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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE Entered as second-class matter a Falls City < Nebraska, po.-i oflice, Jann ary 12, 1004, under tire Act of Congresi on March 3,1870. Published every Friday at Falls City Nebraska, by The Tribune Publishing Companj E r SMARTS Meaner One year. .$1.W Six months .. . Three months .41 TELEPHONE 226. Hally's comet is achedulod tocrosi the face of the sun May 18. Senator Aldrich is one of the or gauitsers of the now $4(>,<twt,ooo rub ber trust It is said that at the present rati of progress the Panama canal can hi finished in two years. Only one man was killed during lie election in Kentucky. Somebody'* been diluting that blue grass brand of moonshine. Missouri Fniverslty authorities an trying by experiments io determine what it 1h causes coal to lose its heating power when left exposed to the open air. The National Geographical society has officially declared that Peary reached the north pole. Mr. Peary will no doubt he tickled to death to learn for sure that he got there. The liig railroads are making com plaint that freight trainmen are scarce. What we need Is mine babes born witli tin- ilestiny of common honest labor before them instead of the presidency. The fall meeting of the Carnegie Hero Fund commission in Pittsburg has resulted in Hie dealing out of fifty medals and awards for deeds of bravery in the country during the year. The money awarded amounts to $83,000 and all of it goes to Amer icans. , The progress of flying continues to keep up its gait Henry Furman, in France, lias just covered a dlslanee of 144 miles a full gross in his aeroplane, and Wright's pupils at Washington are 'making some nice amateur records and showing them selves quite apt in catching the hang of tilings. Well, the playground is large, for there’s still more blue sky than anything else. On top of tlie announcement that San Francisco is thinking oi having a world’s /air in i'HU comes the wind that tlio newly elei ted mayor of that city ims ambitions to muki it the widest open town in Vtnerlca. Kvi dently the fissures made by tile 'quake do not afford enough open ing to give breathing room for tile wild and ivooly denizens vv bom May or-elect McCarthy hopes to satisfy to a queen's taste A SOUL DISCOVERED. The New York Central Kail road de nounces that it will not pros •< ut<- one of its Cincinnati officials alleged to he short ill his accounts. Kvidcntl.v they're running Hint shop on the old Biblical passage. "Let him that is without sin east the first alone." Justice and mercy must be expect ed to play in each other's backyard occasionally, but they needn't think they can do so without arousing the criticism of Tout,Dick and Harry.and possibly 'Lizabeth Jane. This latest instance of law and prosecution be ing given a swift push, and told to "go to," completely knocks out the old idea that corporations have no souls, and indicates that the ,\. w York Central not only has usoul, hut ponaibiy two three soul-mates, amt that they are all wide awake and standing on their jobs with both feet. The. Cincinnati man is to he congratulated; he has either boon a decidedly good fellow, and la ken the precaution to attach a boomerang to his bread before he turned it loose <m the water—or lie has his fist tightly wrapped in the hair of some "brass collar" higher up the line and is in a position to give ait occa sional yank if frustrated. FRANCE'S LATEST SCANDAL. B takes France to stir the world when it eoines to scandals, and they have it "beautiful” one on now. .Ma dame Steinheil, a woman of loose moral character who hobnobbed and infringed with men of France in high life, is being tried for the murder of her husband, to whom site admits site was false, and her stepmother. Kven the dead President Faure has been dragged into the scandal, and it is openly stated that he died in the arms of the beautiful woman now on trial. Prominent men are quak ing in their shoes for fear of expos ure, and great throngs demand admit ’ance to the trial court. A sensation al feature came Thursday when r youth confessed he had committed tip murders, but it developed that he wa; | merely trying in bis blind fascination ! to save the woman, or at least t o • get to see her. Km in any standpoint, the irial is , one calculated to hold intense inter est. But, after all, it is merely an | other ' xuuiple of the old fact that when a woman does get the devil In | her, eli** usually' proves herself a regular Queen of devils. This woman | beautiful, fascinating and wicked, j seems to have headed quite a few i towards the Satanic realms—willing 1 travelers though they were in that | direction—and it is the charge that to prevent interference of any kind with the carrying out of her ambi tions of power and false love* she killed her husband and her step mother. What French justice will dig out of the scandal and the intrigues re vealed the sensational world in now anxious to learn. NOT AN l . . .C.i.'CAL CJS.TOM. —-—— Why Mr. Zw ton No Longer Seeks to Recavei Stamps Pasted But Unused. "Any was; ■ ui malcrinl or destruc tion of property is n pugnant to my feel Ip ■! aid Mr 7.\ iizzlotmi, but 1 find by r*v|.i-1 ipc tlit.t there are times when w» may make more by throwing something of value away than w<- would make by keeping it and bringing it into use. You take for Instance postagi stamps stuck on let ters that von don't mall I used al ways laboriously to soak off such stamps, taking mm a time for the operation, and then use urh stamps again, tint now I tin i that I ntn make money throwing t, i < • ■ lamps nway. "Working i iglil hours I am able to earn about five dollars a day. or a shade over a ( < nt a minute h'or pur poses of figuring we will call it an even cent No., "To soak off i ruin the envelope the uncuneelled lamp of a lcttei not sent Used to take trie about five minutes; ami then such a stamp Itnd to be spe cially smeared with mucilage before tt could b tick again. I figured that to bring u h a stamp into use cost me altogi tin i about six minutes’ time. By this expenditure of lime and labor I did recover a stamp of the value of two rents, and yet, as in that time 1 could have earned six cents, on the whole operation I sustained an actual loss of lour cent "So now win n I have a stamp on a letter Unit finally I don't send I just throw that good, unused stamp in the wastebasket end seep on with my work. "It never pays to spend more on re pairs Ilian a new liiing would cost.” FANTASTIC STONE ON GRAVE. Remarkable Memorial Erected by Father in Memory of Daughter He Idolized. In ill the cemeteries of the world ■ i■ ■ probably exists no more t'antas* Mirepilon than In the rural grave \ d of Pleasant Bulge, in England, lo the memory of a daughter whom he idolized, Hannibal Clark, a wealthy but simple minded farmer, ■ lied ibis remarkable shaft of gran ' lie was so nffet ted by her death ihut he survived but a short, time after lie had made provision for the eiion of the monument Not only id lie stipulate what lie wished en nved concerning his daughter, but ■ (i concerning Ills wile and himself. II was the freakish desire of the fa tlier to place upon the monument a t' l'ilea of all that the girl loved ou i tii. lie left Instructions that no use be spared to in rrlbe i 'ion the tone a miniature reproduction of In objects upon which -lie lavished her affections. In ol>e. P u ' thereto, te. stonemasons t• 111s.■ 11i in bold re lic mi fewer than f 11y dads. Near ly every Inch of u i- taken up with these queer figure*. They in chide a house. >me, plow, grain, cradie, rooster, hen turkey, cow, horse, side saddle, pair of scissors, thimble, violin, copies of love letters, owl. fish, etc. Kverything that aper tain a! lo the farm, domestic life and outdoor pleasure, '.vac., where possi ble. reproduced upon tins monument. CL^it at a table of i y persons on l'ridav the i ph of the month. C.Fet a blark (■ •• cr your path. CLBreak a mirror. : CL Walk under a ladder. CL And bad luck won’t touch your business if you advertise in this paper. «L ! rade ads. know no super stition. «Lif you have eoods to sell, I let the ad. do it. < oyjiitfht. 1W>. b> \\ N l AS TO BUILDING UP A CITY IMPROVE AND BEAUTIFY TWO ESSENTIAL POINTS Cam and His Followers As Build ers in the Land of Nod Paid Taxes Cheerfully. When Cain had killed off one fort h of the people on the earth - leaving only three, then went into tin land of Nod and builded a city, it is evident that he did not sit around like a lump on a log, and growl about the Nod real estate and people. He was not himself, perhaps, the most exemplary of men. and it he had some reason to eniigrate from the lurid of his birth, he did not mope and whine, but got hold of a piece of ground and went to work to do something. The man who could build up a city under sitvii auspices is tin* kind of material we want in Falls City; and we will not inquire too minutely into his antecedents, so that j In* takes hold like a mail and he good I at last. Hut what is more, Cain did not advise his son to “go west, and get out of the old dead town." He name the city after hint, believed in it, worked for it, bought iiis goods there and kept his money at home. Does anybody suppose that when strang ers came to Knoeh, i name of the < Ityi with an} notion of going into business there, Cain told them it was a "dead old town," that it was es tablished by a murderer, that, the water was had; its merchants all sharks, and its mechanics botches tliat tin1 town was not healthy and would "never amount to anything no how" Does anybody suppose that when he wanted to invest a few dol lars in dry goods he hustled off to the city, or that he only went to the merchants of "Knoch" when he want ed a favor -wanted "a little time?” Do you think lie ever went away from home to get clothing that could bo had at better rates In "Knoeh" than elsewhere, or to Cincinnati foi cheap buggies when the “home deal er” could meet every demand with more stylish and substantial rigs? Do you suppose he went moping stround about taxes being too high in Knoch" anil no one there knowing anything about business? No, sir. lie evidently wasn't built that way If taxes were high, he got up and hustled to increase the value of property, so that there would lie great, it values to lax. lie built houses and encouraged others to do so. If city lots got too low he bought up a dozen or two, scattered here and there, for the double purpose rtf per sonal profit and strengthening values. On these he put up plenty ot' houses lit reasonable figures, good ones, ton, so that when any one catue to Knock he did not. have to move into an obi tumble-down shanty fir move on. lie Improved and beautified every lot. kept the weeds down and set oy trees on the lots and in front of lit. - even where he did not build, thus adding to the value <1 each lot and adjoining properly a; well. lie found that it did not lake mi much money to run a conn ly. well kept town as h did a dilapidated, Hod-forsaken one. and there were four times the values on which to raise the required money. Thai’s the way he lowered taxation, not by sitting on a stump and howl ing about it If a man wanted to run a factory, or some other enterprise, he was not afraid the follow wanted to make some money, but told hint to "sail in and I’ll help you all I can. A business that does not make money is no good. We want every legiti mate business in Knoch to make mon ey. and piles of it." City Water. Notice to Water Consumers: Wa ter rents (flat rate) arc due semi, annually in advance. May Isi ami No vember 1st. By meter, within ten days after notice of amount due. Ten per cent shall be added to bill if not paid when due, as provided by Sec. 2 of Ordinance No !S:>. and \vu ter slmll be cut off and the sum of $1 will be charged for turning on again. The city council has, by resolution. Instructed the water commissioner to hereafter strictly enforce the above provisions of the law, beginning on December 1st, 1909. Water and light rents can be paid at the city office, four doors soutIt of the Richardson County bank, dur ing business days from 9 till 12 a. m and from l to -t p. m. By order of the city council. N. T VAN WINKLE, Water Commissioner Dated Nov. 8th, 1909. 4,'i-tf Most rvetive. Old .Maid- Hu so heaven has seven women to y man, and hell the reverse'.’ I won't patronize you. St. Peter li oringly)—Yes, but you couldn't stain it down there, they : use profanity, incorrect English, and— Old Maid—Splendid' At Inst I can 1 teach tn a man's copege'—Brooklyn Ufe. , SPORT IN HOOKING ’GATORS Also Is a Pastime That Has a Consid erable Amount of Danger Mixed With It. ; "Hunting alligators at night with I a bullseye lantern ami shotgun is j fame sport compared with what is called a gator hunt down in Florida,” said an old Floridian. "1 mean the feat of capturing an alligator alive and then towing the fellow to high ground through mud and water from what is called in Florida a'gator hole. "The ’gator fishermen first llnd the hole, which is indicated by an open ing in the surrounding grass in the midst of a dense growth of vegeta i tion, where the ground is worn smooth | by tlie .alligator In his pulls in and out. Sometimes these ’gator holes ire in the nature of a cave in the bank of a stream and may be 15 or -'0 feet deep, and if so it is not an easy matter to get the animal out. "The fisher is supplied with a long pole with a metal hook in the end. He takes a strong rope and throws it about the entrance of tiie hole. At tliis Juncture Roosevelt's monkey hunting in Africa is not in it com pared to 'gator hunting in the Florida marsh. "Then the fisher rams with the hooked pole down the den and waits and listens. If he finds the 'gator iu the hole he teases the beast by pick ing him until the 'gator in a rage finally grabs the hooked pole and is pulled from the den. it is with uncer tainty that he is dragged forth, for it is not known whether the catch is a j large or small one; the fisher does not know whether to get into shape to run or to tight. Hut out (he 'gator comes, bellowing and roaring mad. "After the 'gator is dragged to tlie surface he iu his rage turns and rolls and linally twists himself up in tlie rope or noose that has been previous ly prepared. With the assistance of the others in the party the 'gator's legs and mouth are tied and the 'ga j tor is a prisoner. “The 'gator is for the most part caught in marshes where the ground is soft and slushy and too wet for either horse or wagon to enter. The Ushers are compelled to carry their catch to higher ground, there to be loaded into the waiting wagon, and the hum is elided. A Crowded Steamer. A friend was complaining tlie other day io ('apt. Barber, port captain of tlie state pilots, about the crowded condition ol the steamboat on which he recently made a trip. "Four in a room?" replied Barber. “That's nothing." "You should have traveled in tlie days of the gold rush to California. 1 remember one trip out of New York we carried more than 1.000 passen gers, and if you put BO on that ship to-day there'd he a holler that would reach Washington and make trouble for somebody. To show you how crowded it was and what 'crowded’ really means, three days out from New York a chap walked up to the old man and said: “ 'Captain, you really must find me a place to sleep.’ “‘Where in thunder have you been sleeping until now?' asked the old man. "'Well,' says the lo'low, you sc;-, it's this way. I've l> en sleeping on a sick man. but lie's getting better no,, and won't stand for it much longer.' —San Francisco Call. A Bit Tactless. "Here eert'nly is a coolness between Mandy Jones an’ Clay Jeff'son dust* days,” remarked Aunt Clorlnda to a caller. "Is you got any idee what's do trouble?" "Yes, I is." was the gratifying an swer. "Clay Jeff’son he done hurt her feelings bad at de strawberry so cial, an’ Mandy is gwine t’ hab dat lioy l'arn to he mo' earefuller in his talk liefo' she 'lows any mo' co'ting." "\\ hat did lie do?" demanded Aunt Clot inda. ' ’Twan'n’ what lie do, 'twar what he sav," replied the well-informed vis itor. "Miss Colby dat was sarving do sho'teake, she u\’ Mandy will she hab a second piece oh it, an’ Mandy say: Jos' a mouthful!' ~" "Alt' dat triflin' Clay Jeff'son he up an' say: All you kin get on de plate, Miss Colby, be say. "Cose lie tried to explainily away all do trouble, but I reckon he's got to sarve his 'prentieeship befo' Mandy Yepis any ‘pologies." Youth's Com panion. Fruit of the Jack Tree. The jack Unit, a giant among the different India, which appears al ready to have been known by the name of Jsehakka. among the San serifs, is found all over southeastern Asia, as far as the islands of the Pa cific ocean; the Malabar coast (West Ghauts) appears to be its habitat. The jack tree, as it is called in British India i \rtooarpus integrifolia, I,)t a relation of the bread tree, of all trees most resembles in growth, bark and leaves the silver beech in mid summer. The trunk and thickest branches of tills tree, attaining to a height of eighty to one hundred lent, are laden with fruit weighing up to thirty kilograms, three feet in length, shaped like a somewhat long, rounded and full packed bag, covered with numberless green or yellowish green pyramidal prickles about .03 centimeter high. As Like as Not. Pill—1 see n man is trying to drift across the arctic « • Win re do you suppose he'll bring up'. Jill—Oh. ou U*g lectura platform probably. Get Your Kitchen Right Before Thanksgiving . The Old Way. ■ The New Way. Next week you won't have time to think of the steps you take. Turkey and cranberries will rule the day. 1 his week you ran put Hoosier system in vour kitchen and reduce your steps next week. \Y ith your- kitchen rig-ht—all,! your work centered Mr. Husband: We art- owls at the Xmas ^ame. Whisper "Hoo sier Special ” to us now. I 1 a rou.nu your uoosier Special Cabinet—you ^ put an end to most of the hard work that goes with l'hanksgiving Day — and other days. lake this opportunity to make your kitchen [)really convenient — actually up-to-date. The opportunity is unusual because our determina tion to win in the $r,ooo.oo prize contest brings you the Hoosier Special practically on vour terms. k onsult economy get vour Hoosier Special now. Reavis & Abbey Falls City, Neb. FOR SALE 1GWKU9K RICHARDSON CO. FARMS 40 acres rolling land, $1,400. 94 acres bottom land, $6,500 100 acres rolling land, $5,000. 80 acres good land, $7,600. 80 acres good land, $7,200. 80 acres good land, $9,200. 80 acres good land, $12,000. 110 acres good land, $12,760. 160 acres good land, $16,000. 160 acres good land, $16,000. 160 acres good land, $20,000. 320 acres good land, $25,000. OKLAHOMA LAND 240 acres improved, $4,500. 160 acres improved, $3,000. PALLS CITV PROPERTY A1 four room house, $1,200. A1 fine modern cottage, $3,500. 5 room house, 5 lots, $2,500. 8 room modern residence, $4,500 10 room, fine residence, $3,200. 9 room modern residence $7,000 6 room residence, $2,500. 7 room residence, $3,500. The above are all well improved properties and worth the money. 1 also have several good farms to exchange for good income j property or business. I have a couple of fine business propositions for sale. fy you wish to buy, sell or trade see me, I may have a bar gain for you. G. H. rALLSTEAD PALLS CITY, NEBRASKA Passenger Trains South Bound Tr. 104—St. Eouis Mail and Ex press .1:23 p. in. Tr. 106—Kansas City Exp.. 3:41 a. no. Tr. 132 x—K.C.local leaves..7:30 a. m. Tr. 138 x—Falls City arrives 0:00 p. m. x—Daily except Sunday North Bound Tr. 103—Nebraska Mail and Ex press.1:52 p. in. Tr. 105—Omaha Express. .2:23 a. m. Tr. 137 x—Omaha local leaves 6:15 a m. Tr. 131 x—Falls City local ar rives.8:45 p m. x- Daily exceDt Sunday Local Frt. Trains Carrying Passengers North Bound Tr. 192x—To Atchison .11:10 a m. South Bound Tr. 191x—To Auburn.1:23 p m Burlington Routt West Bound So. 13—Denver Exp.1:10 a :n. No. 15—Denver Exp. (Local). 1:40 p. m. I No. 43—Portland Exp...10:17 p. m No. 41—Portland Exp.2:25 p. ti i No. 121—Lincoln Loc. via Ne braska City.5:00 a n East Bound No. 14—St. J., K. C. & St. L. .7:38 a n No. 44—St. J.. K. C. & St. L-. 1 No. 10—St. J., K. C. & St. L. .4:22 p n. (Local) No. 42 St. J..K. C.&St. L..0:52p. ?. No. 122—From Lincoln, via Nebraska City... 8:45 p ,n. E. G. WHiTFOkU, Aeent. —Nebraska’s choicest corrT anu I alfalfa lands for sale from $75 j* i $85 per acre. Send for free 11*~ Nider & Henrichs, Fairbury, Neb.
