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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
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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and more, will be repealed in Berlin,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.'
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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 "
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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
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