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THE FALLS CITY TRIBUNE Consolidations Falls City Tribune, Humboldt Enterprise. Kulo Record, Crocker's Educational Journal and Dawson Outktok. Entered as second-class matter at Falls City. Nebraska, post office, Janu ary 12, 1004. under the Act of Congress on March 3, 187't. Published every Friday at Falls City, Nebraska, by The Tribune Publishing Company W. H. WYLER, Editor and Manager. One year _ $1.60 Sts n> mths . .76 Three months - . -.. .40 TELEPHONE 226. WHITHER, In a most remarkable editorial headed ''Whithcre'' Henry Watterson in tlie Courier Journal says: The time has come for the people of tile United States to consider Theodore Roosevelt as they have never considered him before; to take him more seriously than they have1 ever taken him; to realize that lie is altogether the most startling fig ure who has appeared in the world since Napoleon Bonaparte, a circum stance not without significance and portent. He must be a poor American whose heart does not glow with pride at the unwonted honors bestowed upon 1his representative of his country and swell with exultant admiration of the splendid way he Is carrying himself It is too late, if it were not personally offensive, to talk about self exploitation The incident in Cairo was wholly characteristic. The incident in Rome was thrust upon him. In both lie showed the Theodore Roosevelt whose brilliant many-sidedness Inis captivated the universe. He is pre-eminently a man who fils the word to tin* net, the act to the word, and does tin' thing, which howevci provocative of controversy redounds to his advantage. All that. 1ms happened in Rome, and more, will be repealed in Berlin, in Paris and In London. No conquer ing hero was ever made the subject of such demonstrations.each of the foreign capitals, each of the foreign potentates vicing with each other to pay liitn homage. Vet ho is the win ner of no victory on land or sea. What is the meaning of it? "We look again to see him the head of the great republic" said the mayor of Rome. That Is the kycnote, nod it will continue to lie the keynote wherever he goes. Thus he will come back to us the Kuropcan nomi nee for president of the United States. I-iet no one fancy tills Is an mi meaning or an idle- compliment Tak en in connection with what appears to he the hopeless breakdown of the Taft administration, it constitutes an event, of the first consequence. If we are to return Theodore Roose velt to power let there be no mistake about tlie terms of the new commis sion which is to be issued to him. History lias agreed that the best kind of government is a wise and benevolent despotism. It the gov ernment of our United States under the written constitution of checks and balances be a failure—-as many think it- and if there be needed of its executive head a strong man having the courage to take all the hulls of corruption by the horns, and regardless of obsolete legal restraint, to shake tlie life out of them, (hen, indeed. Theodore Roosevelt would seem one fitted by temporment, edu cation and training for the work. He is a patriotic American with humanitarian proclivities, it e is an incorruptible man: he has shown himself fearless of consequences. If the people are sick and tired of the slow processes of constitutional pro ceodure, if they want in the White House a presid* nt, who disregarding the letter of the law, will substitute his own interpretation of its spirit and intention; if they think that the reign of hypocrisy and cant and graft which marks our professional politics may he ended by the absolu tion of a ruler who, as Roosevelt him self puts it, ‘‘translates his words in deeds,” and who. charged with the cleaning of the Augean stables by an election putting the seal of popular appeal upon conceded eexcesses in the use of power and bidding him go forward and apply the same reme dies to a disease otherwise incur able, then Theodore Roosevelt fills the bill to perfection. LONGEVITY. While there are a few exceptions, the great mass of people are eagerly seeking to lengthen out the span of their lives. One of the large insur ance companies in New York is do ing systematic work to promote long life among its members. This is of course, plainly to its advantage and not at all objectionable to the mem bers. It gives free medical examin ations once a year, and issues a reg ular health bulletin, which gives valuable hints on how to stay well. The latest bulletin is largely devoted to a discussion of alcohol in its ef fect upon the human system. Testi mony is produced to show beyond the possibility of doubt, that the use of alcohol, even in moderate quantt ties tends to shorten lift*. In Kng land statistics show that for every 100 deaths among total abstainers, there are i.'il deaths among "the tem pemte drinkers." In an investigation covering sixty-one years it was found that (ho death rati* among policy holders from tho ages of thirty-five to thirty-nine, the death rate was eighty-three more in every hundred than among total abstainers. The unavoidable conclusion is that alco hol in any form, nod in any quantity shortens life The use of alcohol even as a medicine in medical doses is condemned. Here is what the company has to say about, alcohol: "Alcohol is not a demon, it is a drug. It it: not a atimulent, Imt tin anesthetic. In so-called moderate doses it reduces muscular and men tal efficiency. II suppresses the higher brain function# and tit the same lime lets loose the lower. II is most, harmful to those with weak family historic:.. Th“ effects of its excessive use can lx* transmitted to children. The experience on large groups of Insured lives shows that alcohol shortens lift*." * • * To tin* lasting grief of the saloon men and the surprise of everybody. Lincoln went dry by a big majority of one in ten or almost. 1,000 voles More votes were polled than at any election In Lincoln's history. Tile moral is easy. When the righteous arise in their power they are in the majority, tlod made the earth to be better, not worse, and when the better class of people plant them selves squarely upon any issue, it is bound to win. Lincoln represent ed u strategic point in the great con flict with the saloon power. Kvery bit of strategy known to the liquor forces was brought to bear on Lin coln. All the big guns were trained in that direction. Hut in spite of all that, Lincoln went dry by a big mar gin. Its a knock-out blow to the sa loon interests in Nebraska. County opt Ion uexl, and t hen ? * * * The city pastors are doing yeo mens' service In an effort to bring about better conditions. Should their members ever become equally arous ed existing abuses would quickly be corrected. In an article? beaded, "The City Pastors," the pastors of Kails City publicly declare their at titude to this vexing and disturb ing question. While exceptions will probably lie taken by some to their positions, it nevertheless remains that they have the drop on the law less element and are determined to make the most of their advantages. And why not? Kor time out of mind the saloon and its allied grafters has profited at the expense of the home tlie church, nod humanity in general, and a day of reckoning lias come. Simple justice so long tardy is fast redeeming herself. It may appear to some that we are hitting the sa loons hard, but it is letting them off easy when compared with the un namnblo abuses for which they stand publicly condemned. « • » Right is right and wrong is wrong. Then is no fellowship between the two. In every question of right and wrong a man is either on one side or the other. No man eun serve (Sod and the devil. The fact that a prac tice is convenient or profitable does not make it right. Whatever is wrong is bad as a business practice even though for a time it may be highly profitable. Any business that is dependent for its success upon a not Iters loss or damage is essential ly had. And any man or set of men making a livelihood in this manner are in a disreputable and base busi ness. This is the status of the saloon and the saloon men in society today. We have no personal quar rel with them en themselves. They re| with them ourselves. Thev tunes. Hut we stand irreconcilably opposed to a system that enables one man to profit by the undoing of his fellow. * * * When we requested the city clerk to give us a certified copy of the signers of the saloon petitions, we were entirely within our rights. Al so when we decided to publish the list. if the saloon needs t.lic rec ommendation of thirty freo-holders before it can he safely allowed to operate in a community, surely the community has a right to know who the men are who stand prepared to vouch for the character of tlie sa loon. If the saloon is right no man need be ashamed to find his name back of it. If it is wrong then any man is criminally negligent who per mits it to appear that he recom mends it and may justly be held responsible for the evils growing out of a confessedly had business. The clerk had no option in this mat ter. Tlie law plainly compels him to yield the petitions when required. Let those who Intimidated the clerk. and endeavored to prevent him from giving up the petitions by threaten ing him with the withdrawal of their patronage, remember that they are treading on dangerous grounds Tlie time lias come when tin- decent people of Kails City need to have their eyes opened to the enormity of the abuses constantly being commit ted. openly and without rebuke. * * * We have said it before, and we repeat it again, that if tin- people of Kails City want the open saloon we have no protest to offer. Only two t liiugs we will insist upon. That the saloon and their abettors keep 'with in the law, and that we be allowed to express our personal convictions as they relate to tlie whole wretched business. The city administration is confessedly under saloon domination To this we will not object Iml we shall reserve tlie privilege to exam-; ine into all the future nets and pro ceedings of tlie city administration, we hope to he gracious enough to corn hope to l>e gracious enough to com mend. We would give credit to whom credit is due, but let the men who are evading (heir duty or vio lating the law have a care. We in-j sis! upon the vindication of the law j as we find it. Tin* iminvasion is out that there is more or less irregularity in connec tion with the petitions themselves. This will lie looked into and if sub stantiated by the I'aets, the neces- j sary action will he taken. We only want to be fair. The Tribune rep- j resents a considerable constituency.) We own that we have obligations to both sides. We insist that simple justice be done. So long as the sa loon is within Its rights we have no j protest to offer, but we refuse to stand silently by and see the comma* j nity bullied and hogged. We mean to lift the lid. The readers of The Tribune will be favored with the facts as we find them. We do not wish to be rash. We will go slow. We mean to ignore the past as large ly as the work we have to accomplish will permit. Let those who have] been playing “hooky” square them-! selves with the law, and do it now. There are men on our streets to, whom it is illegal to sell intoxicat- j big drinks, and yet they get drunk! with Impunity. Minors are buying! drinks over saloon counters; gamb lers are operating unhindered by the authorities. Joints are doing a land-office business in open defiance of the litw and officers wink at it. What we insist upon is that those responsible for the enforcement of the law as it applies to the above named offenses and other equally objectionable see to it that the law is obeyed. ..... _____ MARKET LETTER. Letter From our Regular Correspond ent at Kansas City. Kansas City, April 18, 19HI- The cattle supply last week dropped to slim proportions after Tuesday, and the market fully recovered the loss of the first two days of the week be fore the close Friday. Heavy steers met less favor than the light ones, i and butcher grades, and were more or less slow sales all week. An anomolniiK condition rules today, in that Chicago has a heavy run, and market 5 to 15 lower, while other points are lightly supplied, 7,000 head here, and the market strong to 15 higher here today. Top steers today sold at $s.”5, i equal to the best price paid last; week, and bulk of sales of steers ranged from $6.NO to $8.00, some yearlings bringing the latter figure. Country butchers have difficulty in securing suitable killing stock near at hand, and are buying at the big markets more all the time. This trade has been quite a factor the last two weeks. Heifers are quotable up to $7.(10, and top heavy cows lately brought $0.90. The hog market is about $1.50 lower today than the best time b » few weeks ago, including a loss of: 25 to 55 cents today. The decline > last week was 75 cents per cwt.., and I traders feel themselves slipping todays when they contemplate the mar ket prospects for the balance of tLis week. Packers have the upper; hand, and promise to do all sorts of tilings to the hog market right; away, and if the big break starts a| flood of hogs to market they, will accomplish the big end of their purpose. The run last week was 51,000 head here, same week last year 5S.000, the smallest decrease from last year of any week this year. The run today 8,000 head, heavy hogs ] today at $9.55 to $9.50, medium j weights $9.25 to $9.54, lights $9.10 to $9.4.0 .1 A. RICKART, Live Stock Cor.' —Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liv er Tablets assist nature in driving all impurities out of the system, in-! suring a free and regular condition j and restoring the organs of the body ; to health and strength. Sold by all druggists. LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE Vision of What May Come to Pass In the Rearrangement of Ex isting Conditions. The iiuiii of the future sat patiently darning the family socks. Prom time to tlm.* his mild blue eyes glanced wearily round at the pile of mending at his elbow, and he sighed as he thought of Murphy, the raw Irishman, who needed Incessant instruction in the most elementary details of the culinary art. Two noisy, sturdy girls romped tozn-glrllshly about the room, aggravating his headache, while their gentle little brother sat quietly by his father's side, studying pictures In an old book of bygone fashions, which, appealed naturally to the domestic in stinct of the little man. ' Look, father," lie murmured, point ing to an old print of the year 1909. "See what queer clothing that man has on What are they? Did men really wear these, then?" "Yes, dear,” replied his father, lay- I ing down his needle for a moment nml bending over tlie page. "1 never saw any, but father once told me that ( grandfather wore them when he was a boy. They called them trousers!"— Tit Hits. SEX EVEN IN BREAD MOLDS Scientific Discovery That Will Tend to Astonish the Unthinking Layman. Among the many extraordinary theories introduced by recent micro scopic studios is that of sex In bread molds. After years of patient re search it is announced that a distin guished scientist lias found that these minute fungi, the lowest order of plant life, possess the characteristics of plants of tlie highest type, and have the power of reproducing their kind from two distinct and different races, in addition to giving new life from one. Tiie precise meaning and value to organic evolution of the fact that In such low forms of life as the com mon molds male and female should be as sharply differentiated as in human beings tire far from settled, but the discovery, if it be a discovery, is a most important contribution to the fascinating pursuit of the unknown in nature. Some of the microscopic’ slides show, it is claimed, groups of fungi which form the product of mated bread molds once separated by thousands of miles. To the unscientific eye they appear as pretty miniature forest jungles. Minute Measurements. Because the balance wheels of watches expand and contract with changes of temperature they run slower and lister, according to cir cumstances. By making them of dif ferent kinds of metal, having different degrees of expansion with increase of temperature, the effect of their changes on the running of watches may be almost entirely eliminated. But in dealing with such a problem it is necessary to know tiie expansibility of tiie metal employed. A means of measuring it is fur nished by an instrument called a dilatometer, in which a system of deli cate levers or a chain of gear wheels magnifies tiie motion of a pointer over a graduated scale hundreds of time. At a meeting of tiie Physical' society in London not long ago a dilatometer was exhibited which had a magnifica tion of 1,500 times, so that tiie change in the length of a piece of steel caused by a single degree of rise or fall of temperature was clearly measured by it. Cat’s Sense of Locality. A kilti n about six months old was i nken .** a house a few miles distant from its birthplace, confined in a room and tenderly cared for during a week, and then set at liberty. It was sup posed to have become habituated to its new surroundings, but it returned' to its old home on the day of its re-, lease. The sense of locality and di rection was exhibited still more strik kingly by an old tomcat, which was stolen and carried a distance of 20 miles, confined in a bag. The cat was Imprisoned, but made its escape, and in a few days reappeared in a pitiable state at the home of its former mas ter, which was separated from that of the thief by a iiigh wooded cliff.—• Scientific American. A Husband's Pledge. A wealthy middle-aged divorcee who married a good-looking and com panionable young fellow, penniless himself, is said to have exacted from him. as part of the marriage contract, tho pledge that he would spend every evening of his life with her. They were inveterate theater-goers until his death, which seems to corroborate the curious story. Many women would like to have the same power of keep ing their husbands at home. -New York Press. In Modern Times. • "Hang it all, Ethel, must your aunt go along?" "Yes, (leorge; but when every thing's going nicely you can pretend that something's wrong with the ma chinery and that it's absolutely neces sary to lighten ship so we won't be all killed, and then we'll drop auntie overboard witli the parachute."— Life. Points of View. "Does your wife object to late din ijpru "It all depends," said Mr Meek ton, "on whether the cause is a baseball game or s matinee " College Creations Makers Weil Pftaum Si Co. Chicago {j| The illustration shown hereon portrays one of the newest creations for Young Men,designed and tailored by Weil Pflaum & Co., Chicago. This is I a most graceful model— full of style, snap and elegance, with that nitty touch so much desired by the particular dresser. A wide range of the sea son s newest and tastiest fabrics are now on dis play. Step in at your convenience. You will enjoy looking them over. Seansonable Lines of Men's and Youths Furnishings Underwear, Hosiery, Collars and Ties WAHL Sc PARCHEN WE KEEP OPEN UNTIL NINE OCLOCK The Fails City State Bank Will be pleased to loan you w hat money you may need on approved security, i This bank desires your business and is in a position to extend such accommodations and courtesies as are con sistent with good banking. 11 you are not already a customer we herewith yive you a hearty invitation to become one. Falls City State Bank RETAIL MERCHANTS! We have in stock a complete line of Stoneware and Brooms Also all kinds of Table Salt and Barrel Salt. Lump Rock and Crushed Rock Salt for ice-cream and hides. Just received a car of COLD COIN FLOUR We manufacture Climax Chick Feed, the best balanced ration for little chicks Guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. GIVE IT A TRIAL. IT BRINGS RESULTS. HECK & WAMSLEY FALLS CITY. NEBRASKA White Englishware 107-piece Sets $8.00 68-piece Sets $5.75 100-piece Sets $7.25 45=piece Sets $5.75 In Roses and Cold Designs same price Buy NOW, while these Prices Hold Good Rick’s Store Opp. Jenne Opera House Falls City, Neb. Let Us Be Your Waiter We never tire of helping others when they ask for good job printing. We can tickle the most exacting typographic appetite. People who have partaken of our excellent service come back for a second serving. Our prices are the most reasonable, too, and you can always de pend on us giving your orders the most prompt and careful attention. Call at this omc« and look over our samples.