them as she does her own IIfo. 'Vhon the young are set free , her duty Is done , for they must then shift for themselves Though hardly larger than mosquitoes , being about one-thlnl of nn Inch long , the little ones leave their parents on the bottom and swim toward the light-to the surface , where , for one or two months , If for' tune favors them , they lead a free , roving IIfo. The open sea Is a poor nursery for such weaklings ! , which become time sport ] of every storm und the prey ] or nurnber less hungry mouths Out of a brood of 10,000 It would bo a rare chance for more than one or two lobsters to reach maturlt or finally to end their career In the kitchen 01' time chafing dlsh-St. Nicholas Queer Tricks of Engine. "Ono of the strangest mishaps I ; ever saw on a rallrond happened to a train I was riding on , hound from Augusta to Bath , " said the old rail- rondoI' "This wns a good many years ago when the engines were not built as they are to-day and such an occurrence . ronco now would he a wonder of the ago. Wo had been going along at a good rate of speed when the train suddenly came to It stop ) I know wo were not near any station , so I went ahead through the baggage cur to the engine to see what was the mattem \\'elI , sir , tl.o . drive wheels / on one I i s ' ' - " - " Hldo : of that engine lay In the snort ulongshlll time tl'flcl , still connected wit h the engine ' the piston ] roll , balt thin axles , which WOI'O nearly nix IncHes through and rolld Iron , were Snl1llell ) oft short. 'l'ho engine was still on time iron nail did not appear to bo injured to any other WI1J' Wo got word to Brunswick amid were towed 111 after a few hOlll's' walt "Jag" Too Much for Horsc. Tim , a speedy horse , who suffered four days 1'1'0111 OXIIOSIII'O and famine In a SWIlIIIII , died ! lust night In Spring' lIeltl , near ! here says n Jl1l1\alca , N. Y. , dispatch , niter having the time of his life , When ,11111 wes discovered ho was Tilled 111 ] with wlislcy : to ward of an inevitable ehl1 ! I1. reslllted In his 110' quirking It glorloll8 jag. Forgetting his troubles , ho began first to , stand on his loud legs , then Oil his forolega i Then ho oXlel'lnwnled ] , atnudlng on his head , but landed on his neck , 'rhen ho started : other stlllltS. When ) ho began trying to climb ! liP a ladder lelllllng to 11 hayloft bin attendants . tondnn tied Finally Jim tired ot ! ' his circus ring acts and lay down IJel1cel1hl ) In his stlll1. Blankets were thrown over him , but ho never 1'0' ; covored. - Woman Sews with Her Mouth. It would rCOIII ; that the use of tune : hands would bo a lIocesslty to n seamstress , yet there Is IUI expert ] In noedlccl'aft living In Sag IIl1rbllJ' , 11. ) I. , who has no use of either hi much ! 01' feet. Sumo docs lute most exqlllHllc "orl holding her needle In her mouU When shin wants to thread u noodle she sticks It Into the soft wood 01 I her work table with her mouth and then , hltlllg off time cotton the right I'ngth , passes ] It through lie eye with hOl' : lips with more quickness ) and dexterity . torlty than most nimble fingered women - men show. She can tie knots In liar thl'enll with her tongue and works unite raI1I,11y. , One of the specimens or her sl(1II Is a crazy quilt which cOlltalns over 300 dlfferont fancy Htltches. She Is also an artist of some sltlll In the use of brush and crayon. Tobacco and Coffee In Spain. Even of wine , so cheap and abund ant : In Spain , the natives seem to use very little. They are frightfully In : temperate , however , In their use ot tobacco and coffee , 'rho cleric who tacos ! hit morning cup ut ii J has any other at his desk un hour later , purr chased from a street vonder. The business mon , passing througfi the tl'eots , pause while a fellow who car ) ries hot coffee , hot milk ! , sugar and ( 31:00118 harnessed upon him serves them on the sidewalk . If the Spaniard does not smoke In his sleep It Is his ! only respite from the habit. Changes In Common Glass Common clear glass , left exposed ( ) In certain desert regions of the onrth } soon changes greatly In appearance and acquires ) color , sometimes rose purple ] ) 11nd sometimes a1l10th 'sl. 'rhle change has been attributed hy sons observers to alkaline soils , but others ! mnlntnln that such changes occur where there Is no alkali , und that It must he due to the grem. activity of the actinic rays of the sun where the atmosphere Is very cleul' - - - Yankee Skippers Hard to Down A yankee sea dog , having lost a rudder . del' In a gal , sailed his null storm ioromost several hundred miles to n. port where he could rofit. More than ono of them , In charge of cotton ships , which were liable to take fire , tore In' to Liverpool under all sail , with the deck burning hot under his feet and all hands living on the qunrter.decl In Jrdt'I' to he to wlnwnl'll of the smolo , which made the shill look like u lit' ernl flying cloud. - - Engineers Imprisoned by Sea. On hel' latest trip from the orient to Sun Francisco , the steamer Algoa encountered spas that kept ) one watch down 111 her engine room two days , 'fin ) ! men could not erne ill allll JlOIJO 'oulet go IIc.WJl 10 J'f'IIC\'l' 1111'11'