Nebraska Newspapers

    THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE
Entered a* second**'las* matter a"
Fail* City. Nebraska, post <>:* e. Jam,
lii y 12, 1‘* i, i:inter : ,.e Act f i turn »»
on March 3, is?'*.
Published ever. Km.,, a* Fall* t ity,
Nebraska, by
The Tribune Publishing Company
E r SMARTS Manager
One ye«r, 51 *
8ii month*
Three months
TELEPHONE 226.
Announcement.
1 hereby annonnie myself as a
car-uida*' for th< offlc* of sheriff,
subject to th« i .mo' of Rr ptibliian
voter* of Richardson county,
W. P. PURGES.
Itolllver, of Iowa, seems to b" the
bright and shining star of the senate
these days. Thorn are other stars,
bat Juit now they ar< obseur.d by
clouds—dark clouds
The generation of today in Falls
City certainly owe a debt of gratitude
to the forethought and worthy efforts
of those who planted shad«* trees In
the town a young day*. The leafy
shade so plentiful these June days
1* one of Falls City's main attrai
Lon*, and a source of keen enjoy
ment and pride
The Best Newspaper In America,
is the title of an article in the cur
rent number of The World * Work, by
Charles H. Grasty. The paper r* -
fered to is the Kansas City Star
There might is* a difference of opin
ion as to the Star being the lest
jarsr in America, but ail will agree
that if not the best in America, it
I* only outdistanced by an eyelash
The position taken and the argu
ment adduced, that the absence of
saloons in a town paralyze* the'busi
eess interests" of the town so situ
ated, would be more tenable if it
emanated from the "business Inter
ests.’’ There are som* mighty punk"
specimens of humanity that persist
la speaking for the "business inter,
fcst* "
It matters little how often in years
put and gone the Missouri Pacific
company may have flirted with our
beautiful little city, nor how fickle
she proved to be. Those scars and
heart aches have long since healed,
and today Falls City has a sntlie— a
winning smile- and a heart receptive
for her old flame and yearns to come
Into closer communion and dwell with
b< r in harmony and prosperity.
It is now positively asserted that
William Jennings Bryan is a eaudi
date for l ulled States Senator front
Nebraska We admit that state pride
for this statesman, when a candidate
for the presidency, gave him a most
astonishing vote But will Nebraska's
republican majority be willing to sac
rifice itself upon this altar and place
him In the senate? it is altogether
a different proposition. We hardly
think it possible.
The public In general might Infer,
from the frequency with which Ewing'
Herbert's auto comes to grief in our
county, that he was a "scorcher," or;
a 'speedereno.'or that the State of
Hlehardson tolerated bad roads; but
neither is the case. Mr Herbert Just
glides along on our smooth roads at
a dignified pace, and his two acci-1
dents were unavoidable. Even the
planets, once In a while, swerve from
their course and collide with and >
"bark the shins" of a sister planet
h’o far June lias been a glorious
month in Southeastern Nebraska
Gentle rains and soaking rains, in
iheir turn have fallen upon the a< n s
of the just and the unjust when need
ed, and now vegetation seems to be
working overtime to insure a boun
teous harvest this fall But the
season is young yet; from June till1
October Is a far < ry when the ele- i
merits, bugs, worms, and the fickle j
Nemaha are taken into consideration I
But we can hope that uli will be well
What an easy occupation people
have who find plenty of time to find
lault with every public move that is
mentioned. They never advance an
idea that would be of public benefit ti
the community in which they live
that would require time and Bober I
thought—but when any progressive
suggestion is made, they are ever
ready with their hammer. It is one
thing to be a natural leader of men
with the ability to accomplish things,
and altogether another to be a would,
he leader, with no ability but to
"knock.” The world today is look
ing for men who do tilings in their
community; with a good word for
every public improvement, whether
he mad*- the suggestion and was in
strumental in the first move or not. A
half-dozen such men will make a city
out of a hamlet.
It Is certainly a beautlfnl and most
appropriate custom of these latter
days, for various fraternal orders to
days, for various fraternal orders to
annually decorate the graves of
departed brothers after an kppropri
ate program has been rendered. But
* bat of the life side of this picture”
Must we watt until the departure of
a * * it la • r before as! in: a t >c|tie
Many a poor soul has traveled thru
, life wearing a crown of t horns,
nut no brother pluck*d on< from his
brow during life. Now that he has
gone to his last reward, his grave
ls decked with flowers but do th- y
cover the prints of the thorns he
wore through life perhaps i ..i a
trifle deeper into his flesh by a
Pro'her? The great need of tie world
today is charity. We are an impul
sive people, not careful enough of
the feelings of those about us. Can
you sit in lodge and for lome trivial
cause pass a brother without the
slightest recognition. Is that frater
nity, brotherly love or in keeping with
ritualistic work of any order” Dec
these unkind actions promote the
growth or standing of fraternity?
1 Where brotherly love abides h you
will see no thorns in the- pathway of
j life—a kind word and a pleasant
I stutb' will buoy the straggler on and
lighten the? burden of life, while
| neither Costs but an effort These
‘trifles in life are worth more than
i Iteds of flower* while we sleep rh>
I long eternal sleep.
REFORM THE REFORMERS.
The woods, so to speak, ar*- full
I of so-called reformers. This is es
sentially an age of reform, and in
our own immediate section of tin
country and In our state, we* are
"long" on reform of various kinds
and covering numerous faults and
j short comings of society.
The true- reformer studies Ins sub
ject and wastes not his ammunition.
The true reformer works from con
viction — not for lucre — and the
fruits of his efforts can be seen with
the naked eye.
Within tin* past few years volume
upon volume lias been written upon
the subject of tiie ‘‘great white pla
gue” (tuberculosis), bow to suppress
it; how to lessen its ravages; as to
serregatlon and isolation, diet, out
door life, etc., etc. The daily pa
pers and magazines fairly teem with
advanced thought along this line, and
the reader is led to believe that this
common scourge has met its master
— has been roped and branded, and
is under perfect control. Here Is
where the ‘‘faddist'’ deludes us; here
is where theory supplants action;
where actual results arc lost sight of
and much of this war upon tubercu
losis is upon paper only.
A visitor to Kails City the past
we.-k a reputable gentleman, whose
veracity Is not to be questioned—re
ports that recently while traveling
through a portion of Nebraska, lie en
countered eighteen tubercular pa
tients in one Pullman car anil fifteen
In the chair car, all enroute to Colo
rado points, seeking relief. These
people were taking advantage of a
low rate to the mountains, and repre
sented no small per cent of the per
sonnel of the train. Numerous trav
elers abandoned the Pullman, our in
formant being among the number.
I .ill one conceive, 111 the liice ol
all that has been written concerning
the necessity of serregatlon of tuber
culosis patients, anything that
smacks more of recklessness, fool
hardiness and utter disregard for the
public's welfare? A veritable pesti
lential train sweeping across the
country, peopled with afflicted ones
seeking relief in a new clime, spread
ing disease germs as it went that is.
If much that has been written on the
subject of serregatlon can be depend
ed upon as being correct, if serre
gation is a good tiling in tie- home, in'
the city, on paper and in bound book
the ( It), on poper and in bound book
with costly binding, it is a good tiling j
to practice upon a railroad train.
The best reforms are brought about j
by law. Fear of the law makes a i
fool wise, and a had man docile. You
can reform some reformers by pro-!
• Iks of law. and if it were not for1
this same strong arm of the law "fad i
dists” would butt their brains out I
every day.
It would seem that the war upon
the ''great white plague” was but in
its incipieney, was still In its swad
dling clothes, and merely serves as
a topic for fake reformers and silly
"faddists.” Some day, when the
length of bed sheets shall have been
established in the state of Nebraska,
to the satisfaction of all, possibly the
subject of the serregatlon of tubercu
lar patients upon railway trains will
he taken up by the legislatures and
fashioned into law, thus giving pro
tection to the non-affected, checking
the spread of the disease and gaining
a reputation for inaugurating a reform
that reforms; a reform that protects
its people at home, abroad and upon
the Pullman and chair cars.
THEN AND NOW.
“We demand an immediate repeal
of the tariff on wood-pulp,print paper,
lumber, timber and logs, and that
these articles be placed upon the free
list.”
So read the free lumber plank in
the last democratic national platform.
When it came to a vote—that final.
Inevitable moment, when the partlcl
pants in the game ar** compelled to
'•how their hands •'*.* result was
s'artling. to say the hast The bill
was defeated by u <**• f to SB
t'-n men not voting .** xte*r. d«m«
i rats si steep in I r»d you — voted
squarely against the pledge of the
party.
There !* an objec t e-sson in this
episod- Voters most i*egin to rea
lize that platforms are not always
made t* stand up* —some are for
o»M 'al —fid ; yr<*t<*< h: u al display
only,
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
sold on a guarantee that If you are
I.* * satisfied after using 'wo-thirdsof
a bottle according to directions, we
will refund your money. It is uq to
you t o try it. Sold by all druggists
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
Finance Committee Reported to the
Council.
The finance committee of the city
council submitted the following re
port on Friday evening
"We have checked up the hooks of
the water-commissioner. N. T. Van
Winkle, for the municipal year, end
ing May 1909, and find that his re
port submitted to this council, and
which we re-submit for further con
sideration. is substantially correct.
"We find the total amount collect
ed on water amounts to $4,907.29.
"Amount collected on lights. $10.
277.12.
"Total amount collected. $l".,184 4!
"The above r* port is respectfully
submitted for adoption or rejection.
C. (’ DAVIS.
L. I. ALDRICH,
Finance Committee."
Work Uplift*.
All business and all work should
lift up, and not hold down; It should
make free and not enslave: It
should ennoble, and not degrade. It
is as honorable to make shoes or
anchors as it is to paint pictures
or write hooks. The shoemaker
should learn the secret through his
work of finding the sandals of man
hood for his own feet. The black
smith should learn, through the mak
ing of anchors for his great ships,
to find the anchor that Is to hold his
own soul to the truth amid the storms
of life Rev. J. W. Lee, D. D
School for Dogs.
A school for dogs has lw-en estab
lished In Paris. The <»Lj--< t is t- t -ach
them politeness. The animals ate
trained to welcome visitors b> jump
ing up, wagging the tail and giving a
low bark. When the visitor leaves
the dog accompanies him to the door,
constantly wagging 1 is tail and bows
his farewell by bending Ms le ad to
the floor. He Is trained, likewise, to
pick up a handkerchi . glow or f u
that has been dropped and return it
to the owner,
Aesop'* Fabtee.
Fable springs from the m p.er..
need of men to e.\| • th* it .b
by concrete images and ••mb • tu
la practically coeuual with Mi at.it
itself—the east, the land n myth
the natural home of the fable Kf
Hindustan the Sanskrit tables
to China, Thibet and Persia, t h
Ing Greece at an early period, ini ' '
is now known that lyanv of the fable'1
which passed as Aesop's are identical
with those of the east. New Yon:
»*
Rule of Character.
Our own problem looks exceptional
to us, but It is not. The next man
we meet lias an equally haul sum on
Ills slate and Is working it out or giv
ing it up, quite in our own fashion.
We think, perhaps, that riches would
solve our difficulty for us in no time,
or pleasure would soften it, or change
would substitute an easier one. But
in reality there is only one rule by
which to work it out—the rule of
character.
Claim Ancient Lineage.
Native historians of Afghanistan a
sert that the inhabitants of tin ir conn
try are the lost ten tribes of Israel.
According to these chroniclers, the
Afghans are descended from Af
ghana, who was the son of a certain
Jeremiah, who was the son of a
King Saul. The eastward removal of
the seed of Afghana is attributed to
Nebuchadnezzar.
Large Churches.
The following is the seating ca
pacity of the eight largest churches
in the world: St. Peter's, Rome, 54.
000; Milan cathedral, 37,000; St. Paul,
London. 25.000; St. Sophia, Constan
tinople. 23,000; Notre Dame, Paris, 21,
000; Florence cathedral, 20.000; Pisa
cathedral. 12.000: St. Mark's, Venice,
7,000; St Phi rick's cathedral, New
York, 2.500, with standing room for
8.000
Swallowed Her Week's Wages.
A Dundee (Scotland) girl swallowed
a week's wages recently. To safeguard
her money, which consisted of one
gold and two silver coins, she carried
it in her mouth. The accident was
caused by her laughing heartily at a
joke.
Sleep as Aid to Beauty.
One of the best remedies for dark
circles or hollows under the eyes is
eigbt hours of good sound sleep every
night
iCHEME THAT WORKED WELL
Dcctc-s Dic orr.atic Stroke That Set
t ed All Quest on cf Un
paid Fees
A t hvsidan complained recently
to a »• • • 1
great difficulty procuring his fee
from r- of new-born babes. His
friend found a remedy for this state
{ atTu.rs. On attending a case
shortly afterward, and being asked
.f it would be <juite as convenient
were he to be paid his fee in a week's
•irr.e, he replied:
“Quite, for I never lose any money
on these cases.”
“Indeed said the parent.
“Well,” said the doctor, “it is be
lling a well-es lisl I supersti
• < n, basal upon facts, that parents
who allow their infant boy to start
in life with a debt hanging over his
i.ead are sure to have a ne'er-do-well
^on, and the girl in stuh a predica
ment is sure to marry a pauper.”
The feelings of the anxious mother
could not boar this awful strain, and
fee was d y paid.—London Tit
Bits.
BARNYARD COMFORT.
Gaspard Goat— It’s no use. I'm
about discouraged. There's always a
"but” in what I try to accomplish. I’m
ashamed to talk about It, but I'm ev
erybody's scapegoat.
Peregrine Pig— Pshaw! 1 don't
like to squeal on a friend, but Sylves
ter Steer confessed to me yesterday
that all he has lie gained by beefing.
So cheer up. All of ps expect to get
Into a pickle some time.
THE SKEPTIC.
Alderman Frank L. Dowling of
New York was talking about his
widely praised ordinance to make it
a crime for chauffeurs fo take out
their masters’ motor cars without
leave.
“So many accidents have accom
panied these stolen rides,” said Al
derman Dowling, “that the chauf
feur has come to be regarded very :
skeptically. Of course, the great \
majority of chauffeurs are all right,
but there is among them a small ma
joritv, a small working minority, :
which we must treat as a Hoboken
grocer treats his trade.
“This grocer is a cash grocer only.
If you ask him for credit he says:
“‘No, sir; no, siree. I wouldn't
even trust my own feelings.’”
•'_“
ARMS, LEGS, AND THE MAN.
How many of us have noticed that
we walk with our arms as well as
with our logs; sitting on a grassy
slope overlooking a seaside prom
enade the other day 1 was struck by
the mechanical swing of the arms
of the stream of passers-by—the
right arm always keeping position
with the left leg and the left arm
with the right leg. By attempting
to reverse the order of the swing I
found that I had a tendency to
progress like a crab, while the effort
♦o keep them fixed by the side was
like shutting off steam from the en
gine. Arms and the man must be
amended to arms, legs and the man!
—London Chronicle.
POPULAR ENGLISH WOMEN.
Who are the six most popular
women in England, excluding Queen
Alexandra, who, of course, is hors
concours? The question is answered
by readers, who place Florence
Nightingale at the head of the list.
Princess Christian, whose personal
charm and boundless energy in the
cause of philanthropy are well
known, comes next; the remaining
four in their order being the princess
of Wales, Miss Ellen Terr}’, the
countess of Warwick and Mme.
Patti, who has never been able real
ly to change the name she made her
own, though she has made three at
tempts.—London Woman.
HOW TO USE IODINE.
If it is necessary to use iodine for
painting the skin in medical treat
ment it is worth remembering that
the painting should be done in the
dark or in a red light such as is used
in photography.
RIDICULE ALWAYS A POWER
Even E cquence Bcws Befcre the Light
Shafts That Can Wcurd
So Deeply.
President Hadley ef Yale in his
last annual report said that tlie idle
rich were as great a curse to a col
lege as to a community.
“Ridicule, could it but be em
wi ild turn the idle rail un
dergraduate to industry,” said Presi
dent Hadley at a dinner in New
Haven, “but unfortunately this
young man. with his panoply of
motor cars, hunters and bulldogs, is
not very vulnerable to ridicule.
Riches, alas, are riot so easily ridi
culed as—say—low stature.”
He smiled.
“A tiny, decadent poet,,? he re
sumed, “launched at a Philadelphia
literary club into a passionate tirade
against marriage. It was great non
sense. that tirade, but the little poet
was eloquent, and his younger
auditors were visibly impre--ed.
“With a contemptuous smile a ro
bust novelist of the wholesome type
watched the spouting poet pace he
room and at the end of an impressive
period the novelist chuckled and
said:
“‘Sit down, Brown; sit down.
You look taller sitting down.’”
WHAT HE SAID.
Attorney—I insist on an answer
to my question. You have not told
me all the conversation. I want to
know everythin? that passed between
you and Mr. Gibson on the occasion
to which you refer.
Reluctant Witness—I've told you
everything of any consequence.
“You have told me what you said
to him: ‘Gibson, this case will get
into the courts some day.’ Now I
want to know what he said in reply.”
“Well, he said: ‘Chumley, there
isn't anything in this business that
I’m ashamed of. and if any snoopin’
little hee-hawin’, four-bv-six, gim
let-eyed lawyer, with half a pound
of brains and 16 pounds of jaw, ever
wants to know what I've been talk
ing to you about, you can tell him
the whole story.’ ”—Tit-Bits.
A QUEER CHASER.
Dr. John Duncan Quackenbos,
New York's authority on hypnotism,
was discus-ing at his beautiful New
Hampshire estate on Lake Sunapee
the absurdity of dreams.
“You must have noticed,” said Dr.
Quackenbos, “the absurd, the cause
less terror that a dream will some
times give you.
“I know a man who, still but half
awake, ran into his wife’s room in
the middle of the night, all shaken
with fear, all wet with the cold
sweat of an overpowering terror.
“ ‘Oh,’ he moaned, ‘I have had
such a dreadful dream. I’ve been
chased round and round my room
for hours and hours bv a piece of
blotting paper.’”
SEA LIONS CAPTURE GULLS.
The sea lion displays no little skill
and cunning in capturing gulls.
When in pursuit the sea lion dives
deeply under water and swims some
distance from where it disappeared;
then, rising cautiously, it exposes the
tip of its nose along the surface, at 1
the same time giving it a rotary rao
; tion. The unwary bird near by
alights to catch the object, while the
sea lion at the same moment settles
beneath the waves and at one bound,
with extended jaws, seizes its scream
ing prey and instantly devours it.
—
REMOVES INK, NOTPINK.
“I had a sheer pink silk waist, on
which I unfortunately spilled some
ink. I took some peroxide of hydro- j
gen and wet the goods with it, then
put it in the sun for a little while.
“In about half an hour ink spots
were gone and the color remained in
tact. Peroxide of hydrogen can be
used on the most delicate color and
't will take stains out admirably. I :
have also used it with great success 1
on my fine white lawn waists.”—
Harper’s Bazar.
---
HYMN 333.
A youth named Harry Jordan sat
at a recent examination at one of the ]
eastern colleges. When he learned j
the result, he telegraphed to his peo
ple:
“Hymn 333, verse 5, last two
lines. Harry.”
The anxious father turned to his
hymn book and read the comforting
couplet:
“Sorrow vanquished, labor ended,
Jordan passed.”
ROTHSCHILD MARRIAGES.
Numfcer of Ur cri$ Between Cous "i
Belong ng to the Famous
Family.
The founder of the Rothschild
amily, Mayer Amschel of the Red
- • Id, dying in 1812, exhorted his
live sons, engaged as loanmongers
inder him in Frankfort, Vienna,
London, Paris and Naples, not onlv
" remain faithful to the law of
Moses and stand ever united, but to
undertake nothing of importance
1 without first consulting their mother.
Nathan, founder of the London
j branch, also was so convinced of the
'•psiness capacities of his wife, a
‘ ohen, that he not only left the huge
residue of his fortune at her dis
posal. but added instruction that hie
; sons were to engage in no undertake
I ng of moment without her consent..
How far the instruction was ob
served one is not in a position to
| say, but it is certain the Rothsclui is
1 have done their best to live in firn
, ly unity, for from the gentile point
of view the number that have mar
ried cousins is appalling. Of the fire
< hildren of the great Nathan "ueh
married a cousin.
And coming to contemporaries.
Lord Rothschild is the son of con una
and the husband of a cousin. Pe
'urning to Nathan, the Sidonia of
•('oningsby,” though his offspring
married cousins, a reaction followed
j sn the next generation, for three of
his granddaughters, two of whom
have been already named, married
not only out of the family, but ou5
of the faith.
COLONY WITHOUT CRIME
St. Helena, ear little Napoleonic
colony in mid-Atlantic, is a model
community. Its governor, Col. G iL
wey, is also its judge, but in the tit
ter capacity he lias little or nothing
to do. lie holds court at stated
times, but the only business is the
presentation of white gloves.
Nevertheless St. Helena lias an
“inspector of police,” and as the
withdrawal of the garrison, hitherto
the chief consumer of local prod to ts
lias adversely affected the finance
the St. Helena Guardian urges t! ;
abolition of thi« “unnecessary of
ficial who has practically nothing to
do.” TIis salary should go to a
“much wanted assistant surgeon.”
There is only one surgeon in St.
Helena, and if he became incapaci
tated the little community on tiis
lonely Napoleonic rock would be in a
parlous slate.
SCOTCH HOSPITALITY.
George Conklin, the famous ani
mal trainer, was talking to a reporter
at the circus in New York.
“The secret of animal training is
gentleness. Nothing sudden or
brusque must be done. An unexpect
ed caress may anger an animal more
than a kick in the ribs.
“Sudden, brusque, unexpected
things never go, no matter how welt
they are meant. Once 1 was showing
in Scotland.”
Mr. Conklin smiled.
“We trainers,” he said, "supped
one night with a Scotch admirer.
The old man was the soul of hos
pitality, but I admit I was rattier
startled when he leaned toward tue
and said:
“ ‘Stick in, man Conklin, stick in.
Yer frien* Coot's two muffins ahead
o’ ye.”’—Rochester Herald.
BROTHER DICKEY'S SAYINGS
Thunder is mighty good at hol
lerin’, but it’s de lightnin’ dat gits
dar an’ ’tends ter business.
Ef you got ter have comp’nv ou da
road you traveling be sho’ dat Trou
ble don’t take up wid-you an’ make
believe he’s Happiness in disguise
W’en jedgmint day comes some er
de lazy folks will sho’ say dat de
Angel Gabrul blowed dat trumpet
too soon.—Atlanta Constitution.
AN URGENT CALL.
A doctor spending a rare ani
somewhat dull night at his own fire
side received the following message
from three fellow practitioners:
“Please step over to the club ani
join us at a rubber of whist.” “Jane,
dear,” he said to his wife, “I am
called away again. It appears to be
a difficult case—there are three other
doctors on the spot already.”—Lon
don News.
ERROR IN THE FIGURES.
Teacher—“What is wrong about
this sentence: ‘I am 20 my lut
birthday?”’ Little Johnny—“It
should be ‘40’ instead of ‘20.’"_
Cleveland Plain Dealer.