THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , HARCH 25 , 1907
The Heart Of A Criminal.
1 Y CHAULES M. SK1NNKH.
The convict was young , shab
by , smooth faced , and the mark
of the tenement was upon him ,
Warden Nickerson threw over
t.io prisoner the authoritative
look of the practiced reader ol
human nature. It was not ii
ookof severity , but was sharj
and searching.
"This is Crimmins ? " asked
tic warden. "Sit down , Crim *
The prisoner glanced at tht
warden in surprise , but lie obey
ed.
' 'So this is your third term. '
"Yes. "
"Dad ! Still we hope it wil
ne the last one. Let me sec
were yon ever up for burg
lary ? "
"No , , sir. I never did anj
stealing. "
"It was a slabbing scrape
wasn't it ? "
And there was a Hash in thu
eye again.
"I cut Casey in self defense ,
-.1 help me. A man don't get
no show when he's done time
once. "
But you didn't have to quarrel
with Casey in the first place ,
I imagine. "
Orimmins was silent again.
He seemed to settle back into a
kind of spiritual repose.
"What did you work at in
Trenton ? "
"i done stone cutting most of
the time. "
"Did you like it ? "
"I'd never do it again. "
"Oh , come. You'd have to
do it if we insisted , you know.
There's only one boss here -not
a thousand. We couldn't keep
house here at all with a thou
sand bosses. You know you
will have to work. You'll be
healthier and happer f > r it. "
'Happier ? "
"Yes , happier. And when
you go out you'll have a trade. "
"I expect to work , but I don't
waul no more stone cutting. "
"What do you want to do ? "
"I got a kid brother that's
learnin electricity. E'd like tc
know something about that 1
guess. "
"That's a good thing to know
about , too. Now , see here ,
Crimmins. They tell me you've
been disobedient in Trenton ,
Don't be that here. Suppose
you try to look at it in anothei
way a way you may not have
thought about before. Suppose
you say to yourself , I'm here
because I haven't learned tc
watch myself , as other lolks dc
so this is a good place to learn
I came up in a tough part of ;
tough town , and toughness
doesn't pay. It keeps a man ii
trouble. I didn't have school
ing enough when [ was a kid
but I'm not too old to learn
I'm only how much ? Twenty
three ? So I'm going to schoo
here , and I'm 'joingto get intc
the habit of working , and whei
people do their best for me , I'u
not going to do my worst fo
them. For you wouldn't di
that , anyway , Orimmins "
"Sure not. Nobody would.
"Ah don't know
, you every
body. You want to be an elec
trician , " he continued. "Wei
we need a man of that sort ; bu
you will have to begin at th
beginning and learn to run a
engine , and before you run a
engine.you will have to undei
stand fires and boilers. Seam
am going to have you for a fin
man , at first. It will be liar
work , but remember , you wi
be learning all the time. An
from the minute you begin , jui
keep in mind where you ai
going to land. "
"Yes. sir , " answered Grit
mins , in a dazed manner.
"You know we have a librai
here , and you can draw ar
book you like. You can rea
every night till ten. If there
anything1 that wants explain ;
tion just askmeor the librarian
"Thank you , sir. "
"Poor devil ! " muttered tl
tparden , as Crimmins passed 01
jj
at the tloor in a lumper's charge ,
to become for a time thenceforth
No.Tiy , and a coal shoveler.
One evening , .MS the convicts
| were returning to tlielr cells
from the shop , a heavy nail
; dropped from an upper gallery
almost on the head of the most
harsh and hated kt-uper , who
was watching he tail of tin
procession in corridor be
low. The splice , which . fjlicc
h.ilf a pound , broke the visor of
his cap and fell ivith : t clmi tc
the floor.
The warden arrived presently ,
and as soon as the men were
locked in for niylit , and the
count had been made , he mount'
ed to the upper tier and ques'
tioned the prisoners as to tin
dropping or throwing1 of the
spike. Some of them appeared
absolutely ignorant of the OC'
currence ; some had heard the
clink of the iron against the
llagstones ; none admitted that
they saw the missile thrown.
The warden arrived at the
x
door of Crimmins' cell.
"Do you know any thing about
this f'rimniins ? " he asked.
I he convict looked steadily
at him , but was silent.
"See here , my lad. You
didn't throw that pieceol iron ? '
"No , sir. "
"Do you know who didV"
Crimmins was silent again.
"This isn't wlfat I thought of
yon. If you didn't throw that
you must tell me who did. If
Qnigley had been struck on the
head with that spike it might
have killed nim. "
Still the prisoner kept silent.
"Answer me. ' '
"I have nothing to say , sir. "
"Then you'll have to take the
onse < iuences. You are not
oing to compel me to chain
ou to the door ? "
The young man turned his
ead and gaxed at the wall of
iis cell.
1 don't want to punish you
lore , Crimmins , but it rests
vitli you whether you will be a
qed inmate or a bad one.1
Crimmins was obdurate , The
warden sighed heavily , and left
he gallery. In a lew moments
rimmins was standing at his
ell door , his hands thrust be-
ween the bars and fastened to
Aether outside with handcuffs.
Ic submitted quietly to this
jperation. In this fix , one can
lorely shift his weight from
me foot to the other , but can
iot sit or change position. It
s an awful monotony ; an awful
train. Crimmins never spoke
icver groaned.
The next morning he was
iskedifhe would lalk , but he
only shook his head.
Warden Nickerson realized
hat while he might prolong
his punishment till he killed or
craxed the convict if he wished
lothing would come of it , ant
th'at the best thing to do would
be to start the fellow on nev
work and forget what happened
They were repairing the roe
of the main building one after
icon , and the plumbers had lef
their little turnaces burning it
the wind. Sparks fell out. am
in a few minutes there was
bhue.
As soon as the fire on the roe
was discovered , ladders wer
lifted into position to give ac
cess to one oi the skylights
these ladders resting , none to
securely , on the upper platfon
50 feet above the stone tloor c
the corridor ,
The warden was in the builtl
ing directly. He sprinted ii ]
the thghts of steps to the to
row as a boy , climbed one c
the ladders , and with his coa
tried to beat out the llame tha
was slowly eating into the woo
of the roof. Despite him , th
fire gained. The smoke of tli
old , dry wood with its man
coats of paint was suffocating
He worked desperately at firs
then feebly. After some mil
utes he citing , helpless , to tli
rungs of the ladder , A gust c
smoke enveloped him. His hoi
relaxed ; he slipped , fell into
pair of stout arms that re ache
> < S $ > < ® Kj 5 < J > < > < S > < S
Poultry and Garden Pence
& T h i s cut describes aE
$ without words the poul- $
i
z , try fence tiiat has won '
L the heart of the farmer 3'ft
I and the farm wife
THE PITTSBURG PERFECT
Note how close those wires are. Honestly , do you
think chickens can go through than ? The wires are
large and heavy , and the price low. No other poul
try fence is as good as "Pittsburgh Perfect" no other
fence can be so good , because the science of electric
welding is the key to the manufacture of perfect poul
try fencing.
One hundred large' upright wires in every rod of
"Pittsburgh Perfect" lawn and corn crib fence.
Call and examine this fence and get our price before
making your spring purchase.
J. C. TANNER
up from the ladder just behind ,
Other men- keepers anel trus.
ties , gained the roof , and , after
a hard fight succeeded in put
ting out the flames. The war
den , overcome by heat and
smoke , had been carried to tht
'
upper tier and placed on the
gallery lloor. tie breathed for
a little while with difficulty , yc1
did not seem to have wholly
lost his senses. Finally h c
looked about.
"Where is Crimmins ? " he
asked.
"lie's on the roof , with the
keepers , sir , " answered one ol
the trusties.
"Send him up to me in the
office , as soon as you've straight'
rued up here. " And the war
den , rising weakly to Ins teet ,
staggered down from the gal
lery. Presently Crimmins ap.
eared in charge of a keeper.
"Crimmins , " said the warden ,
ising and taking the hand oi
he prisoner. A lump seemed
o rise in his throat and he got
o farther.
"I know what you were going
o say , sir , " answered the con
vict. "You haven't any call tc
ay it. What 1 did anyone
vould do. "
"Crimmius , " the warden said ,
tearing Ins throat , which still
turned with the smoke , "you
aved my life just now. 1'n ,
: oing to cross off all the marks
igainst you , and put you back
.vhere you were before yoi
broke the rules. You'll stay or
he books as a man who lias earn
e d his commutation. You'l
lave your job o n the engin <
igain , and the lidrary priv-
leges , and the rest. "
"Thank you , sir. "
"And now tell me why yoi
broke the rules ? It was sucl
in easy matter to speak. "
"It is now , sir , but it wasn'
then. " '
"And why now ? "
"Because Thompson t h a
threw the spike , served out hi
time yesterday , and is safe ou
of the state. "
"And he kept his mouth shul
and let you be punished ! "
"If there was any way of te
ling him to keep still , I'd hav
told him. "
"Why ? "
"He was good to my mothe
the last time I was in prison. "
The News No Pure drug cou h cui
laws would be needed , If all coug
cures wcro Hko Dr. Snoop's cough cui
Is itnd bus been for 2Q your * . Tl
National Law now requires thut If ar
poisons outer into u cough mixture ,
must bo printed ou the label or packag
For tills reason mothers and other
should Insist on having Ur. Slioou
cough cure. No poison marks on D
Shoop's lables and none In the meil
olno , else It must by law bo on the lube
Ami It's not only safe , but it U bald
bo by those that know It best , a tru
remarkable cough remedy. Take i
chance particularly with your ehlldre
Insist on baying Dr. Shoop's couj
cure. Compare carefully the Dr Shoe
package with others uud see. No pc
son marks thcro ! You can always 1
on the safe side by demanding D
Shoop's cough cure. Simply refuse
accept any other. Sold by all dealei
Hurried meals , lack ( if exercise art
thi main causes of dyspepsia. A Kings
Dyspepsia Tablet ufter each meal aids
disruption. Improves thu appetite. Sold
by A. G . Wanner
Life As It Is.
No man needs sympathy be-
ause he has a burden to carry.
ar and away the best prixe that
ife offers is the chance to work
lard at work worth doing , and
his is a prixe open to every
Kin , for there can be no work
better worth doing than thai
one to keep in health and com.
ort and with reasonable ad'
mintages those immediately
ependent upon the husband ,
he father or the son.
"Preventics' ' will promptly check 11
old or the Grippe when taken early or
t the 'Sneexe stage" Preventics curt
eated colds us well. Preventics art
ttlo candy cold cure tablets , and Dr
hoop , Racine. WI ? , will irladly mali
ou samples and a book on colds free
t you will write him. The samples
rove their merit. Check early colds
vith preventics and stop Pneumonic
n Tie and 2.cboxes. sold by all dealers ,
i
ISight candidates were given
he second degree work at the I.
O. O. F. hall on last Friday
veiling. Five of them were
rom this city and three from
alem. A number of visitors
vere present from the lattei
) lace.
Does collet ! disagree with vouV Pro
bably it dot Fl Then try Dr Shoop'i
lealthColl'ec. "HealthColTee"ls-aclc
cr combination of parched cereals am
ints. Not a grain of real collee , re
newber in Dr. Shoop's Elealtn Collee
ct U ma'chcs closely old Java am
tlnulm Coffee. If your stomach , hearer
or kidney's , can't stand colTeo drink
M I. trj Health ColTee. U Is wholesom
ourlshlnir and satisfying. It'ri nice evei
or the youngest child. Sold by Frci
? Sohiniu
TFTE ORIGINAL
Ceil for
Couphs ,
Cclds. Group ,
Whooplno
Couati , etc.
LAXATIVE
No Opiates.
Conforms to
National Pure
Food and
Drue Law.
COUGH SYRUP
ON I AIMS HONIT AND TAR ,
Dr. Hannah C. Morai
1'iiriiierlj Dr. ricmluir
Physician and Surgeon
I now located one block West of tl
National hotel , where she will 1
pleased to see her old friends and j > a
roil ! . . Calls proinntl.v answered nigl
or day.
'PHONE 102
Evangelical Lutheran Cliurcl
Services at 2:30 : p. mon alt (
nate Sundays.
REV. O. H.
Here We Shine
We lead in dainties for the table. You will find our
line complete. Choice Beef , Pork , Veal and Mutton.
All leading1 brands of smoked and salt meats. Oysters ,
Celery , Cranberries , Fresh Fish , Salt Fish , hrimp ,
Clams , Lobsters , Rabbits , Pickles and fine home made
Sausages. Poultry of all kinds.
CITY MEAT MARKET
A. E. SCHMIDT , PROP.
The Falls City Roller Mills
r.
Does a general miiling business , and manufactures the r.c
following brands of flour r.I I
SUNFLOWER MAGNOLIA CROWN
The above brands arc gunrantccd to be of the highest pos
sible quality. We also matinfactjire all mill products and t >
conduct a general
Grain , Live Stock and Coal Business
and solicit a share of your patronage
g P. S. Heacock & Son , Falls City , Neb. ? c c I
The Great Paper of the Great West
The Kansas City Star
Every whfi recu 'iii/ed na the stiou est ruid mor-t re inble
newspaper in the most prosperous region of .the United States.
i * , i
Wherein it Leads.
r
ItS Unexcelled NeWS Service embraces the continuous report
of the Associated Press , with dispatches every hour : the general and
special service of the New York Herald ; the Hearst transcontinental
leased wire service and special correspondence from THE STAR'S own
representatives In Washington , D. C ; Jefferson City , Mo ; Topeka , Ks. ,
and Guthrie , Ok. , in addition to the large grist of news that comes
daily from several hundred other alert representatives.
Its Market Reports and Comments have an authoritative
value that causes them to be telegraphed to all par of the United
States the moment THE STAR comes from the press. No western man
even indirectly interested in the value of food products , stocks and
securities can afford to bo without THE STAR'S dally record ol price *
and conditions.
ItS Special Features include The Chaperon's column , in which
are answered questions pertaining to beauty aids and social customs and
affairs , a department for Inquirers on other subjects and a wide ranee
of miscellaneous articles throwing side lights upon the world's most in
teresting people and events these in addition to n vigorous editorial
pace , absolutely Independent politically , and a Sunday Issue that ii
full of live special matter and h jman interest.
13 Papers Each week for 10 cents
The Kansas City Star was the first and is still the only
newspaper to deliver n complete morning pnper , THE KAN
SAS CITY TIMES , to its subscribers without increase i in the
fiubseription price.
THE
ROSLYN
A new pattern
in Decorated Eng =
lish Dinnerwase.
See it.
Chas. M. Wilson
Indigestion
Stomach trouble la but n symptom of. and not
In UseU n true disease. Wo think of Dyspepsia ,
Heartburn , and Indigestion as real diseases , yet
they are symptoms only ol u certain specific
Nerve sickness nothing else ,
It was this fact that first correctly led Dr. Sheep
In the creation of that now very popular Stomach
Ilemedy Dr. Snoop's Restorative. Coins : direct
to tha stomach nerves , alone brouttht that success
and favor to Dr. Sheep and his Kcstoratlvo. With ,
out that original and highly vitalprincipleno
such lasting accomplishments wera over to bo had.
For stomach distress , bloating , biliousness , tad
breath and callow complexion , try Dr. Shoop's
llestoratlve Tablets or Liquid and ; o for your ,
self what It can nnd will do. Wo fell and cheerfully -
fully recommend
Dr. SHoop's
Restorative
( ALL DEALERS )
For Backache ,
Rheumatism
Pineules
neysaniBladder and the Kid-
Olllce over KBIT'S Pharmacy
Olliro Phone 200 Residence Phone 271
Dr. M. L. Wilson
Physicia.n and Surgeon
W. ,
Calls promptly attended day.or
night. Office over State Hank ,
Falls City , Nebraska.
Office 'Phone House 'Phon :
329 330
Nervous
Worn-Out
T . . * . - . . * n * * # % ' 4-K o f r > rrM4-f\f
J.1 V OH H4 O * * * * * -J WWAAVA * * * *
yonr nerve force is weak the
power is giving out , the or
gans of your body have
"slowed up , " and do their work
imperfectly. This failure to
do the work required , clogs
the system and brings distress
and disease. When the nerves
arc weak the heart is unable
to force the life-giving blood
.through your veins ; the stomach
ach fails to digest food ; the
kidneys lack power to filter
impurities from the blood , and
the poisonous waste remains in
the system to breed disease.
Nerve energy must be restored.
Dr. Miles' Nervine will do it ,
because it strengthens the
nerves ; it is a nerve medicine
and tonic , that rebuilds the
entire nervous system.
"Several years ago I was'all broken
down. I was nervous , worn-out , could
not sleep , nnd was In constant pain.
I doctored for months , anil finally the
doctor said lie could do nothing ( or
me. I bepran ttiUlnff Dr. Miles'
Nervine , and used altogether eight
bottlca , and I became strong and
healthy , and now wclRh 170 pounds. "
II. C. CUNNINGHAM.
108 Ellsworth Ave. . Allegheny , Pa.
Or. Miles' Nervine Is sold by your
druan'st ' , who will Guarantee that the
first bottle will benefit. If It falls , he f
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co. , Elkhart , Ind