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About The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1910)
“DOTH PROCLAIM THE MAN” Neatness in Attire to Be Commended. Rather Than Derided—Shabbi ness Not Desirable. A clergyman, discoursing in Phila delphia upon the important topic of Choosing a Husband," advised his ^eminine hearers that they should ook askance at men who display fas tidious refinement and elegance In iheir attire. He dwelt upon the rela tively greater importance of moral ex cellence over sartorial appearance. That advice may be accepted by the damsels of his flock so far as it goes, but the teacher of youth may fall into error in emphasizing too much the superiority of inward virtues to out ward appearance. Assuredly, there is nothing essentially praiseworthy in slovenly attire, nor does viciousness enjoy a monopoly of purple and fine linen. Those who claim to have souls above the tailor, and who look upon those who devote a meed of attention to attire as prone to worldliness, may profit by a little self-examination. It may be that indolence is one cause of their disregard of affairs sartorial. Nothing can be ‘more certain than that shabbiness is not an external evi dence of Inward superiority in either intellect or soul. The unkempt exte rior is not a sign of inward grace or stalwart mind. Cleanliness may be » next to godliness, but it falls to bear its testimony if hidden beneath rags. LIFE A FUNNY PROPOSITION Philosopher Mingles Some Tense Truths with a Good Deal of Pessimism. Man comes into this world without his consent and leaves it against his will. During his stay an earth his time is spent in one continuous round of contraries and misunderstandings by the balance of our species. In his infancy lie is an angel; in his boyhood lie is a devil; in his manhood he is everything from a lizard up; in his duties he is a fool; if he raises a 1 family he is a chump; if he raises a small check he is a thief, and then the law raises the devil with him: if he is ; a poor mail, he is a poor manager and has no sense; if he is rich he is dis honest. but considered smart; if lie is , in politics he is a grafter and a crook; if he is out of politics you can't please him, as he is an undesirable citizen; if | he stays away from church he is a sin ner and damned; if he donates to for eign missions he does it for show; if he doesn't ho is stingy. When he first comes into the world everybody wants to kiss him—before he goes out they all want to kick him. If he dies young there w as a great fu- : ture before him; if he lives to a ripe old age he is simply in the way liv ing to save funeral expenses. Fife is a funny road, hut we all like to travel it just the same.—Fall Fiver Journal. Passing of the Umbrella. "The time's coming.” remarked a floorwalker in one of the big New York stores, "when umbrellas will be relics of the past. Automobiles are knocking them out. i don't mean by that that people buy automobiles to ride in on rainy days instead of carry ing umbrellas, but it is inconvenient to carry an umbrella in an auto, and autoists provide themselves with , these light raincoats' that can be used 1 even in warm weather, and the prac tice of having a raincoat handy in stead of an umbrella is spreading ail the time. Then manufacturers are now able to waterproof almost any sort of overcoat goods, and there isn't much necessity for a man to own an umbrella in overcoat weather. They point out that in a real drenching storm an umbrella would not do much good anyhow, and in a mild shower one wouldn't get. very wet anyhow. There will still be use for umbrellas . for women, but even they are doing without them more ami more.” Expression Is an Old One. The expression “laugh in your , sleeve” harks hack over the line of i centuries. The old Greeks and Rolnans used it, but where they got it none now can tell. In those musty days everybody who could afford to wear any clothes at all had them made with wide-flowing sleeves for the reason that tight-fitting sleeves had not been invented. Neither had trousers; nor yet the accordion hat. When any emotion led the wearer of the capacious sleeves to put his hands to his face it was more or less con cealed by the loose drapery, and pre sently it came to he suspected in such cases that the person behind the sleeves was laughing secretly at some one else's discomfiture. In other words, he was "laughing in his sleeve." One Use for Ravenous Fish. The unsightly and ravenous skate can be turned to better use than mere fertilizer. They furnish the most excellent kind of glue stock, and their bodies being largely composed of cartilage, would readily dissolve under the proper treatment for manu facturing purposes. This new use for the skate, the most destructive agents of young lobsters yet discov ered, will serve two valuable ends— reduce the pest to a cash basis, and save the valuable lobster for table use. Among the Ruins. “Well, here we are in Pompeii. How interesting it is. Yon chariot was evi dently waiting before some door I would like to interview the ancient charioteer who drove it.” “I wouldn’t.” “Why not?" "He might want to put in a bill for his time " Louisville Courier-Journal. MERE MAN MAKES A PROTEST Would Have Women Take Lessons Be fore They Participate in Games They Cannot Play. I have suffered severely, and 1 want you to help me Ladies are the chief offenders. They will Join in games which they cannot play and spoil the pleasure of those who can. At croquet a lady, by no means young, was my partner. She did say. in an off hand way, that she was no player. She proved this by missing the lirst hoop from a foot in front of it She hit every ball with ihe edge of her mallet, and could not even stop near my ball. I put her through near ly every hoop, and had a chance of winning if she only stayed near mine, but she went over the boundary. At golf it was worse, for they send Ihe ball into every hedge and gutter. When you thus lose two or three balls you feel a little raw. She merely re marks, “I'm so awfully sorry." You offer her three strokes a hole, and yet she never \. ins one; refuses to accept four and spoils your weekly half-holiday. You suggest lessons, and she replies, "Oh, no; I've had a lesson. All 1 want is practice." At tennis she makes double faults, and rarely returns a ball, so you have no chance. In whist she revokes and never re turns your lead, yet will not hear of lessons. She sits at the piano and spoils everyone's accompaniment and the temper of the other people. Can noth ing be done? I would suggest six les sons. It takes quite that to convince some people that they cannot play.— Country Life, London. NOTHING MORE THAN A SISTER Two Goo'd Reasons Why Beautiful Chorus Girl Turned Down Ardent Admirer. “I cannot marry you! ” The brilliant young chorus girl, her face naturally flushed with her high determination, gazed fondly but deter minedly into the eyes of the young magnate whose wealth was numbered by millions. “Cannot marry me?'* lie repeated. "Surely there is some mistake. 1 offer you equality, and all the financial priv ileges I command. You will own your own home, and he able to sip from the fountain of eternal gasoline. Why do you refuse me?” She smiled loftily if sadly as she re plied: ”i do it for my art. Surrounded by the temptations of great wealth 1 fear that I would lapse into an idle crea ture. No! No! Archibald, it cannot be. Mv art must not suffer. I thank you for your kind offer. Relieve me I shall always be your true friend. But ask me nothing more. Art, always, and for all time! Besides, I am going to marry your father.” And putting her pink silk tights into her card envelope system she passed out into the night.—Life. For “Finicky” Appetite. My children had “finicky'' appetites, and it seemed impossible to provide a meal that would be acceptable to all. Some of the things they disliked they had never tasted, so one day 1 said: "To-morrow Robert may or der the dinner. He may be the host and the rest of us will he his guests. Of course, as his guests it would be unpardonable for us to tell him we did not like his food. We must, at least, taste of everything. The one who is the most perfect-bred guest may give a dinner soon after. Of course, if there is anyone who is boorish, that one will be denied the privilege of entertaining us." Well, the result of our series of dinners was that Alice discovered that cream really tasted very nice, and Paul found that eggs were not the abomina tion he had thought them. Moreover, their father meekly accepted French dressing, although thitherto he had never tasted olive oil.—Harper’s Bazar. The Degraded •possum. “I sho* does hate ter see a 'possum in de city, put fer sab* tuk’ chb'kond, on de street. It ain’t de place for ’Im; it takes all de sperrit outer ’im, an’ you got ter buy im quick, an’ run home an’ put 'im on de file, or lie’ll worry hisself down to nuthin’ in less’n two days, You des can’t git up no excitement wld a 'possum in a cage. He outen his element dar. What he want is ter have do dogs ter tree ’im. an' ter see you tryin’ ter shine his eye, an’ ter git you ter climb de tree, den reach fer him, an' miss ’im, an’ go tumblin’ down, kerba-am! Ah, me! A 'possum is de mos’ cur’s creetur in dor country; but his ways is his ways, an' der ain't no use tryin’ ter git roun’ im!”—Atlantic Constitu tion. A Book of Jokes for the Boy. A little volume of fresh, clean jokes will make a good addition to the boy’s birthday gifts. Every boy loves to he considered a joker and the more good jokes he has at bis tongue's end the happier he is. Buy a small address hook and begin filling it in with all the good jokes you hear. The boy will take the cue and write in his book all the funny things Ire hears, the appropriate toasts and dinner speech jokes and in time should ac quire a very interesting collection. Literary Perils. A great deal that you see in print nowadays is dangerous and mislead ing," said the conservative citizen. "Yes,” answered the dyspeptic, "esneciallv in cook books.” BIG WOLF HUNT. Two Hundred Gunsmen Participated —Three Wolves Killed. The second big wolf hunt for the season was pulled off west of Tecum - soh on Friday of last week. Over 200 gunsmen participated in the sport covering, on foot, twenty-four square miles of territory. The round-up oc curred on the Stewart farm, and it is said as the men got elosc together and the wolves broke for the lines, the discharges from tlie many guns sounded like a small army in action. Some report having heard the shot “whizz" over their heads. lu the beginning the men had seven wolves in the round up, but as the gunners got closer together the wolves would try and run the gaunt let and get back of the lines. Three were successful and the fourth one got, through with a broken leg. Three wolves were killed. In order to prevent disputes as to who thi' successful hunters were, when so many shot at the wolves,the three animals were sold at auction to the highest bidder. John Harrington paid $2.5o for one, Herman 1,1 phardt secured one at $;!.()(), and Herman Krnest, Jr., hid the third one in at $2.25. This money, together with $5.00 which was secured by passing i Hu- hat,the gentlemen very kindly and thoughtfully gave to Mrs. Mandery of | Teeumseh, ivdoiv of the late John I Mandery. Stole Clothes at Auburn. On Monday night of last week i three strangers dropped into the Martin restaurant, on Contra! avenue, at Auburn and obtained lodging for I the night. The next morning they left town. Before their departure they stole a lot of clothing from Paul Hill and | Ralph Ilennlnger, boarders in the place. The night policeman telephoned to the sheriff at Nebraska City to ar rest the men. When taken hack to Auburn the men were wearing some of the stolen garments. Home Talent Minstrels. A home talent minstrel company. composed of twenty-one of Haw son's young nu'n, with C. M Cooper as director, was organized Monday night of last week. It is the inten tion in tlic near future to give a show here, the proceeds of which are to go to tlic Dawson piano fund. The program will consist of songs, witty sayings, instrumental solos, vaudeville, comic opera and good old fashioned rag dancing by Hie colored gentlemen. i KILLS HIMSELF. Pawnee City Plumber Drinks Deadly Dose of Carbolic Acid. A special >ron> Pawnee City to the Lincoln t mr. .Ian. 14th, says; "Out <>f wo.k, sick and despondent, .1. P. Letiard. a plumber forty years old, killed himself this morning at nine o'clock >y drinking carbolic acid Shortly after taking the drug he was found hy Ids wife writhing in agony. A physician was called, hut it was too late to save his lift1. The man died hi half an hour, lie leaves a wife and six small children. Two weeks ago L* sard became sick with the grip. II > was on a job that could not lx' delayed and another man was hired to lake his plaee. Since then he had not even able to get employ ment. "Though he was gloomy over the situation it was not thought that he contemplated suicide. He was alone when hi> took the acid this morning. I Us wife soon discovered him and hastily summoned a physician, Le nnrd had taken a large dose, however and Hie doctor could do nothing for him. "The oldest child in I lie family is about twelve years of age. The baby is six monthi old. It is understood that Leuard carried insurance." -* “GO TO—CHICAGO.” Said Brownville Notary and Wiej Complaint Is Made. According to the Lincoln papers* (here’s something doing at lirownvili ■ S. S. Gregory of that village ha? created a vlisturbance in ids quit* town by complaining to the secrctar, of state that 10. Berlin, who combine.? the duties of grocery man with that o notary public, lias refused to affix id? seal as notar.v in the complainant'.? pension voucher because the cotuplai: aid when lie wants groceries sends t< Chicago for supplies. "I buy in; goods in Chicago,” writes Mr.Gregor. and when 1 presented to idnt my pen sion vouchers to sign, he told ill" t< go to Chicago to get It signed.” The sympathy of the state officci - goes out to Mr. Gregory, hut som ■ think the grooerymnn was Very polit ■ in requesting him to go to Chicago | lie might have (old him to go els* w lien'. Olliers believe a notary is i public officer and tlnit if a fee is ten deren lie is obliged to affix ids seal The question appears lo be a nev, one in law ami until ail tlie* facts ai known, no one is willing to pass on i All grocery men >f the st.nl. ' sympathize with Mr. Berlin, and sc< retely would enly lik" the same kin i of an oppor.unity to relieve t.lioi minds.—Auburn 1 lerald. FRED H. SCHOCK’S (MY FIRST SALE) Starts Saturday, January 22 And Ends Tuesday, February 1st File sale of interest to everyone. Because it is the first sale to be held by the New Ready-to-Wear Store. Everything new, bought since the first of the year. Greatly reduced prices for this occasion. You can save big money on every item. I don’t intend to be undersold by anyone. Merchandise of real merit, worthy of your consideration. You will never find better or newer merchandise for less money. READ EVERY ITEM, then come and see for yourself. Greater values never offered. Big Bargains in Waists 81 .l*') Waists, India Lincm. reduced for this sale to only. . C 8:1.00 Waists, Rajah Weave, reduced for this sale A | AQ to only. . Ipl.VO First Showing New Spring Models. Petticoat Specials Silk Petticoats, values to 87..’o, marked down for A A AQ this sale to . ......... ^7,/0 Silk Petticoats, values to now priced iat AQ only . . . 7 0 (lot ton Wash Petticoat s, 98c up. Black Underskirts Better Made of Better Material Special.Display, this sale only 98c. Kxtra Good Values, $1.49. Splendid Bargains for $1.98. The Season’s Best, $2.75. New Ruchings, corded edge, lavender, tan. blue, black, white, yd 25c Women's Hosiery Bast Black Women's Hose, regular standard, for this sale, per *7 pair. .. J C Women's Hose, fast Black, 20c Princess quality, this -ale, per | ^~ pair.. . . 1 w v/ Women s Hose Western Maid, extra quality 2.V hose, for per 1 Q _ pair. .. i > v/ Exceptional Values Dressing Combs. 25c and 35c values, this sale for | Q „ only.. • 1 /C Parasols great values—exceptional low prices, for this A Q AQ_ sale, only. T7C-“0C Pearl Buttons, all sizes, 5c qualitv. per dozen only.. Corset Stays, (i-hook Eureka Patent, C for. vv Men's Furnishings Men's Black Sateen Shirts, Wheeler Brand, marked A p* down to. 45C Men's Black- Sateen Shirts, extra qualitv lor QF only. ODC Men's Sox, tan and black. Sultan Brand, this sale, per tf) l>r. OC Men's Sox, Inc value, grey, tan. red. white i'eet, per 1A ^ pair.. ... IIIC Special display Men’s Ties some verv good values Ag at. 43C Men's Handkerchiefs white and figured borders, for F* only.»,. 3C Idxtra Heavy Rockford Sox, blue and gray mixed. per pair... Q/ Medium Weight Rockford Sox. per pair. ....... 3C rdsle Suspenders, for this sale reduced ■<*» ** to.:..2 ic Dress Skirts $5.00 Plain Panamas, we quote for this sale at the low price $3.50 $(,.no Fancy Panama Dress Skirts reduced for this sale to (P “> QQ onlv. yJt/O $7.50 Pacific Panama Pres- Skirts, verv nice, pt iced for tin (f A |')0 sale at.. . <)4."0 $10 Voiles black an elegant garment, marked for this sale $7.50 All New Spring Models. Two Exceptional Bargains $10 Stroller Capes, medium size, in black, we price for this $4.98 $15 silk Rubberized Rain Coats—just ;• few at this price $10.00 Women's Fancy Handkerchiefs, values to 35c, special 19c. Golf Gloves, all colors, regular 50c values. 35c. Golf Gloves, all colors, regular 35c values. 25c. Talcum Powder, 15c. Mennen s, Williams' or Colgate's. FRED H. SCHOGK S New Ready-to-Wear Store Maddox Block, Opp. Court House Falls City, Nebraska