—nr ~~ wmr'l \ T • ■- myna mu— ■ 11 ■ l ■—If rmr ARE WE TO BLAME? By J. O. Shroyer, Humboldt. Neb. wmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmmmmKrmmmmFmammtanmmmmmmmammmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmm A man by the name of .1. l> Holmes, who sometimes writes on questions of economy, recently scored 1 the farmers tor not producing im»rc| grains, vegetables and fruits. He seemed to think we were combined' for the purpose of curtailing produc tion as the factories sometimes do. Even if we w. re doing that, have we j not as in in h right to limit production ! as have the men of other callings i Hut do not think for a moment that there is even tin* remotest idea in that direction, in the heads of the tanners of America. Our agricultural papers are valued mostly by the people for the Intelli gence they convey that enables us to I increase the production of the farm. We are doing our dead level best to! make two bushels of corn grow where) only one grew before. We are hunt | ing out new methods that will enable us to produce thirty bushels of wheal ) • m the arid lands where none at all has been grown. We are silting up! nights trying to learn how to put two; or three extra hundred pounds of j beef on a yearling steer, In excess of what we have been doing. We are straining every nerve and muscle 1o produce a 200 pound pig in the shortest time. We are spraying our orchards,fight ing the hugs, and calling upon every known science to facilitate our at tempts to grow enough fruit for the tables of our land. We ntu our hogs through tanks of medicated eoncoc lion, feed them with high priced foods and are working overtime to raise meat for the world. Then to have tills .1. I). Holmes come at. us with this declaration that we are deliberately trying to starve Hie human race, is more than we can stand without protest. rho world Inis never y a month and then the world held up It'slmnds and wondered at his progress. Suddenly the farm help fell short of the demand, the hoys learned the fact that however much they knew about farm work, they were only counted common laborers, so they drifted away into the ranks of "skill fnl laborers.” 1 was recently in a town where the brick masons received $(>.50 for a days work. \re the hoys going to ■lig potatoes, raise wheal and corn ami only get less (ban $1 per day? That assertion that wv are limiting production, falls with a dust raising thud upon the ears of the man who is toiling away in the heat of sum mer, through the storms of winter and natures whimsical attitudes, to wrest the products of the- oil from his farm at a rate that is decreasing it’s value with every season. No other class of people who lav claim to wealth or even comfortable circumstances, work half so hard as the farmer and his family. Factories shut up their doors, turn off their hands and force thousands of laborers into idleness and starva tion at any time overproduction threatens their enormous profits When did the farmers ever stop sow lug or threshing their grain? Tariffs, subsides, and bonus are asked by "the interests." The farmer asks only his legitimate due and at no time poses as the candidate for un paid favors. Suddenly the country awoke to the fact that there was an adjustment of economics on band, the farmer be gan to conn* into his own and the prices of bis produces are a little nearer to the notch they ought to bo than ever before, but justice will not be meeted until the farm laborer gets as much as any man of equal skill in any other calling. We no longer send the boy out into the field with a sev enty-five cent hoe as your grandfath er went, but he drives a thousand dol lar team of four big draft horses, lie has an intricate machine that re quires mechanical genius to adjust, he has responsibilities of groat ex tent resting upon bis shoulders, lie must use more judgment, more science and more common sense than nine-tents of tin* traveling men ever dreamed of. His Income must be cor respondingly great or he will hunt another calling. The farmers of America support more journals and read more literature that treats of their calling, than any other group of people. The intelligence of the farmer is correspondingly high. If you place your ear to the ground, as did that, old magician of fabled lore, you will bear the tramping of millions of feet. Where is that great multitude marching? You may be told Hint it is the masses of the city moving toward the rural world. The country welcomes those who earnestly expect to endeavor to learn our business, but wo warn them that it is a trade. Their hands may blister with the toil and their bucks ache in the distress of hearing the heavy burdens of feeding a confluent, hut it takes more than labor. It takes u brain of culture along lines with which they are not familiar. Some of them will achieve success, many more will fail and fail by Hie wayside. They will be made aware of the fact that, modern farming re quires the efforts of skilled labor and not that alone, but a powerful brain and Hie habit of bearing responsibil ity. The farmer must tie a manager, a financier, a scientist along many lines and a laborer as well. A com bination of characters that are not often found in the city dweller. When the world will have learned these facts and the proper adjustments are made, then the farm shall not lack ttic labor to wrest the highest amount of produce from it's broad acres. WREo.wihorr? star set. Pathos In Lost Address of Fallen Emperor to the Troops Still Loyal to Him. It was nt Fon1 ilneblenu that Napo leon received til pope in I SOI. It was at I ontaln -I h au that he impris oned the pup1 the apartment which served mm hi primn is still shown— In INI" mid INI;!. Finally, for Neme sis would have it so, It was at Fon tainebleau that Napoleon signed his abdication and >id I'orewell to hid army In INH, coming down the horse shoe stall ease at t.ie head of the four dn Cheva! tiiiuie, and placing himself at lie 1- aid of the guard, ns If for review: "For 110 years," he said, "i have been well content with you, and you have always been wiih me on the path Of glory Willi % on] help and that of all (In' brave nn a who are still loyal, I could have earrled on th" war for three years longer; but France would have sulTered, and I did not wish that to happen. "I might have died that would have been easy; tint i would not. 1 prefer to follow the path of honor, and to write the lUatoi of onr exploits. “I cannot embrace you all. but I will embrace your general. Come, Gen Petit Bring me the eagle! Dear eagle May these kisses tlml their coho tn every brave man's heart! "Farewell, my children!" i hat, surely, is the most pathetic, as It ts also the most dramatic, scene In tile whole history of Fontainebleau. i ne sargasso sea. in the middle of the North Atlantic there is an area of comparatively still wall r almost equal to continental Mu rope in extent and more or less cov ered witIi floating seaweed. It was known as the Mar de Sargaeo to Go iumbtis and tin early navigators and i* tin* Sargas-o sea of modern geographers. II- floating seaweed was formerly supposed to I-,r.. grown near the Ba hama and Florida shores, and to have uni ten lo its pieseiit position It is m v,. however, known to grow and propagate itself where it Is found. In it are found globular masses of weed ( ontaining lisli c.v'.s and known as list) nests. Keeciit invi tk Miens show that the 'ine weed of the Sargasso sea is ■ l.o < i;o - n n i oding place of species uf flying lisli. Field. City Water. Notice to Water Consumers: Wa ter rents (flat rate) are due semi annually in advance, May 1st and 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, us provided by Sec'. 2 of Ordinance No. 183, and wa ter shall 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 south of the Richardson County bmik. dur ing business days from 9 till 12 a m. and from 1 to 4 p. m. By order of the city council. N. T. VAN WINKLE. Water Commissioner. Dated Nov. Sth, 1909. 43-tf. ACCErT BAD MONEY BOGUS COINS CIRCULATE FREE LY IN MEXICO. Only When They Get Into the Banks or Government Offices Are They j Taken Up—Work Done Systematically. Counterfeiters find Mexico a good field for their business. An enormous amount of spurious coin is in circu lation in that country. A remarkable thing about, these false coins is that they are readily accepted in the or dinary channels of trade. It is only when they get into the hanks or of fices of the federal state governments that they are taken up and retired from circulation. The silver peso is the principal coin counterfeited, al though tlie coins of smaller denom ination. particularly the flve-cent piece, are not below the notice of the illicit metal workers, Tin re is no way of estimating the amount of false coin in circulation, but it must be very large, as is evi denced by the fact that one of every ten coins of the peso denomination in the ordinary transaction of business usually Is found to be spurious. The average Mexican of the lower ( lass is an adept in filigree and gen eral metal work. The counterfeiting outfits usually are crude affairs, and the coins which they turn out are good specimens, considering the rough method of their manufacture. Few of tiie counterfeiters take the trouble to lorm an elaborate composi tion for their goods. The majority of them are content with ordinary lead. In many instances the coins are east in brass and then plated with silver. The silver plated brass coins are kept In circulation until the plating wears off, when they are no longer accepted in the usual line of trade. It is said that counterfeiters in Mexico have little difficulty in placing their product In circulation. In many instances uncovered by the police and secret service men the counterfeiters sold their spurious output to mer chants and small dealers in different cities and tin1 coins were passed out to customers in a systematic way so ns not to attract undue attention. The patrons of these small stores and market places are people of the lower class for the most part, and the rudest kind of counterfeit coin is ac cepted by them without question or comment. The counterfeiting of bank bills or stamps has notsbeen attempted in Mexico lor many years. The execu tion of work of this kind requires the exercise of a kind of skill that the av erage Mexican counterfeiter is not possessed of. The nearest approach to tIlls kind of counterfeiting took place not long ago when many thou sand dollars' worth of fraudulent street ear tickets were made and sold in Mexico City. These tickets were engraved and were good imitations of the originals, but it was only a few days alter they were put on the mar ket before the fraud was discovered and its perpetrators arrested. Roosevelt Children’s Morning Swim. An amusing incident occurred re cently. The moment that Quentin, Archie and their - ter were in the water, the unconscious instinct of the' Anglo-Saxon to outd-i sent them swim ming and . pin* l;u to u distance be yond the habit of many young Italians who bathe there. One dark haired, dark-liued little fellow surveyed them solemnly, then separated himself from his race and followed the foreigners. Every water stunl they did he solemnly imitated. Winn they rested on rocks he mount ed one near by. if they dived, lie dived; not a movement of theirs es „eaped him, uor a span further did they swim than he. When the' noon bells sounded they turned and he followed, and lie reached the beach1 as they did. They departed to the bathhouse. His turned, gave them a1 look of race superiority, and quietly I returning to the water gave the audi I enee on the sea wall of the Cornice! road an exhibition <>t extra Italian en- j durance. -Eioui llu X,. a Yo»k lie-r aid's Paris Edition. Unavoidedly Detained. A well-known general tells the fol lowing story: One day he received a telegram i from a subordinate who was Injured in a railroad accident while on fur lough. which read: "Will not report to-day, as expected, on account of un avoidable circumstances." The tone of the message was not satisfactory to the general and he wired at once in reply: "Report aa ordered or give reasons.” Within an hour the following mes sage came hack over the wires front the hospital: "Train off—can't ride; legs off—can't walk. Will not report unless you insist." Tabbed and Filed. Mrs. Crawford—You must love youi husband very dearly if you save all the letters lie sends you while you'ri in the country. Mrs. Crawford- I'm keeping their for comparison, my dear. I’m sure tc catch him in a lie.—Judge. Very Simple. "My dear old friend, how were you able to acquire such an immense for tune?” "Hy a very simple method.” "What method is that?” "When 1 was poor I made out that I was rich, and when T got rich ] made out that 1 was poor.”—Answers Report of the Condition THE BANK OF SALEM of Salem, Nebraska, Charter No. 351*. incorporated in the State of Nebraska, at the clone of business Nov. 10,1909. RESOURCE*. Loans and Discount . $101,511.96 i Herdrafts, secured and unsecured 477.96 Hanking house, furniture and fixture* 3,686,8$ j Current expenses and taxes paid . 1.734.87 ; Due from national, state and private banks and bankers. ... 4,815.16 Cash.. | Total Cash on hand. 4.394.97 Total.f 116,021.77 LIABILITIES. ! Capital stock paid in.$ 30,000.00 Surplus fund. 10,000.00 Undivided profits. 6,623.20 I nil vidua) deposits subject to check... .4. 54.fHi9.55 Demand certificates of de posit.$10,329.02 64,998.57 j Notes and bills re-discomtted 56,000.00 ' Total.$ll6,621.77 STATE OF NEBRASKA, j •ss. County of Richardson. ' 1. R. B. Huston, Cashier of the above named bank, do swear that the above statement is a ' correct and true copy of the report made to the State Banking Board. R. H. Huston, attest : s. p. List, Director. W. A. Lkkknvvalo, Director. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22d nay of Nov. 1009, tluv P. C. KEKNVV ALP. Notary Public. M y com mission expires December 22, 1911. i Report of the Condition of the Falls City State Bank of Kails City* Nebraska. Charter No. 150. incorporated in tin* | State of Nebraska, at tin* close of business, November lo, l'HfO. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts .. 5182.4’»6.32 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured. 1,885. *6 Hanking house furniture and fixtures. 13,200.00 Current expenses and taxes paid. 3,284.18 Due front nat’l, state and private banks and bankers $22»4i6.42 ('hecks and items of exchange 1,562.40 Currency. 4,257.00 Gold Coin.5,025.00 Silver, nickels and cents 1.688.50 35,000,38 Total. 235,835.74 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in. .. $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund. 10,000.00 Undivided profits.... 16,231.86 Individual deposits subject to check.$104,360.10 Demand certificates of de posit . 50.1K5J2 Certified checks. 500.00 Due to nat’l, state and private banks and bankers. 4,540.57 150,603.88 Total . 235,835.74 State oi- Nebraska, / ( ss. County of Richardson. 1 I. \V. A. Greenvvald, cashier of the above named bank. „do hereby swear that the above statement is a correct and true copy of the report made to the State Hanking 1’oird. W. A. (,ki i.nwali), ('ashier. attest: T. J. Gist, Director. W. |«. Dokkim.ton, Director. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 22*1 day of November, 1000. John W. Powell, Notary Public. My commission expires November 25. 1000. 320 ACRE HOMESTEAD FREE Country just opening for Homesteads. Has bem controlled by stockmen for years. Land ns good or better than any Indian Reservation. For informa tion address DALE HERMAN LAND CO. EDGEMONT S. D. Residents of the Country for 2t years Otfice Removed to Tootle Block 6th and Francis Sts. DR. W. S. FAST ST. JOSEPH. MO. , Spcfiiil attention to MKDICINK. ItECTAL Diseases. DinpuMes of WOMKN ami CHILDKKN CHESTER A. BRINK PhVsician and Surgeon Office Over State Bank. Residence. Union Hotel. EDGAR R. MATHERS ID R N 'T I S 'T Phones: Nos. ITT, 21T Sam'l. Wahl Brildikg DR. C. N. ALLISON DENTIST I Phone 24k over Richardson County Bank. FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA Fi P. F^OBEF^TS IDRM'FiB'F Office over Kerr’s Pharmacy Office Phone 260 Residence Phone 2T1 CLEAVER & SEBOLD INSURANCE REAL ESTATE AND LOANS NOTARY IN OFFICE % i Advertising is the fer tilizer of dull business ' V soil. Its work is magic. Thin, weazened trade becomes a thing of I power when its to i-- leel the healthy ■ sunlight of public ty. gt YOUR Af». !N OUR 1SK\T ISSUE ft WILL rUOVfi II. . ■ (Copjright, IMS, bj W. N. V.) Prepare for Winter THE OLD STANDBY The New Round Oak Base Burner SOLD BY J. C. TANNER There’s A Reason 1 here’s a reason for doinjj all things. The “reason’’ in this case for your giving its your Grain, Hour and Feed business, is that Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y is our most important watch word. When you ^et it have it of the first quality. Free delivery to all parts of the city. We are located Just West Falls Citv Auto Co. Aldrich & Portrev falls; city, Nebraska I am trying to make a date with WHITAKER THE AUCTIONEER They tell me he is strictly up-to date and well posted on all classes of domestic animals and also farm property in general. He can certainly please you, as he has had s xteen years expe rience. He is also from Missouri, and if given the opportunity will “SHOW YOU" results. BEFORE ARRANGING DATE. WRITE. TELEPHONE or TELEGRAPH at my exponse; J. G. WHITAKER Phones 168-131-216 Falls City, Neb. Early Winter Excursion Rates TO CHICAGO: The National Farm Land Congress and United States Land and Irrigation Exposition, also The Great Internation.'1 Live Stock Exposition, the most wonderful exhibition of farm pro ducts ever held in this vountrv- Students of modern farming methods and of improved grades of live stock should attend; rate-, open to the public Tickets sold November 15th, 19th, 2Sth, 29th, 50th, Dec. f»t i and 7th; final limit Dec. 15th. TO OMAHA: National Corn Exposition, Dec. f>th to ISth. A new Exposition in character and scope. The future benefits of tins Exposition should mean increased wealth to every farm. WINTER TOURIST RATES ’ Daily from November 1st. to Southern 'and Cuban resorts. See the New South and enjo/it, winter climate, the hospitality of its people and the luxury of its grand hotels. TO THE PACIFIC COAST: The usual winter tourist rates : California with return via Puget Sound. HOMESEEKERS EXCURSIONS: First and third Tuesdays : the south and west during November and December. L. W. WAKELEY, G. P. A.. Omaha FC. G. Whitfokd, Ticket Agent