TUB FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , NOVE.HBIHR lo , 1905.
WIVES WHO NEVER SPEAK.
Tales o Several Spouses Who , During
Their Natural Existence , Re
mained Mute.
A K mm n wonmn is not permit-
led ( o sjxMik or nod on her wt'd-
ding day , says the > V\v York Her.
aid. Should .slit1 transgress slu
a ( once liccoinos an object of ridi-
e-ule and lews caslo. Khe1 ninsl tv-
main etbduiate1 to her husband' *
e'litriMtties ; neil her threat nor
prayer must move her , for all I lie
household is on ( lie q"i vive lei
i aleh a single1 muttered syllable.
.Somelimes fora week or more she
does not speak , and even then ,
N he-n I'omplele silence is broken ,
only puts her tongue to the most
necessary uses.
Although no such universal cus
tom is prevalent in the western
world , extraordinary cased are not
wanting. * Jn the early forties a
Mrs. tloncs , living in Pennsyl
vania , undertook , for a wager of
? 1CO , to remain mute for the ih-Bt
month of her marriage. Her hus-
hand , who naturally was not in
the secret , was so much incensed
at his bride's behavior that he left
her before the period of her ordeal
had expired , only to return later
when apprised of the real reason
for this unusual silence.
On the anniversary of their wedding -
ding day a Brussels couple named
Dupont quarreled HO bitterly that
the wife , in a burst of passion ,
Hwore that her hutAmnd should
never again hear the sound of her
voice. She would there and then
have quitted the house , but her
now penitent husband implored
her not to leave him. To that ex
tent only did his entreaties pre
vail , for she kept the letter of her
oath and never in her spouse's
presence did she unloose her
tongue. In other respects she
continued a model wife , and may
be her strange resolution contrib
uted not a little to the harmony of
the household.
A lirunn woman whoso husband
was in hiding from the authorities
inadvertently betrayed his wlMirc-
abouts to a neighbor who was se
cretly in the pay of the police. AH
a result he was taken and received
a term of imprisonment. So much
did his wife take I o heart this mis.
fortune brought about by her gos
sip , that she resolved for the re
mainder of her life to remain
mute ; nor did she even make an
exception in her husband's favor ,
for , although she received him on
liis release with the utmost af
fection , she maintained an oh-
durutesileni-e which remained
, un
broken till her death , which took
place throe years later.
MINDS HIS OWN BUSINESS.
Youthful "Dudo" Tourist Silences
Stage Driver Who Hated to
Be Interrogated.
Wallace' Gummings used to
drive the e > ld stage' which ran he-
iwocu Hridgton and Portland ,
says the Itoston Herald. One day
Wallace had as a passenger out of
Portland a young city chap , ot
dude , as Wallace called him
The scenery along'the route1 was
both beautiful and diversified ; the
young man was much interested
and as he sat on the box , or posi
of honor , beside Wallace , literally
plied him with epil'stious as te
what mountain that was , am
what river this was ; ete.
The old driver , who deu > stee
this sort of interrogation , stooi
it as long as hecoulel. Finally h
blurted out : "Say , stranger , i
you'll mind your business PI
mind mine. ' '
Thus snubbed , the young ma
relapsed into silence.
They had driven about ten mile
farther when they came to a Ion
hill , where the driver was oblige
to ply the brake. As he shove
his foot toward it he immediate
ly noticed that the mail bag whic
had always been there was goii
Evidently it had been dropped o
along the road.
Wallace stopped his horse :
then , breaking the long silence , 1
said : ' 'Say , stranger , did you si
that mail bag slide off ? "
"Yes , I did ; some ten mih
back , " calmly remarked theyoni
mail.
"Well , why in thunder didn
you tell me ? " gasped the asto
ished stage driver.
The "dude" looked him sejuar
ly in the eye for a. , moment , ai
then he drawled : , "Say , drive
you mind your business and 1
mind mine. "
' "
The rest of tho'"journey w
driven in cold silence.
CHINESE TOMB COMPLETED
Bones of Dead Men Dug Up , Polished
and Put in Jars Hold Pe
culiar Kites.
The new tomb of the Soon-on-
Tongassociation in the Firemen's
cemetery at Xe\v Orleans , La. , is
complete. The finishing touches
have been put ( o it , the members
of the association have assem
bled within it and blessed it , aneJ
incidentally five large earthen
jars , representing as many de
parted riiinameii , have been de
posited there. Of course , the jar *
do not contain whole ( Chinamen.
Kneh vessel is only a trifle over si
foot in height and about eight
inches in diameter. Consequently
no accommodation for a real live
Chinaman is afforded. What
used ( obeaChinaman is contained
in each of the jars , which closely
resembles a large preserve jar.
The live vessels containing the
bones of the live ( Jhinamon wen-
placed in the tomb the other day.
On that day the members of the
Soon-on-Tong association assem
bled , and , after salaaming , pray
ing and singing for half an hour ,
during whtich they also managed
to consume a large quantity of'in
cense and sacred colored paper ,
dedicated the new tomb and de
posited the remains of live de
parted brethren. Few persona
would believe the jars represent
colllns , but they do in a sense' .
The five Chinamen whose remains
are contained in these vessels
havebeondead for years. Recently
their remains were disinterred ,
the shrouds in which they were
buried were burned and the bones
were taken out and placed in the
jars. Ilefore being placed in the
jars , however , the bones were
heated over a lire until very dry ,
and were then scraped and sand
papered until as smooth as knife-
blades. Next they were placed in
jars. After thai the vessels were
sealed up and labeled , and recent
ly they were placed in the new
tomb.
The service * held a I the tomli
were not seen by outsiders. When
a stranger approached the cere
monies were stopped and tli ,
Chinamen stood stolidly by await
ing the departure of the ( res
passer. The Soon-on-Tongerf
were busy holding court in mem
ory of their departed brethren
and wanted no interruption on
the part of outsiders.
The new tomb is of brick , cov
ered with plaster , and its facade
resembles somewhat a Chinese
laundry ticket. Forty ordinary
vaults for colllns and eight vault' }
for the jars are contained in it
There are- also Ivo I fireplaces. One
of these , the larger , is used te
burn the clothes and eltects of de
ceased Chinamen , and the othei
is for incense and the sacred col
ored paper. It is a large affair
and said to be unlike any tomb ii
the United States. When a mem
ber of the association dies thccas
ket containing him will be placet
in one of the collin vaults. Afte
he has lain there a number o
years his remains will be disin
terreel , his bones will be polishee
and then he'll be bottled up am
labeled and placcel in one of tin
jars.
Conditions In San Domingo.
The city of San Domingo seem
to be in a bad way as a result o
the general e-onditions. Congress
man Kansdell , of Louisiana , wh
recently returned from a visit t
the island , says there is hardly
trace of business in the place
Most of the houses are vacant an
few people.- are seen in the street !
Everywhere are ruins , and e-spi
tially impressive the ruins ei
line business blocks. A very larg
'
brewery built about 15 yea'rs ag
'
I has been abandoned anel'is rapid !
1 falling into decay. Intelligei :
people told the senator tlmUli
real population of the republic e
Santo Dominge ) , with its isf ( )
seiuare miles , is L'00,000 and not , i
usually stated , ( iOO.OOO.it is 01
of the fairest spots on tl
universe , " .Mr. Kamlsell assert
"but political , social and comme
cial conditions are frightful. "
The Easier Way.
Never argue with a man wl
disagrees with you. Cougrat
late yourself because of your E
perior wisdom and let it goat tin
Chicago Daily News.
er ed Progressive.
r , Bessie Hut is he a fellow w
II gets ahead easily ?
Carrie Goodness , yes ; Tc
IB says one highball will do it ,
Puck.
Press Notes.
The three jour old boy ot An
drew Thompson had his leg"
broken last Sundtiy by a wagon
wheel falling on it. Dr. Wag.
gener was called to attend the
little fellow and made him a-
comfortable as possible. The
break is between the knee and
ankle and is thought it will
heal without any serious after
elToots.- Dawson Newsboy.
A Kansas paper gives the
following description of a good
citizen : "A good citi/eu is a
man who takes pride in bis
home town , pays his honest
debts , speaks well of his neigh
bors takes his home paper and
pays for it , who doesn'tsqueese
every 25 cents piece until the
agonized scream of the eagle
can be heard for a mile. He
will measure 12 inches for a fool
every day , will bathe and
change ; his shirt once a week ,
and will see. that the woman
he loves does not have lo use a
hedge fence for a clothes line or
break up ash barrels for fuel. "
- Hiawatha World.
Again the season is upon us
when cornhusicers are as much
to be desired as great riches.
Auburn Herald.
Ft is the same old story , Jerry
Simpson is getting much praise
now that was withheld while he
was mi earth to enjoy it. Pair-
bury N'e\vs.
"Yes , " acknowledges the Re
publican wife of a Wichita man ,
"my husband's a Democrat but
really he isn't one of those mean
kind of Democrats. " Wichita
Eagle.
If there are any other worlels
to conejuer , pass them up to our
president , He can ride on both
the top anei bottom of the sea ,
dares the yellow fever mosqnitc
to bite , invades the den of tin
grizzly and makes the grafters
realize ibat he will permit of IK
foolishness. Hurrah for Teddy ,
Blue Springs Sentinel.
The bar.u on II. D. Waller's
farm where W. E. Marts lives ,
was burned to the ground Wed
uesday afternoon Mr , Marts was
in the corn Held at the time , and
bis family away from borne.
Rev. Pool and a couple of othen
were at the cemetery , and were
the first to notice the lire. Thej
hastened to the barn , but the
tire had gained such beadwaj
that nothing could be done t <
save the building or contents
Four or five tons of hay were ii
the barn , and spontaneous com
bustion seems to be the emlj
theory of the origin of the lire
Three spring colts had been pu
in the barn at noon , and thej
burned ; also harness , collars
etc. , and a stack of straw nea
by , making Mr. Mart's loss $17i
or $200. He bad insurance 01
the colts. The barn was bull
about ten years ago , and was
large enough to hold ten horses
and had a cow -bed built onti
one side. Mr. Welter's lose wil
f be partly covered by insurance
Stella Press.
"You editors dare not tell 111' '
l truth , " said a clergyman to tb
Chapman Lookout. "You ar
riglu , ' ' the editor replied. "Am
the minister who will at al
times tell the bare truth abov
his members , alive or dead , wi' '
not occupy the pulpit more tha
one Sunday , and he will Hnel
necessary to leave town in
hurry. " The minister wer
f' ' away looking very thotightfu
0 while the editor turned to hi
work. Robersou Index.
President Roosevelt emphasi
ed the fact , all along the line e
his trip , that the Panama can
is going to be built and that
benefit the entire country. Tli
railroads say througet their r <
10 preservatives that the Panau
route is not feasible and ha\
(1- (
t. some other objections to tl
location of the great waterwa
but the President isso emphat
when he states his belief in tl
10
project and the good that wi
in be deriveel from it. tart most i
us will continue to believe th
he is right. Beatrice Expres
Market Letter
Kansas City , Mo. , Monday , 0 ,
1005. Callle r > 'e'"ipts I'Mt week
were 71,000 head , > i d'-e-rease of
15,000 hea.l from the prev'mm
week. It was n gouel thing feu-
shippers of short Ceel steers tlmt
( lie run wan lighter , as the tend-
e'lte'y of prices 01 this eliis- * was
dee'iclcelly downward , and a run
as Inrgoaswe have tlnee bunehes
of prime sleer-J , al $ "i.05 to $0.00.
were leceiveel. bulk tilling at $1 50
lo $ o,25 , while a go id many sold
down around $100. The uliihs
above $5,50 solel hteaely between
$5.00 anel $5.50 steaely lo 15 lower
anel from $500 down to $3.75
they sold 15 to 25 lower. West
cm anel Panhandle grass steeis.
selling below $ ' 5.75 , helel about
steady. It was a gooel week for
butcher sirH' , sealing 10 to 20
r. slockers anel feeele'is solel
r mielelle of the week , but
closed dull , voals firm , but heavy
calves anel slock.grades 50 to 75
cents lower , and nlmeist demoraliz
ed.
The supply today is 19,000 head ,
market on cows firm anel active ,
stockers anel feeders steady , slow
and shade lower on killing steers.
Of course , reasons for weakness
in short feel steers is their lack of
maturity , and the fact that they
still have a fair run of good Colorado
rado anel Southwestern steers to
compele with. Bulk e > f the short
feel steers sell at $4.40 lo $5.15 ,
while the limit on prime steers is
about $0.00. Cows anel dinners
range $2.00 to $2.80 , with good
heavy cows up to SS5.75 , ami prime
heifers upwards te > $5.00 , but. very
few of these are coming. Light
voals still bring $5.50 to $0.25 ,
heavy ones 25 lower than a week
ago , at $ ! 5.75 to $1.50 , stock calves
50 to 75 lower than a week ago , at
$2.50 to $4.00 , Bulk of the slock-
ers and feeders sell al $15,00 to
$3.75 , top last well $5 25 , the
usual percentage down around
$2.40 to$2.75. Under present con
ditions , the market will do well to
remain steady this week.
Hog receipts keep up , 01.000
last week supply te > elay 7000. The
market is fluctuating mildly , but
packers evince eagerness when
ever the price gets below $5 00.
anel Ihe m-irket immediately responds
spends with a small advance.
Prices strong today , top $5.00 ,
bulk of sales $ -l.)0 ) to $1.974 med
ium anel heavy weights at the ton ,
light hogs up to $5 93 , pigs $4.05
to $1.80.
Sheep anel lambs declined 15 to
25 cents first of last week , but
sheep regained all their loss be
fore ) the end of the week , lambs
closed 10 to 15 lower. Run wae
better la&t week , including a good
many fat sheep from native terri
tory. Supply today (5000 ( head ,
uiarel steady , Lambs bring up tej
$7.00 , yearlings $0.00. wethers
$5.72 , ewes $1. U5 , these prices foi
prime fed natives ami westerns ,
bulk of sales ranging down 50
cents in each class.
K A. RICKAKT.
No Poison irv Chcvmbcrlainr Cough
Remedy.
From Nupicr New/.t-almid , Ht-rald
Two years ape ttie Pharmacy Botm
of New South Wales , Australia , line
an analy-ls made of all the couch med
Seine ? that wore sold in that market
Out of the entire list they round on ) ;
one that they declared was entires ! ;
free from all polf-or * . This cxceptio :
was Chamberlain' Cough Ucnu'dy
made by the Chamberlain Mediuln
Company , Des Mollies , Iowa , U. S. A
The absence eif all nareoties make
this remedy the safest and best tha
can be had ; and it is with fcclinu' c
security that any mother can jjlve i
to her little ones. Chamberlain ,
Cough Remedy IB especially recoir
mended by II * makers for eoujjht-
colds , droup anel whooping coup ; ! ]
When taken In time it prevents pneu
monia. This remedy is for sale n
Kerr's Dang Store.
Col. Marion's Sale Dates.
Nov. 20 Coupe Bros. , Shoi
horn cattle , Mettz pavilion n
Falls City.
Col. Harding of Polland-Angu
cattle nt the Prairie Lawn stop
farm north of Humboldt , Nov. 2 :
IU
11 Nov. 29 Mru. Gardner , tw
) 11f miles southwest of Hamlin , Km
it Dec. 14 C. Gaston , two mile
s. east of Mornll , Kansas.
V
GASOLINE ENGINES
The place to buy them is at
WERNER , MOSIMAN & GO'S
Remember can get you an 8 or 10 H. P. engine at
short notice and can save you money. We always have
Pumping Engines in stock and can put up the engine the
day you buy. Our price is right and we lead them all in our
Huggy and Surrey line.
Just think of it ! Top buggies from $50 , up call and
see them , we have the largest stock in the city.
Get our prices on the other lines we carry , such as Lum
ber Wagons , Pumps , Tanks , Windmills and Pipe and Fit
ting. We are also agents for the celebrated W. C. Shinn
Lightning Rod , the only rod on which you can get cheaper
insurance. Remember the place to save mone\ .
WERNER , MOSIMAN ® CO.
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I The Falls City Roller Mills CJ
9I Does a general milling business , and manufactures the It
following brands of flour 3
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SUNFLOUR MAGNOLIA CROWN 3O
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Tlie above brands are gunrantced to be of the highest pos C
sible quality. We also manufacture all mill products and o
conduct a general
Grain , Live Stock and Coal Business V.K c
3 and solicit a share of your patronage (3e
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P. S. Heacock & Son , Falls City , Neb.
Let Us Introduce VJI I VJI
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clinkerless coal to you.
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It will keep you warm-
I
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f.
any other conl you am
nuy. Isn't your bin a-
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We want yoii to call and see us for Lumber and
all kinds of Coal , both hard and soft. We wish
to call vonr attention to our Portable Corn Crib *
bing. Come and see us. We will treat you right r
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CSH. RICHARDS , Manager
! WILSON THE TAILOR
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| is the criterion tor prevailing fashions
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We are Buried With
Orders f
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we like it. We like the orders justj [
as well as careful , critical people
like the coal. Many people won't
have anve any coal but ours , be-J
cruse they know the difference.
Some people haven't studied coal
economy as much as we think they
should. Better order a ton of ours.
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