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    THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE
Entered as second-class matter at j
VailsCIty. Nebraska, post oflice, Janu
ary ’.2. 1U04, under the Act of Congress
March 3, 187'*.
Published every Friday at Falls City.
Nebraska, by
The Tribune Publishing Company
E F SMARTS, ManaRer
»>nc year.1
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TELEPHONE 226.
s-t six weeks more of the
ilfi year left. Are you ready to
turn over a new leaf?
Have you paid your personal
fax Alter December 1st it
will draw ten per cent insterest
if not paid.
Il now appears that Uncle Joe
Cannon favors a revision of the
tariff. Who said doe Cannon
vas a stand patter?
It now appears that the talk
of an extra session of the legis
lature has died a natural death.
It will be only about six weeks
until the new legislature will
convene. Let them pass such
aws as they see the public
iceds require,
Anyone who has observed tbe
immense amount ol cider made
jy tbe local vinegar plant is
mpressed with the great saving
t has made to the community.
Thousands upon thousands of
smsbels of apples would have
jone to waste but for it.
Tbe“crown of thorns”appears
to have pierced the noble brow
of tbe demo-pop family in the
weed patch, to such a depth
that they have forgotton their
loyalty to Mr. Bryan and do not
display the banner: “For Presi
dent in lb 12, W. J. Bryan.” """"""
It has been suggested that the
rityiustall an electric light on
the summit of our mew stand
pine. We endorse the idea. It
would be seen for miles around
an dark nights and would be a
beacon to many a traveler. Put
It up by all means. Put it up.
With the light and water
plant nearing completion, the
most strenuous labors of our
mayor and city council are near
ng an end. They deserve the
thanliof the city for the time
and attention which they have
fiven to the supervision of this
work,
the people of Falls City fail
to read all the news, it will not
be because there are not enough
publications in town, for there
are four weekly papers. It will
fit her be because they I ail to
report it. or he.-ause tbe report
f failed to hear it. Send in the
news.
- » I V estimated that the
> i •rn i .) ■-ed in Nebraska
■ 1 >• < • <i' ilie crop of
J‘>' • \\ n i»»• in mine counties j
ilu- cr.i,i i-. ipliier tban last
rear- c.op, in many others it is
rer\ much heavier. Nebraska]
tanks as'fourth as a Corn state
Shis year. Stand up for Ne
tras > a.
Statistics show that from the
i'-.st of the year to Nov. 14, the
number of imigrants who came
to this country was 34'.),655,
*hile the number of emigrants
cere 601,288. In other words
ve lost 261,633 more aliens than
ve gained. Last year we gain
id 850,637 more aliens, than we
.ost. These tigures are a silent
comment on the effect of the
panic in the east, which prob
ably, in addition to the on com
ing presidential election, and
ansettled business conditions.
Since election the number of
itten imigrants have exceeded
its number of emigrants.
THE: SCAVENGER TAX LAW
While the present Scavanger
Tax Law has many commenda
ble features: yet it can be im
proved. It has cleared up many
aracts of land, .especially town
tots which have not paid their
ynst share of the taxes for many
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Bank for
Women
Many ol the ladie* of Falls^City
ami community do not know that
the
Falls City
State Bank
desires their Bank Account. Many
of them do and are making use of
our Vault and Burglar Proof Safe
for their Savings.
Ladies, this hank solicit-* your
business and will assist you to be
come money SAVERS by loaning you
free a beautiful little Su\ings Bank,
juft the thing for your purse or
hand bag.
C'all at the bank and wc will tell
you all about it. The safe is a
handsome and useful little device
and you will be delighted with it.
THE
Falls City State
Bank
years. Many lots were permit
ted to become delinquet and to
remain delinquent f o r years.
The one especial feature we now’
have in mind is the defect which
permits a property owner to al
low the taxes to remain delin
quent from year to year, and
then when sold bid it in at only
a fraction of the amount ot the
tax due.
It should be so amended that
when a property owner seeks to
purchase his own property at a
scavenger sale, he must pay the
full amount of tax due. Other
wise many are encouraged to
permit their taxes to become de
linquent and then buy it in at
the sale for 5 or 10c on the
dollar.
All good citizens pay their
just share of the public burden,
or taxes.
J. C. Ayers, of Verdon, was in
the city Wednesday.
A Special Pullman Car
Will he set in on the side track
Monday night for the benefit of all
parties who will make the trip to
Handall county, Texas next Tues
day. Dee. 1 at 15:40 a. in. See
Whitaker Bros, for the lowest
round trip rate ever offered in
cluding free Pullman ear service
and berths.
Raw Lungs
When the lung* are gore and in
flamed, the germ* of pneumonia and
consumption tind lodgment and multi
ply-. t'oley's Honey and Tar kills the
cold germs, cures .the most obstinate
•racking cough, heals the lung*, and
prevents serious result*. The genuine
s in the yellow package. Kerr's
pan rmaey
Magnetic Healing
Miss Lizzie Heitland, a gradu
ate of the Weltmer School of
Magnetic Healing; at Nevada. Mo.
1 am prepared to treat diseases of
all kinds. Phone 27'). Located
at Mrs. Burris’ residence, south
of the convent. 44-5t
A BAPTIST ELDER
Restored to Health by Vinol
"I was run down and weak from In
digestion and general debility, also suf
fered from vertigo. I saw a cod liver
preparation called Vinol advertised and
decided to give it a trial, and the re
sults were most gratifying. After tak
ing two bottles 1 regained my
strength and am now feeling unusually
well." Henry Cunningham, Klder Bap
tist Church, Kingston, N. C.
Vinol Is not a patent medicine—but a
preparation composed of the medicinal
elements of cods’ livers, combined with
a tonic iron and wine. Vinol creates
a hearty appetite, tones up the organs
of digestion and makes rich, red blood.
In this natural manner, Vinol creates
strength for the run-down, over
worked and debilitated, and for deli
cate children and old people. For
chronic coughs, colds and bronchitis
Vinol is unexcelled.
All such persons in this vicinity are
asked to try Vinol on our offer to re
fund their money If It fails to give sat
isfaction.
A. C. WANNER. Falls City. Neb
A »»,- arose o’et Bethlehem,rotif iwusni
to see f-\
The wondrous light flood hilly <*nd vaje so fullwf
mystery /'/ L l W. \ VV
The shepherds bowed that heads' in brayer^ the
wicked stoopol to pray ] ' > ‘ \„ \ J
Port grace and pity on their Souls/ nSr knew ^waa
* Chnatmas Day
A star arose o'er Bethlehem',//each*, rock and hill
and tree Ksf*•17 \ V, v[
Swam then in wave* of amAnysi aiwTar a* one
could see
The purple shades upotv^the ’fulls.', the\ gold of
leal and a tern- fa* \ [)'•')
Ail this they saw with wondering cy<ts. nor knew
"ITVT »'JVO 1,'if
A star arose o'er Bethlehetn. *7! ln$H and 'weak
and bound! A f' '^ • A | J; AA*
There u a promise^ in the wordg aisolflce in the
sound * , ‘ W’p < J i *'e \hJ
O turn thy face! towards ki^ah s>pliun'its lowly
manger see.
And know the tor o'er Bethlofcem Jsr now the
star for thee! ^
e1 „j**k-i* KUTH STERRY
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HIS CHRISTMAS SCHEME.
Deep Laid Plot That Resulted in a
Fine Dinner.
"Mrs Skinem." he timidly began as
the landlady of the boarding house
came to her door in answer to his
knock, "I —I called to see you just a
moment regarding the Christmas din
ner.”
‘Well," she asked with a scowl that
made him wish he was a thousand
miles away.
"You see," he went on, “we—we
were talking it over just now, and we
decided that it would be best not to
have turkey or plum pudding or Ice
cream on Christmas, as—"
"Stop right where you are, sir—
stop right where you are!" cut in the
landlady, angrily. “Who do you think
is running this boarding house, any
way?”
"Why, you, of course, ma'am.”
"Who provides the meals here at
great trouble and expense?”
"You do, my dear Mrs. Skinem.”
“Who sees that the people of this
house always get what's best for them
to eat?”
"You—you do, Mrs. Skinem."
"Am I a woman, do you think, who
Is capable of running a first-class
boarding house as one should be
run?" she demanded to know as she
looked him up and down in a way to
make his hair curl with fear.
"You—you certainly are,” he prompt
ly replied.
"Well, then," she said, "you may go
down and tell the other boarders that,
just as long as I am at the hea 1 of this
place and pay the, rent and buy the
provisions I propose to do as 1 see fit.
and I will take no orders, sir, regard
ing the meals."
And instead of the beef stew and
bread pudding that Mrs. Skinem had
planned for the Christmas dinner she
provided a 20-pound turkey and a
mammoth plum pudding and a gallon
of ice cream, and she went around
all day with a chip on her shoulder,
just wishing that some one would
make a complaint about it.
Hut there were no complaints.
There wete only chuckles and smiles
and whispers over the little game that
had been played so neatly on Mrs.
Skinem, and sometimes a shiver as
some of the more timid thought of
what would happetf if the husky land
lady ever learned of it.
LEGEND OF SANTA CLAUS.
Stockings Hung on Door of Mother
Abbess in French Convents.
There grew up n custom in Christian
countries of giving presents in secret
on the Vigil of St. Nicholas.
In Italy it was called the Zopasta,
which means in Spanish a shoe, be
cause the gifts were put into shoes to
surprise people when they should put
them on in the morning.
In many French convents the board
ers used to place each her silk stock
ing at the door of (lie room of the
Mother Abbess, recommending them
selves at the same time to St. Nicholas
And in Germany a boy dressed as a
bishop would go round in vestments
and mitre and 1111 the stockings hung
up.
This solemnity of the boy bishop
came to be kept here with much care
and ceremony on the feast of St.
Nicholas to commemorate his youth
and his patronage of children. In
Salisbury cathedral there is, or was,
a monument to one of these boy
bishops who died during hia term of
office. The same custom was observed
in Spain, and in Switzerland until the
end of the eighteenth century. At one
place in England, the convent of God
stowe, In Oxfordshire, public prayers
were said by a little girl dressed as an
abbess.
The custom, stopped here first by
Henry VIII. and afterward by Queen
Elizabeth, was in a different form
carried on by the Dutch In America
and became in the end the secularized
ceremony we still use here of Santa
Claus, a person dressed in Dutch or
German winter clothes of the sixteenth
century.
Suspicion, Not Surprise.
Mrs. Gramercy—She must have
been surprised when her husband
gave such an expensive present for
Christmas.
Mrs. Park—Not surprised, my dear,
but suspicious.
THE LOCAL LORE
Cro«vdt*d «»ff th«* regular Local J'agc.
Parties wanting tankage call
on Heck <fc Harlow.
Bert Whitaker was numbered
among the sick this week.
Miss Nell Weaver of Verdon
was shopping in this city Wed
nesday.
Anna Mason, one of our rural
school teachers was home for
Thanksgiving.
Charles Hargrave and family
ate turkey with relatives in
\Y ymore. Thanksgiving.
Mrs. John Putnam and little
son have returned from an eight
weeks visit in Louisville, Ky.
F«k Rknt- Nice furnished
rooms. Apply to Mrs. Hattie
Branum, first door south of Har
lan street schooi school. It
Gus Ruegge, who has been in
Hastings for several months,
came home Tuesday evening to
fill up on turkey with home folks.
Heck & Harlow have just re
ceived a car of oil meal also rock
salt. Parties wanting same in
500 or 1000 lb- lots please call on
them.
Mrs Anna Beachley of Beatrice
and her son Kugene, of Kansas
City, are in the city guests at the
home of the former’s sister, Mrs.
Norman Musselman.
Abe Moore of Ainsworth,Neb.,
made it possible for The Tribune
to eat turkey by sending us a
goood sized check to be applied
on his subscription,
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas, of Lin
coln, came down Wednesday even
ing to spend a few days with
relatives. Mrs. Thomas is known
to our people as Miss Daisy
Gantt.
Miss Maud Jones of Superior,
Neb., but who is employed as a
teacher in the Burchard schools
is spending her Thanksgiving
vacation in this city with John
Hutchings and sisters.
Rev. R. Cooper Bailey left
Monday for Nemaha county,
where he will spend a couple of
weeks in evangelistic work. He
was accompanied by Miss Corn
ford, who will lead the chorus.
We received word this week
that Mrs. Tom Me Lane of Kan
sas City, who has been quite ill
for some time is now a little bet
ter, which will be welcome news
to her many friends in this city.
It is sincerely hoped she will soon
be herself aerain.
The Tribune lias received a
postal from S. M. Philpot and
wife from Long Beach, Cal.,
where they are nicely located for
the winter. Their many friends
here will be pleased to learn that
they are enjoying the best of
Health and having a line time.
Miss Dorothea White, a State
University student came down
Wednesday evening for a short
visit with home folks. She was
accompanied by little Mary Har
man ami Miss Florence Allutn,
the latter stopping here for a day
on her wa^v to her home in Hia
watha.
Dr. J. A. Beattie will speak
Sunday morning and evening at
the Christian church. The theme
in the morning “The Co-opera
tion of God and Man’’ and in
the evening “The Eighteen
Things in the New Testament
by which we are said to be
saved.’’ All are invited. All
are glad to see the increase in at
tendance, and growth in the
Sundav school and the encourag
ing results from the life and
activity of the Y. P. S. C. E
D. M. Fansen of Chicago, who
purchased the drainage bonds has
had his attorneys, Oakley & Co.,
pass on the legal points and they
pronounced them most carefully
executed. As is always the case
there were a few slight errors
crept in which have now been ad
justed and ere many days the
drainage company will have re
sources to push their work as
rapidly as possible. They are
now unloading machinery and
material at Salem and intend to
work V°th wavs from that point.
Our people were greeted on
Wednesday morning by the class
flag of the seniors floating from
the flag staff of the court house,
planted there by members of the
class alter much difficulty. But
on Thursday morningevery mem
ber of the junior class were 1
“thankful'' as their colors were
the only ones floating. They
placed their flag on tiie staff at
the Richardson County bank.
Chas. Stanton of Omaha is in
the city on a cortfbined business
and pleasure trip, a guest at the
home of Geo. Abbott and wife.
lie is here tor the purpose ol
testing our new light plant, and
reports that so far everything
seems perfectly satisfactory.
The ladies of the Episcopal
church will conduct their food ex
change at the Electric theater
Saturday afternoon Remember
the change in place and supply
your Sunday wants in home
cooking
B. F. Wiser orders the address
of his Tribune changed from Sa
betha, Kas., to Phoenix, Ariz.,
where he goes to spend the win
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim’Withee
of Stella are rejoicing over the
arrival of a baby boy at their
home Wednesday.
Dennis McCarthy and Sheriff
Fenton were among the K. P’s
in Omaha this week.
Mrs. John Hossack went to
Stella yesterday to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Ephraim Withee.
Henry Zorn is one of the faith
ful who remembered The Trib
une during the week.
F. A. Hummel of Humboldt
sent us cash on subscription this
week.
R. E. Grinstead was down from
Salem Wednesday.
Hal Sowles and wife of St. Joe
were in the city yesterday.
Elizabeth Culp of St Joe is in
the city the guest of her sister,
Mrs G. L. Windle.
Special for Saturday Choc0'
late nut fudge. 10 cents per lb.
at the Candy Kitchen.
Mrs. Kichard Bochstein return
ed the first of the week to her
home at Falls City, havjng been
the guest a short time of her
friends Jos. Lepiek and wife
Fumboldt Standard.
Word lias been received in this
citv that Mrs. Earnest Vincent is
not improving as rapidly as wi>
hoped for, and is now in a hos
pital at Denver. This will be sad
news to her friends here.
Getting a fine
watch is not
necessarily a matter of
money, but of know
ing watch facts.
A Howard watch—the only
American watch that is always
made, finished, and adjusted as a
fine watch — can be had from
$35.00 to $150.00.
Every Howard is adjusted 11
its case, and price-ticketed at the
factory—and the price is never cut.
We are distributors for this dis
tinctive watch.
<^I HJH 11 II IP
R. B. SIMPSON
North Window of Kerr s Pharmacy
CUPPOSE you were cast up on an uninhabited tropical
*** shore with nothing but a penknife and a magnifying
glass? How would you go about getting a living? How
would you manage to defend yourself from the wild beasts
and the wilder elements ?
These are problems that Tom Blake and the beautiful
Miss Leslie and Winthrope had to solve. How they did
solve them is told in
INTO THE
PRIMITIVE
BY ROBERT AMES BENNET
The beginning was at Capetown, when Blake and Winthrope
boarded the steamer as fellow-passengers with Lady Bayrose and her
party—which included the beautiful Miss Leslie. Three days later
the ship went to pieces in a cyclone on a wild and isolated coast, and
these three—the American engineer, the Englishman, and the heiress
—were the only survivors. And when highly cultivated civilization was
brought face to face with the primitive, what law could prevail but
the survival of the fittest ? It is a story full of vigorous strength and
unusual charm.
It will be printed serially in these columns. The opening chapters
to appear in the near future. You will not want to miss it.