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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 14. 1908. It's Your Own Fault n , _ m _ ammm _ * j j n If you don't get your \ \ I money's worth. Come | to my Shop and buy II your Mens and Boys j ! I Shoes. ROBERT F. T. PREUSSE Rlchnrdson County llnnk UtilUlrtK * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * III I I I I I I I It I I I I 1 1 + : ' D. S. flcCarthy ERAY AND TRANSFER. Prompt attention given to the removal of house hold goods. PHONE NO. 211 mi i n i in 111 n mi i : C. H. flARION AUCTIONEER. Sales conducted in scientific and busi nesslike manner C. H. MARION Falls City , Nebraska Per flood Salc.i , OooJ Service , ! * Return * Ship Your Stuck to Qeo. R. Barse | LIVB STOCK COMMISSION CO. . Write IM for Mnrkct Reports Knnsu.i City , Mo , , WE SELL CATTLE AND HOGS Practice in Various Courts. Collections Attended To. Notary Public. PAI S CITY R. IP. RG13RRTS IDEINTIST Ollleo over Kerr's Phnnnncy Ollleo Phone 200 Residence Phone 271 W. S. 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WANNER THR BOWELS AN MOVE WORK OFF A COL WITH THE OR1G1WA BBS'S LAXATIVE COUGH SYRUP "COUGH BEST FOR A Result of Chicago Tribune Second Presidential Ballot TAFT RECEIVES MAJORITY VOTE Secretary of War Chosen on 55 Her Cent of the Total Ballot In "The Tribune's" Test GAINS IN 5 MONTH WAIT Final Withdraw ! or Roosevelt Push- cs Hls Opponent Nearer the Presidential Chair II straw ballots nominated , the secretary of war would be busy tonight preparing his speech of acceptance to be read to the notification committee. Out of 5,792 ballots for first choice received by The Chicago Tribune Mr. Taft's name ap pears on no less than 8,104. This is 55 per cent of the whole , or H clear majority over all the other candidates. His nearest active competitor is Gov. Hughes , who has only 12 per cent of the total , and figures run clown from that to a vote too small to measure in compar ison with the grand total. The lead of the secretary of war is overwhelming. If these ballots , sent to The Tribune without a suspicion of influence , are any indication of the result at Chicago next June , Mr. Taft will be nominated by the Re publicans for the presidency , not only on the first ballot , but practically without serious op position. Test Accurate As Possible. It is not my purpose at the present time to contend that this ballot is an accurate fore cast of political conditions in the Republican party. No fore. cast Is absolutely certain , but this one conducted by The Trib une is about as reliable as any thing that could possibly be imagined. All the safeguards of the Australian ballot were thrown around it. The return ing board was absolutely un biased , The yoters were not solicited , intimidated or cajoled. They were not even obliged to send in a ballot at all. The result simply speaks for itself. It shows that , among the active workers reached by The Tribune , Mr. Taft had more friends for first choice than all the other candidates put to gether , including more thiin 700 who persisted in recording themselves for Roosevelt , in spite of his recent letter of de clination. Moreover , the secretary of war has 1.217 out of 4,881 votes for second choice , or 27 per cent. Then he is mentioned 525 times as third choice , or 10 per cent of the total. These second and third choices are first of all from the Roosevelt section , and then they spread over the ballots by those who have other candidates for first choice. Five Months'Gan. ! 652. Whatever may be thought as to the value of such forecasts on the action of the national con. volition , there can be no doubl as to the accuracy of the com parison between August ant January. The ballots , as J have said , were sent to tin same men. Five hundred tnon responded in January than it August , but otherwise it mai be assumed with entire safety that the voting was done by tin same persons in the two inst ances. Taft jumped from 2,51 : in August , 1907 , to 8,104 in Jan uary , 1908. This is a gain o Go2 votes. The increase in th total of the two ballots was 50C Tims it will be seen that th secretary of war gained a 1-6 much as the total increase an ninety-two votes besides. Taking the results on a pei centage basis , it will be foun that Secretary Taft had in th August vote 4R per cent of th total. In January he has jump ed to 55 per cent of the whole , lie has bridged the great differ , ence , so far as this test goes , which exists between a man who has a little less than a majority and the man who has a comfortable margin ovej * half of the total vote. The "differ ence is one which is appreciated by every practical politician. No one pretends that this forecast , accurate though it be in itself , represents either the general public opinion or the probable notion of the delegates at Chicago. The voting was clone by active political work ers , however , and it is fair to assume tlmt these men are in a position to estimate the public sentiment correctly. Practical Workers Give Views. The ballot was intentionally kept free from the general pub lic , because every one knows that such indiscriminate tests are practically valueless. No ballots were sent to labor unions , or boards of trade , or stock ex changes , or any similar classes of people. The ballots received do not pretend to reflect public opinion except in representative fashion. The people who have sent in their votes , however , may unquestionably assume to represent the party , and to that extent it may be said that in August Secretary Taft was just short of the nomination , but that in the succeeding five months he has gained enough to give him the nomination on the first ballot. The difference between these two tilings every practical pol itician understands. So long as Tatt had even such a pro portion as18 per cent of the total there was a possibility of successful combination against him. On'the other hand , if he exceeds half of the vote by the minutest fraction his nominat ion on the first ballot is assured , assuming that the delegates think as voters in the test ballot do. When the Taft boom was first inaugurated , and particularly when it was being pushed most vigorously early in the fall , his managers found that a great many persons who were other wise for Taft were solid in the belief that President Roosevelt could be forced to accept the renomination , and that he would be triumphantly elected. Gainer By Roosevelt Withdrawal It was the Taft managers more than any one else who wanted an expression of opinion from the president , so they could get out in the open and do the work. Thentoward thebegining of the new year , the president gave out a new statement declaring himself against a third term in principle , and reiterating his positive decision not to seek or accept the reuomination. The influence of this is reflect ed in the test vote in the Taft column. Between August and January Hughes has been prac. tically stationary so far as these voters are concerned. The re sult show a fractional decline , but approximately he has stood : still. So , too , has Roosevelt. The enthusiasts have voted for him for first choice in about the same proportion in both tests. On a percentage basis LaFollete , Cannon and Knox have not changed their relative position in the five months which have elapsed between the first and second tests , and Fairbanks has 1- lost half of his relative follow , f ing. Taft alone shows a heavy ie gain , and this is the significance 0. of the two tests. 0.ie ie According to figures presented is Taft is mentioned 1,107 timcsfot id second choice , or 27 per cent of the total. A personal examina. rid - tion of the-ballot shows that j id good many of these second ie choices come from voters whc ie record themselves for Rooseveli for first choice. If the president could be finally eliminated , it seems likely these would be add ed to the Taft column for first choice. Judging from a running examination of the ballot them selves , Taft would get 500 of them. About 150 would go to Hughes , and the rest would be scattered. Want Taft-Hughcs Ticket If this be true the result is to define Taft's leadership still more certainly , while at the same time it accentutes Hughes as second choice. The New York governor now has 41 per cent of the second choice total. With the Roosevelt ballots readjust , ed he probably would have over half of all the second choices. This would produce a result by which Taft would be indicated overwhelming for first choice and Hughes also overwhelming ly for second choice. The inevitable inference would be the result of embodying Taft any Hughes on one ticket , and this is clearly what was in the minds of a great many voters in this test , as I have verified by personal inspection of the bal lots now in my possession. Everywhere except in the favorite son states the Taft lead is pronounced. He alone of any of the candidates has succeeded in getting a larger vote outside his state than in it. There is a nationalism in the votes for Taft and Hughes which is not fully expressed in the case of other candidates whose repre sentation is invariably small except - cept in their own state. Minnesota Leads the Column Taking the head of the Taft column out of a total of 3,104 it is found that the first ten are re corded as follows : Minnesota , 200 ; Michigan , 197 ; Ohio. 179 ; California , 118Washington ; , 107 ; Missouri , 100 ; Wisconsin , 99 ; Massachusetts , 99 ; Iowa , 93and ; New Hampshire , 92. From this it will be seen that the Taft strength is not at all in the south , where the administration controls the political organization - tion , but is mostly rampant in the strongly republican states of the north. There is another feature in the Taft movement as recorded in the test ballot which will be a source of deligh t to his friends. That is the facility vyith which he has gained votes m the states which have favorite sons. In each case he follows the local candidate sharply and has strength which no other candi date develops away from home. For instance , New York gives Hughes 171 , Taft 58 , Roosevelt 19 , Cnnnon G , Fairbanks 8 , For- aker 5 , Root 2 and LaFollette and Cortelyou none. Pennsyl vania gives Kuox 209 , Taft 83 , Roosevelt 37 , Hughes 23Cannon 2 , LaFollette 2 , Foraker 3 , Root 2 and Fairbanks , Cortelyou and Cummins blanks. Result In Illinois In Illinois Uncle Joe Cannon gets 125 votes , Taft 85 , Roosevelt velt 45 , Hughes 23 , LaFollette 9 , Kuox 1 , Fairbanks 2 , Root and Cortelyou each 1 , Foraker and Cummins , none. The same story is told in Indiana. There the vice president is credited with 108 votes , but Taft gets 30 , Roosevelt velt 4 , Hughes 2 , Cannon 1 , For aker 2and the rest nothing at all. In Wisconsin things are still more significant , there being 144 votes for LaFollette , 99 for Taft , 21 for Hughes , 13 for Roosevelt , 6 for Cannon , and none for any one else. Just to show the situation in the south a few aampie states are- selected from that section. North Carolina gives Taft 67 , Hughes- 8 , Roosevelt 9 , LaFollette 1 , Can non 4j Fairbanks and Foraker 1 each and the others blank. In Alabama the figures are Taft 40 , Hughes 6. Roosevelt 8Cannon 4 , Fairbanks 3 , Foraker 2 , LaFoll ette , Knox , Root , Cortelyou and Cummins each blank. As sample of the northwest the combined vote of North and South Dakota may be taken. These two states are given to gether , Taft 228 , Hughes 19 , Roosevelt 128 , LaFollette 48 , Cannon 5 , Knox 1 , Fairbanks 2 , Foraker 1 , Root 4 , Cortelyou and Cummins blank. Most interest at the outset of the convention will center in the attitude of New England for ob vious reasons. It may be interesting - esting to note that Vermont gives- Taft 90 , Hughes 6SRooscvelt 22 , Foraker 1 , Cortelyou laml others nothing. In Massachusetts the vote was Taft 99 , Hughes 32 , Roosevelt 16 , Cannon , Knox and. Fairbanks one each , Foraker 3 , j Root 1 , and others blank. From > | The Chicago Tribune , Feb. 1 ' 08. INotice I have my flour and feed , wood and coal business and residence for sale. 2-tf O. P. HI-CK , Engineering. Land , mine and drainage sur veys , estimates , reports by West ern Engineering Co. , mapping , draughting , designs of steel , masonrv and re-enforced concrete , blue , brown and black printing , Drawings of patent models made. 36. U. S. Nat'l. Bank Building , Omaha , Neb. 2 4t. Are You Looking for a Good We have such a proposition in the shallow water district of the Panhandle of Texas where ilfalfa , grain , fruit and stock are grown and raised successfully. 'To the homeseeker who wants to make a change for the betterment of his condition , we , vould respectfully invite a careful perusal of this circular. This country is located in the heart ) f the shallow-water district of the Panhandle , which is now offering- unparalleled inducements o the liomcbuilders , and is attracting1 more attention thanliny country in Texas. The county seat is the liveliest litttle city in the southwest and is growing- faster than any own in the Panhandle. It has three banks , fine schools and churches ; all kinds of mercantile business is represented , carrying- large stocks ; a large flouring- mill , cotton gin , ice plant , cement stone plant , bottling works , etc. The soil is a rich chocolate loam , easily worked , and does not bake ; it is from three to ten eet deep ; no gumbo or hard pan ; a fine sub-soil , nearly level , but with sufficient drainage ( not enough to wash ) , and exceedingly productive. It is especially adapted to the growth of cereals ind is the best truck-farming section in the state. The average rainfall is about 2-1 inches , coming mostly in the crop season , A crop failure las never been known in this country , according to the oldest settlers , and the water supply is nexhaustable pure , cool and clear , it is obtained from 15 to GO feet. M.any homes have fish , ) ends , supplied from the wells. This country has an altitude of 8,000 feet above sea level , giving it a delightful climate , free rom malaria and the excessive heat of summer. It is far enough south to escape the rigors of vinter , and the cool nights and high altitude make it a paradise for those afllicted with lung or catarrhal troubles. The statistics show the death rate to be lower than any other part 'of the United States. Wheat is a great success , making as high as10 bushels to the acre. Alfalfa makes three to : ive crops and yields from 1 to H tons to the acre per cutting. Corn runs from 20 to GO bushels , according to the kind of farming. Oats , rye , barley , maize , kaflir corn and sorghum make heavy yields. Cotton makes from one-half to one bale to the acre , and no ball weavil or green bugs to bother it. There is no new country that can excel this for all kinds of fruit. The big red apple , peaches , plums , and all kinds of berries common to the temperate zone do well and worms in : ipples are unknown in this locality. Vegetables of all kinds , vine and root plants grow luxuriously. This is also an ideal stock country , offering unparalleled inducements in this line. We lave the very best of native grasses in abundance for pasturage and raise sufficient alfalfa and corn to finish feeding for market. Hogs do exceptionally well here are entirely free from chol era and other diseases , which make this business so uncertain in other localities. Schools dot this country at proper intervals and our schools average better than in most sections of the Panhandle , on account of a good class of settlers. Local option prevails and { rambling and saloons are not allowed. Telephone lines connect our towns and many of the people have 'phones in the country. This part of Texas is attracting the attention of homeseekers more than any part of our country at the present time , and the people are hunting the best localities. The level shallow- water sections are the best. These are being settled up faster than any other , and the land is ad vancing more rapidly than any other. We have some of this land at a very reasonable price , selling at from $10 to10 an acre , owing to location and improvements. The people from the eastern states are settling rapidly and making homes on it. We have inspected this country personally and do not hesitate to recommend it to our friends , and respectfully ask you to go with us on the first and third Tuesdays of each month and see for yourself , that we may verify these statements and show you what in our judgment is the best proposition offered for the price. The price is increasing quite rapidly and the prices we have will not remain long , so we would urge you to act at once. Come in and talk it over with us and we will convince you of the merits of this proposition. Very reasonable terms can be made. We refund all railroad fares of purchasers. ' Call on or write to Real Estate and Exchange Brokers Office Opposite Post Office , Up Stairs FclllS City , Neb.