THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE Entered a* second-class matter at Falls City, Nebraska. office, Janu ary 12, l'*)4, under the Act of Congress bn March 3,187*}. Published every Friday at Falls City, Nebraska, by The Tribune Publishing Company E. f SHARIS Manner One year. ..Sl.fiO SEe months 75 Three months .40 TELEPHONE 226. There is to be u total eclipse of tin moon early on the morning of November 27. about 2 or " o’clock The pushing business man who de livers the goods and gt t« the coin is lining up his Christmas advertising now anti plenty of it. West India has been swept again by storm.: and earthquakes. Enough I'ocoanutc and pineapples w< re prob ably shaken off to save several day's I picking however. Sixty-two women are said to hold office in Kansas "What's the matter with Kansas?" Let's hear from Will iam Allen White on “Some Suffra gettin' I Have Passed Through.” V Jolt for Mark Twain. The hoy bandit who attempted to rob a hank at New Albany, ln.uu0 men, have made demands for in creases of from 20 to 2a per cent in their pay. Evidently they're trying to make their wages keep up with the festive prices of "eats'' these days Now what do you think! An Hast *'i o woman, soim ye;-u» married, af ter reading Hud Kipling's description of woman- "a rag ami a bone nml a hank of hair" comes hack with tills little landscape view of man, perfect man: “A jag and a drone and a tank of air.'* Tile French courts are strange af fairs. Imagine a woman in open court completely bluffing the Judge, who is there the prosecutor, and causing him to let up on her by• threatening to reveal some scandals that would “wake tlie natives" who, by the way, were already very mupli awake and with their own ears propped wide op en. Vet that was what Madame Stein hell, on trial for a double unit’d ■r.did. The carrying-on in some of those French courts is almost as strange as some of the twists in American courts - and that’s a-going some! A HYPNOTIC TRAGEDY. A deckled check lias been put on hypnotic tests and demonstrations by —h s. UIm.i. *.,* ,, J uunn •> . i,, < tiliui t tile influence sit Somerville. X V Hypnotism has reached an advanced stage, but this sad occurrence, said to be the first of its kind in the history of this strange mental influence, shows that there is yet much to learn and that there is in connection with andt hat there is in connection with it grave danger not before seriously considered, since it was believed that the body while under this influence, particularly the cataleptic or rigid state,was proof against ordinary bodi ly injury. The exception has been reached. Physicians say the youth died of a rupture of the aorta, the chief artery of the body, and this rupture was pro ably produced when the hypnotist jumped upon the stomach of the rigid subject, a test that lias been given hundreds of times without apparent evil effect. In this furthest degree of the hypnotist spell there was not the slightest outward appearance of] injury when the rupture was made; the body remained rigid, suspended with the head on one chair and the feet on another, as it had been. But when the "professor” tried to "bring nim out of it” the faint thread of life that remained was not sufficient. The boy came out from under the hypnotic influence, but lie simply col lapsed on the floor and in that con titMou passed to his death, it may he taken for granted that he did noi die while under the influence, hut suc cumbed immediately upon being brought from under It. In fact, it Is J probable that the spark of life might 1 have been maintained Indefinitely as long as the body was kept in the cat - 1 aleptic state,hut death would probably have resulted eventually front the in jury whenever the mysterious infill - J once did pass. in Its lighter forms, where no vio- i I' iice is used, hypnotism may not lie1 injurious in any way, but the weird | and sad tragedy at Somerville will give its practice, especially by ama- j tears, a check that will not lor the present require augmenting warnings j froi t the newspapers. NOVELS AND CRIME. Tie lit we, k two tii in s has !>• ■ . diown in he mere rampant in tie": country than during the extremely hot season, when frenzy is supposed j to lie nt its height Scarcely a day recently has failed to bring forth i some murder or deed of crime of widespread Interest In iis details. Within the last few days we have had two startling* crimes by boys. Kttch was 17 years old and each turn ed desperado through reading the trash in cheap novels. At New Al bany, lud., a Louisville, K.v . boy en tered a bank, killed the cashier and wounded the president and a negro chauffeur, and was captured, lie had planned to make his escape in a big cabinet that was to tie shipped away as freight. A day later at iOudora, Kas., a boy, Karl I tn I lock. of Lawrence, Kas., with another hoy, 15 years old, entered a bunk, shot the cashier through the Jaw and fled, taking $SOO witlit hem. McKay, the younger, was caught afte short pursuit, lull Bullock defiantly fought IBs pursuers and finally with capture imminent shot himself through the head, and may die. Bul lock was already a limited hoy.having | only a short lime ago robbed the same hank and killed a policeman in escaping then. Neither of these young lads can he termed insane, and yet there is a screw loose with their brains some where some would say they were af flicted with pure cussed ness. It's t rue that cheap, trashy, sensational liter ature is lo a certain extent harmful hut we have always thought that the boy that permits himself to ph Id to such dearly worthless influence as the average novel of that kind pre sent to any half-way sensible person of reading age lias a decidedly weak spot in him, and that eventually, whether lie reads novels or doesn't read them, tie will go to the bad. The influence of novels in such cases is not in weakening character, for such characters are weak to start on, but in emboldening them lo deeds of min der and robbery. There may lie In stances where boys of really good minds have been influenced by such literature, but we believe they are rare indeed, and that a lot of space is being wasted in invective against the novel for the influence it is sup posed to exert on formation of char actors. Her Choice. They were sisters-in-law anil rea sonably well disposed toward each other. One was the mother of George, aged six months, and the other the mother of Marian, aged six months and four days. It was impossible that a slight parental rivalry should be al together concealed. "Marian does not seem to grow very fast," said the mother of George, with a suggestion of commiseration In her tones. George is much taller—" (height being measured In inches). “Perhaps he is." replied the moth er of Marfan, coldly*, "but Marian | weighs more." "Oh. v.ci! ..ponded the. sister in j law. with a smile of high-bred stipe- ' . * ...i i ,.«* , i t, I * to* *i,» , ''» CUui m OttVUiU itUv >■ toU | George to be gross." — C.Sit at a table of 13 persons 1 on Friday the 13th of the month. Cj-Pt a black < ■ r your path. C. Break a mirror. C'^'alk under a ladder. C,Ana had luck won’t touch your business if vou advertise in this paper. y B°°d for t'hii. tmas reunion gather ! ings because In most cases they re-I quire no advance preparation ancient 1 easily grasped by the few to whom | thpy are unfamiliar. One such sport Is that called "act ing adjectives.” To play it one mem ber of the* company leaves the room, and each person remaining agrees upon a certain adjective, which he or site will act out when called on to do so. When the retiring player Is re called he asks someone in the group a question. This player must then an swer In a way which will illustrate the adjective assigned to h'tn Thus, a player who lias taken tlie* word noisy will bawl his reply, and at the same time contrive to let a book fall To the Moor with a loud clap. lie man or girl representing "tael turn must reply in as few words as possible, an ' -<> forth As soon as the gu» s<*r ha divined one of the con coaled words lie take- a chair In the 1 ircle while tlie person whose adjec tive in. i uc - sed withdraws from the room. “Magic music” makes a lively num ber in the program, played in this way One person is chosen to hide tlx* coin or ring. All the rest with draw. with tlie exception of the per son who will play the piano. The per son holding the ring then hides it, ac quainting the musician with its where abouts, and the company is read mitted. The players now arrange themselves In a row. each one with his hands on the shoulders of the person in front of him One player, tlie leader, head lag the procession. When the music starts (lie line of boys and girls goes olf in search of the ring, guided in thl- by the music. This, of course, P1 loud and cheerily as the object I; .pproached, slow and dolefully " lieii -the procession is headed in the wrong direction, and faintest when they are furthest from the prize. "Thought transference” is not pre cisely a game of contest, but there are few better ways to interest a party of guests, and whatever the psychologic explanation of the phenomenon, it never* tails to create amusement. To arrange it the person to he "subject” is sent out of the room. Two players are appointed to transfer the thought, and those decide upon what simple stunt the player will hi* required to perform. Thus, he may be 'required to pick up a book, to arrange a cash ion. or to touch the keys of the piano. The rest of the company is informed "lint the required stunt will he. The “subject” is then readmitted. I and those who are to guide him stain' on each side and hold hi* hands These thought transferer* a* m il as J the rest of the company then center i their minds upon the tiling to b done. In elglit eases out 01 h n the "subject" then wends his w v still holding the hands ol the other two, towards the appointed object, and does what is re quired of him. it i* aost exciting. The audience] will probably demand several "sub-1 .loots" and experiments before their curiosity is sated. » \ new game which will appeal to active, |ively girls, as well as to the | hoys, is color hose. This is a splendid frolic for the hall or living room, and 1 can be played ill quite close quarters I'-acii member of the company but ! one is given a certain color or shade, which will represent his personal safety, since, when standing with a foot or hand on something of (hat color lie cannot he itiggeu i po re inaining player is made ‘catch” and pursues me tugittves around the room lie must remember the colors given to each, as the pursued, when in a tight fix, will try to deceive him by tone) ing some color not theirs. \\ hen the catch succeeds in t atch itig some one off base and tagging him he changes places with the person caught, it adds to the fun to give the catch a long, flexible stick with a handle of raw cotton dipped in flour tied to one end, with which to tag. j Now [or a sit down game w hite legs and arms are resting and players j take breath. A good one is a contest J seeing who can write down the longest list of words suggesting or belonging to the Yultide season. Pass around blank cards and pencils ami allow 15 minutes for working tip the lists. Such a list will include the words, holly, mistletoe, St. Nick, Christmas carol, waits, yule, yule log. gift, greeting. Christinas box, snapdragon, holidays and a long list of related terms. Give a prize to the player whost list proves longest To carry the fun a bit further on, get two pictures as large as possible, representing the Christmas saint "Ads.” or illustrations from back num bers of periodicals will do. Cut each picture into six or eight pieces and hide the pieces in odd nooks and cor ners around the room. When the sig nal is given players hurry away in search of 'he fragments. As soon as a player lias found a piece he ceases to search, and all those who have found mosaics commence to patch ' liifiii together. All those who And ; fragint-uls aie • IjiHe.j lu iua» mi I be . prize—a Christmas hook. I his makes a most exciting scramble game, since it is noi until both pictures are com 1 pleteil that the unsuccessful players give up hope. When the company does not include I children too young to read or write, composing a Christinas story makes a pleasant pastime. The players are given penny blank books and pencils and each is called on to :iame a word which must be woven into the story each writes. These words everybody puts down. Twenty minutes is allowed in which to think out Christmas stories or incidents and for putting them into words. At the end of the contest the stories are read aloud and voted on. The best is awarded a prize. If any story fails to include ail the given words it is not entered .n the competition. The bos: place to play this game is around a large table iiicli affords room for the di!T» rent papers, pencils and elbows. Have for the centerpiece of the sup per table at this Christmas party a large cake iced in white, with wreath j or artlflcicl holly and n crown of red ; candles. In the center have a tiny Santa Claus, with or without reindeer, and a sleigh. From the cak? run scarlet ribbons, terminating in souvenirs at the differ ent covers. Serve for the refreshment hot oyster >up and crackers, cold sliced tongue and potato or chicken salad, followed by ice cream and cake or a dainty Jelly 01 custard*Then coffee, wafers and cheese Wrap tiny bonbons in squares of tin foil and pour a little alcohol over them on n metal tray. Let the guests snatch them from the flames with their fingers. FOLDING STAND FOR TREE One That Can Be Easily Made and Which May Be Kept for Fu ture Use. The accompanying cut shows a simple way to make a support for a Christinas tree, says the Scientific American. The material should be of hard or tough wood that will not split easily. Make three pieces like A, of 7RxL’ inrh strip, also three pieces like C. of Folding Tree Stand. 74x2r's-iiieh strip, ayd one piece like B; for this the bottom of a peach basket will do very well. In the center of the disk B bore a 2-ineh hole to receive the sharpened base of the tree. Hasten the O pieces to the under side of the disk B with screws. Bore holes in the arms of each C piece to just receive a three-inch wire nail. In the lop of each leg. A. ns shown, insert a small nail or '■crew to form a point that will press into the tree. Now plain a leg, A. in the slot sawed out of and pa-- i tin e-inch wire nail through tlte holes. When the Christmas tree is taken down the legs may be unhinged and the stand folded and packed away for use next year. A. V. SEARING, JR. PRETTY NECKPIECE OF LACE Girls are busy these days making elaborate neckpieces of lace and sa tin, or net and ribbon. The one shown in the sketch is made trout white tig dired- fllet net attachid to a high, turned stock of black satin. The bow in front, and the jabot, are merely pinned on and can be replaced by oth ers. Christmas decoration. A simple Christmas decoration for the dining room is to hang the chan delier with greens and holly and from that eftrry loosely long ropes of ground pine to eaeh corner of the room, thus making a canopy for the table. A bit of mistletoe skillfully introduced where all will have to pass under it in leaving th* room may add to the fun. In the center of the table lay a tray, and on this a glass or topper bowl of holly, frosted as though it had, Just come from the wintry held. For the favors to be laid down by the place cards there are tiny earthen pots with miniature decorated Otaris tints tiees. Get Your Kitchen Right Before Thanksgiving IcaKiMT h‘‘ 1 tANTftV 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 can put Hoosier system in your kitchen—and reduce your steps next week. \\ ith yourfjdtchen right—all your work centered Mr. Husband: We are owls at „the Xmas game. Whisper "Hoo sier Special ” to us now. ' aroujnd your lloosier Special Cabinet—you pyt an end to most of the . hard work that goes with Thanksgiving Day — and other days. Take this opportunity to make your kitchen really convenient — actually up-to-date. The opportunity is unusual because our determina tion to win in the $1,000.00 prize contest brings you the Hoosier Special practically on your terms. Consult economy—get your Hoosier Special now. Reavis & Abbey Falls City, Neb. FOR SALE RICHARDSON CO. FARMS 40 acres rolling land, $1,400. 94 acres bottom land, $6,500 100 acres rolling land, $5,000. 30 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. FALLS tITV 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 I also have several good farms to exchange for good income property or business. I have a couple of fine business propositions for sale, iy you wish to buy, sell or trade see me, 1 may have a bar an in for von. G. H. 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