THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE , FRIDAY , MAY 29 , 1908.
THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE
Kntercd as necoiid-clnMt matter at
Palls City , N'cbrnaka , post office , Jami-
iiry 12 , 1 KM , under the Act of Congress
on Mnrclt 3 , 1879.
Published every I'rlduy at KalU City ,
NrTinixka , by
The Tribune Publltliinil Compivny
E. F. Slmrli , Mnit/fcr
One year S1.60
Six montlm " 6
Three months 40
TELEPHONE 226.
Wliat lias become of The Bryan
Volunteers ? All that is required
is , the price only ten dollars per
liend.
If some of these million dollar
rains could be bottled up and used
when most needed , their value
would be much greater.
The Nemaha and the Muddy
rivers have been attracting more
than their share of attention of
late. The ditch man and the
tit en ni shovel should be more
prominent and prevent .some of
this Nemaha and Muddy notor
iety.
What comment have you to
make on the dog nuisance ? It
beetna that the number of dogs in
this town should be reduced to
the number permitted by the stat
ute and city ordinance. They arc
certainly a nuisance when they
are permitted to run at large and
to congregate in numbers upon
the streets and sidewalks.
Mae Wood failed in her attempt
to hold up Senator Platt for a
large portion of his wealth. The
supreme judge lost confidence in
her story and concluded a trial of
Mae for perjury was the proper
ttep. There is a vast difference
between procuring $25)000 in a
divorce suit and getting nothing
except an opportunity to look out
from behind prison bars.
We notice that $50,000.00 worth
of bonds of Drainage District No.
I'of this county , are offered for
sale. It is to be hoped that a
ready sale will be found for them
as many people are anxious to see
the effect which straightening the
channel may have in preventing
overllows of the Nemaha. If the
plan proves to be a success , many
thousands of acres of land which
is now comparatively worthless ,
will be transformed into a garden
spot.
Good Reading For Democrats.
Fairness in politics is a virtue
to be commended. It is often
thought that the views of polit
ical opponents arc so colored by
parly feeling that they are very
often unfair. For the benefit of
those who take the views of Re
publicans concerning Mr. LJryan
as too partisan , we quote the fol
lowing from Mr. Bryan's running
mate for the presidency in 18 % .
Mr Watson wont down to defeat
with Mr. Hryan in 18 % . The
views expressed by him are from
a friend of Mr. Hryan's and from
one who will not be classified as
a Republican.
In the Jeffcrsoniau MagaJcine ,
Mr. 'Pom Watson snys :
"Now , as to Mr Hryan what
has he said or done that was so
extraordinary ?
Th : only thing that he ever
said , in all of his oceans of talk ,
that people remember was a quo
tation. The ' 'crown of thorns'
sentence was borrowed , without
credit , from some one else.
In all his voluminous writings
where did you find theexpressiot
or the thought thai will live ? Hi :
"letters" from foreign countries
syndicated by the newspapers
were in many instances not mucl
more than transcripts from guidi
books.
Let any man who would size \ \ \
Mr. Bryan as a thinker , states
man , and leader study his book
"The First Battle. "
In 1904 he did the very thing
which in that book he most hotl ;
denounced ; and he utterly faile
to iollow the patriotic cours
which he marked out for himsel
in the book. Between his preseu
position and platform and tha
proclaimed io "The First Battle
A Willing Worker
MONEY is always ready to earn you more
money when given the opportunity.
We Furnish The Opportunity
IF YOU HAVE a few dollars of idle money
about you , you haxl better ask us about
the plan.
Polls City State Bonk
Capital and Surplus , $70,000.00
the difference is radical , irrecon-
ciliable.
The Bryan of 1896 was a bold ,
brilliant , enthusiaslic tribune ol
the pcoplc-a Rieimc in eloquence ,
courage , and devotion lo lofty
ideal. In that year I could stifle
my own feeling of humiliation ,
subordinating self-interest to pa
triotism , and stump Nebraska for
Bryan , successfully , adding to
the glory of Bryan , adding noth
ing to the credit given Watson.
But the Bryan of l'J04 , it was
impossible to defend , follow , or
admire. The tribune weakened
into the party hack. The patri
otic reformer shrank into the cal
culating politician. "Party reg
ularity" had to be maintained ,
for Bryan's own future interest.
PopularitVi eloquence , magnetic
presence , personal influence , all
had lo be given lo a cause which
Bryan himself had said was un-
worlhy ; and thus God-given tal
ents and a glorious opportunity
were misused in order that per
sonal ambition should keep its
feet in the beaten road of political
promotion.
The lime may come when some
dauntless and consecrated leader
of the people will have to wear a
crown ot thorns but it will not
be W. J. Bryan. The time may
come when a heart-broken fol
lowing may look through the
mist of weeping eyes and see their
beloved champion nailed to the
cross , but the viclim will not be
the orator of Nebraska.
Taft Ahead of Bryan.
For some time there has been
; i growing sentiment in both of
the lending parties in favor of
the passage of a bill by congress
requiring publication of cam
paign contributions.
The positions o f Secretary
Taft ami Bryan and the influence
thus far exerted by each of them
in favor of the passage of such
a law , illustrates the quiet way
of the secretary in doing things ,
and of the demagogue on flic
other hand , who always pro
claims with brussen trumpet his
own action.
On May 20 , ho sent the follow
ing telegram to Mr. Taft :
"I beg to suggest that as load
ing candidates in our respective
parties , we join in asking con
gress to pass a bill requiring
publication of campaign contri
butions prior to election. If
you think best we can ask other
candidates to unite with us in
the request.
WILUAM .1. BUY AN. "
Upon the receipt of the tele
gram the secretary 1 o o k e d
through his files and wired Mr.
Bryan a copy of a letter , which
lie wrote Senator Burrows on
April 80 , which is as follows :
"My Dear Mr. Burrows : I sin
cerely believe that it would
greatly tend to the absence of
corruption in politics if the ex
penditures for nomination and
election of all candidates and all
contributions received and ex
penditures made by political 1
h committees could be made pub
Ic lic both in respect to state and
national politics. For that rea
IP son I am strongly in favor ol
s- the passage of the bill which is
Itf now pending in the senate anil
house bringing about this resull
so far as national politics an
ly concerned. I mark this lettei
id personal because I am anxious
ide
e to avoid assuming an attitude ii
the campaign which it is quit <
ut possible I shall never have tin
at right to assume , but so far a .s :
my personal influence is con L
cerned I am anxious to give it
for the passage of the bill.
Very sincerely yours ,
WILMAM II. TAFT. "
Mr. Taft further indicated that
he favored such a bill and had
so declared publicly.
This little incident illustrates
the character of the two men.
One does his work quietly and
without display. The o t h e r ,
acting the part of a genuine
demagogue , undertakes to pro
claim from the house tops that
he favors so and so.
So far the secretary is in the
lead.
Awakening- Interest in Road
Dragging.
I have been dragging the road
along my farm to the extenl of
one and one-fourlh miles for five
years , with the result that it never
becomes so bad that a fairly good
team could not haul a ton load
over it.
Of this road only one-half mile
was between my gate and my
market town , seven miles away.
I seldom travel in any other direc
tion , and when I leave my road I
am in the mud the other six and
one-half miles. Discouraging ,
isn't'il ? After waiting five years
for the "force of my example" to
induce the other fellows to drag ,
and finding it didn't induce , I set
my "gray matter" to work and
eyolved another scheme. I reas
oned that the farmer's interest
was almost wholly in the-f road
between his gate and his market ,
and that he cared very little for
what was beyond him ; that if I
could get him to keep his road in
the same way , and that the place
to begin my work was at the cor
poration line of our market town
I also reasoned that the farmer
close to markel did not need the
road as much as we who are far
ther outi and because of converg
ing travel it would cost him more
to keep it in good condition ,
took a day off last week to test
my theory. I began as indicated
with the tanner next to town ,
uid was prepared to pay for a
: ) art or all of the work for the
first two milesi intending lo "pass
Ihe hat' ' for funds. Fortunately ,
my first man was a road dragger
liimself , but had become discour
aged. When I explained my plan
he said : "You can count on me
for my part , and a little more. '
The next three being progressive
and liberal men , were easily in
duced. This took me out two
miles and assured success. When
I approached a farmer with the
statement thai 1 had arranged lo
have Ihe road dragged all the
way from town lo his line if he
would only do bis part , like Crock
ettVcoon , "he had lo comedown. '
As a resull , I induced thirty-five
farmers to sign a written agree
ment that they would drag thread
road along Ihcir farms as man )
as ten limes during the next yea
if necessary , and that they would
keep Ihe ditches and culverts
open. This means the continuous
dragging of fifteen miles without
a break. The work was much
easier to accomplish than I ex-
- oectcd. All were alive to the
-1
advantage of a concerted move-
tnant and only lacked a leader
! and organization. The usual
t comment was , "Good ! Why didn't
e you think of that before ? "
As to how many will act in
good faith time alone will show ,
but they are all if anything above
e the average citizen and they all
signed the agreement. Besides ,
| all the county papers will publish
* the agreement with their names ,
Cleveland's Department Store
CIALS !
Friday and Saturday
OWING to the bad condition of the roads , which made
it impossible for all our customers to take advan
tage of the bargains offered last week we will offer
the same specials Friday and Saturday , We have
stocked up on all sizes and will have plenty for all ,
These are all good values and you will be delighted with
the showing : : : : : :
WHITE WAISTS 98c
You will recognize these waists as $1.50
and $2.00 values. Who could offer you
values the equal of this ? Seeing is ap
preciating the values. Friday QO
and Saturday , waists at xOC
DUCK SKIRTS $1.25
The $2.00 quality for $1.25. This was a
good buy for us , and if you attend this
sale you will appreciate the bargain and
the saving. Friday and A |
Saturday , skirts at V *
The $1.8s quality at 98c.
Bargains at this store every day in the week. *
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY , SPECIAL SALE DAYS
We carry a complete line in each department.
Yours for Satisfaction
F. W. CLEVELAND < & SON
Falls City , Nebraska
Farm Implements.
We are Headquarters for the famous St. Joe and Racine
Sattiey Farm Implements of all kinds.
ALSO THE
Light Rvmning Miller Wagons , Kemp's '
20th Century Manure Spreaders ,
and a full and complete line of Carriages and Buggies on
hand at all times. Prices cheapest in the county.
Call and see us and save money.
GASOLENE ENGINES
tff ,
GASOLINE'S OIL
.ENGINES .
are so simple that a child can run them and
1 cost less to maintnin than any other engine
on the market. With a Lniisou "Frost V
King" for poner
2 cents will pump 2.000 gallons cf water.
50-foot lift.
Can you do it for that now ) The Loiison "Frost King" runs with the same
- - easy glide in both and winter
- - summer it cannot freeze. It is
made from 2 } to 20 H. P. Ask for full particulars and prices.
McCumber & Glaze
Preston , Nebr.
which will have effect. As one of
then , said : "I don't like to agree
to do any certain amount because
if I do and then don't do it , the
boys will laugh at me. " Some
have already begun , and others
have not yet had time to prepare
drags. On the whole I confident
ly expect to see results and be
well repaid for my w.ork Wal
lace's Farmer.
The subject for the Sunday
morning sermon at the Methodist
Kpiscopal church will be , "Some
Phases of Old Time Religion. "
In the evening , "Some Contra
dictions : A strong , weak man a
Dr. Jckylland Mr. Hyde. "
Miss Rue Gates returned Tuet-
day from Greenfield , Mo- , where
she has been for the past three
months in a millinery establish
ment.
Ladies Tailored Skirts
You never saw a nicer line of skirts any
where for the money. These skirts were
made to sell for $5.50 to $7.00. We're
going to sell them Friday &A Oft
and Saturday at V O
Mohair Skirts
The $7.50 quality at $4.85
The $3.50 quality at $2.sO
While attending this Sale be sure to
examine our line of
SMITH'S AXMINSTER RUGS.
Mrs. Sallie Pollard of Ilumboldt
spent the week in this citv , the
truest of Uncle Jesse Crook and
wife.
Special saloon Saner Kraut at
15c and Chocolate Nut and Cream
fudge at lOc a pound at the Can
dy Kitchen , Saturday , May 30.
Just Arrived.
New Tan Oxfords for every
body. II. M. J NXK.
2t
Baptist Church.
Evangelist C. 13. Ilillis will
preach his farewell sermon in the
Baptist church nest Sunday even
ing. This will conclude one
month of special , Evangelistic
meetings and the church has
called Rev. Geo. F. Reichel of
Liberty , Mo. , as a regular pastor
to begin Sunday , June 7th.
Henns Bros , are paying 20c. for
butter fat.
Dr. Geo. W. Reneker. Gradu
ate Optician. Eyes tested , frames
fitted. tf
Binder twine at Werner , Mosr
man & Co. for S and 10 cents per
pound.
Mr. and Mrs. John Riley of
Glenelder , Kas. , are in the city
visiting at the home of Clem Fire-
baugh and other relatives.
Joe Holmes of Hiawatha , who
has been quite ill at the City
hotel returned to his home Tues-
jday accompanied bv his wife and
' children.
At the regular meeting of the
Highlander lodge next Tuesday
evening there will be initiatory
work followed by refreshments
I and a general good time. All
I members are especially urged to
be present , as there is business of
(
importance to transact.
Private Money.
Private money to loan on Real
Estate. Mortgages bought and
sold. Call at First Nntional
Bank. 3-tf A. J. WKAVKR
W.O.W. Memorial.
The W. O. W. and Circle will
hold their memorial services at
the Christian church the first
Sunday in June. Rev. Dunkle-
berger will preach the sermon.
Attention A. 0. U. W.
Our memorial day will be Sun
day , June 14th. Arrangements
are not fully made , but will give
full particulars in next week's
paper. O. P. H CK ,
Master Workman.
Auxiliary Meeting.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the
Steele Cemetery association will
meet with Mrs. J. W. Holt at 2:30 :
Monday afternoon , June 1st. All
who are interested in keeping up
these meetings are earnestly re
quested to be present ,
MKS , F. C , MORRIS ,
Secretary.