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    A Sunday Afternoon
What a splendid feeling ol buoy
ancy, of satisfaction, of hopefulness
pervades little old I'alls City! We
have hoped for the things that
“ought to bo" so long, that now our
dreams art* t tuning true It makes one
feel like sitting down anti feeling
good.
I si hor never before was so fully
nnd remuneratively employed; the
merchant goe>- to his home at night
tired, hut contented, as the result
of a very busy day; the property
owner look upon his houses all full
with satisfied and paying tenants;
the lumbermen and contractors point
to new buildings springing up In
every part of the city; the base ball
fan looks at the new grand stand
and says, "something doing this
year;" the booster points to lie*
round house, the track layers, the
new poultry plant, the vinegar fac
tory, and says, "watch us grow
Oh, I guess tills is a poor town.
NOT!
On Sunday afternoon, in order to
keep, or become, acquainted with the
town I started on a walk that took
me into corners of the city where
I had not been for years, 1 walked
all through the additions to the north
and saw the hundreds of beautifully
kepi homes. Ten years ago or so
this section was a grassy hillside,
list'd for pasturage or st raw berrying,
or kid base hall games. Now it is
probably the most sightly and beau
if ii 1 part of ‘In* city. Pho town
looks like a forest from this location
Trees are everywhere And*beyond
the trees lies the glorious valley of
the Nemaha, warm and green till it
blonds into tin* great purple hills be
yond,
l)o you know, I thought Sunday af
noon, as I looked upon this glorious
panorama spread before me, that
probably it was just as well that
his Satanic Majesty did not Invite
the laird to this hillside to tempt
him, for surely no place in all Mils
world is more beautiful than the
Beetles from the hillside on the north
to tile hills beyond the valley of the
ohl river.
In Uu' changed order of tilings
the Third ward lias come into its
own, tis well. The vinegar i n lory,
owned entirely by local capital. is
« mighty iiiviling sight to a Falls
City man. The men behind Ibis are
not great advertisers; thej haven’t
been tooting their horns from Hie
house-tops Hut, nevertheless, they
are doing a Uno thing for the eit.y.
Do you realize that this company
lias invested Fifty thousand dollars
in this plant? That there is more
than an acre of floor space in the
building? That, its present capacity
is five hundred thousand gallons, and
is shortly to be increased to a mil
lion? .Iitsi (insider for a moment
what tbf institution means to this
city.
The cull apples that for years have
rotted in Rich trdson county orchards,
a total loss, are now hauled into the
city and sold at profitable prices.
Falls City labor turns these apples!
into vinegar. The vinegar is bought
all over the United States. In Its;
last analysis this means that the
United States is buying the waste
apples from the Richardson county
farmer. Hut it means more than
that, it means that for every barrel
of vinegar sold by the company so
much new money is added to the
wealth of Falls City.
The local capitalist who lends his
money and gets bis Interest doesn't
add a dollar of wealth to the town.
If The Tribune earns $L’.r> on sub
scription and pays it to the meat
market, and the meat market buys
dry goods with it of the merchant,
and the merchant buys advertising
space of The Tribune, the commun
ity is not a dollar better off than it
was before. But, when the vinegar
company sells a barrel of vinegar to
parties in St. Louis it means that so
much St. Louie money, now money
if you please, has been added to the
wealth of our city.
The new money from the Klon
dike has made Seattle, the now
money for stee1 has made Pittsburgh,
the new money from the southwest
is making Kansas City, and if other
Falls City men would invest their
capital in productive enterprises,
such as the vinegar plani, Falls City's
future would he even more glorious
than is now promised.
The new poultry plant now near
ing completion is such an institution.
Its product Will be sold abroad and
the money from the other fellow will
be brought in to pay the farmer, to
employ local labor, to be expended
with local merchants and p>t in lo
cal circulation. And every collar, so
brought in will add so much to our
local wealth.
This poultry plant is soon to add
a ten thousand dollar cold storage
plant, it is said, and the grounds will
soon In* firepan d lor that purpose.
The only thing that now seems in
the way of the poultry plant is the
unreasonable altitude of Mayor Keel
ing. It Is essential that the plant
have day lights. The city lights
dose down ai midnight. Sehmelzel
Ai Crush are willing to expend the!
money to run a line to the plant and
furnish ii with such lights as it
needs until 'lie city adopts a day!
system. The mayor, however, fori
reasons best known to himself, for j
bids K. him I/el AI- Crush lo furnish
the lights. Thts is so petty as to lie;
ridiculous if it were not that it is aj
a■ itons inconvenience and an obstacle
to tie- poultry plant which has come
into our city seeking ibis investment.!
Then there is the round-house, that
great structure about which is elus
tered so many of our hopes.
Have you seen this lately? If not,
go down Sunday and look it over.
The work is progressing rapidly
and very soon now the building will
In* filled with engines, tlie yards will
he filled with ears and the city will
he filled wilh employees who have
come to make their homes with us
It is gratifying to the l>’.ills City
muii to ride upon a train an-’ watch
the people gaze from the windows at
Hu* Improvem 'ills, and then turn to
the conductor and say, "conductor,
what place is this?" Wo have them
all silling up and taking notice, for
little old Kails City is on the map of
progressive cities, and it is en there
to stay.
And so from dinner until evening
I wandered about gelling acquainted
with the new Kails City. I strolled
from the railroad yards up on
"hungry hill" in the southeast part
of town. I saw the little homes of
the laboring limn, one with a new
porch, another with a new root, still
another with a new fence, but.
all with the atmosphere of prosper
ity about them. For the masters of
thesi homes are busy now, and the
wages they earn are ample for them
to share in the new order of things.
In the yards .lie families ware gath
ered, for the day of rest was wav
ing its close. The hoy and the girl,
(for in this there is no new order of
things, nor wt’.I he while tin world
lasts), were seated in the secluded
corner of the porch. Far off I could
hear distinctly the voices of children
at play, as one who stand;- on the
short of a lake and hears the far
off voices on the water as a night
settles upon them. The vesper hells
of tie* convent tinkled In tlr.* distance,
and the shadows of evening deepen
e Into night.
It was a good day. It was a goon
walk. It was, it Is a good town,
little old Falls City. **
MARKET LETTER.
Letter From our Regular Correspond
ent at Kansas City.
Kansas City Stock Yards, May 2.
1910. Tim cattle market underwent
a gradual softening last week, and
closing prices were off 20 to 35
emits on most all kinds, with heifers
showing even a greater decline some
limes. Feeders did not lose quite, ns
miiclt, as there is a good demand in
the country for young cattle to feed,
and bulls also held up almost steady.
Calves fluctuated a good deal. hut
closed in a rut, with all their ad
vance wiped out. The run today is
Id,ooo head, quite an increase over a
week ago, and with other market sup
plies in proportion, the natural re
sults is lower prices today, steers 5
to 15 lower, cows and heifers steady
to a shade lower. As usual on Mon
day stockers and feeders are in
good demand ami prices are firm to
day. The top on heavy steers today
is $7.00, in the native division, and
a drove of 1,100 pound steers in the
| quarantine division also brought
I $i,90, Oklahoma corn fed steers.
Medium class steers bring $6.50 to
$7.6.i, and cake fed cattle from the
south sell at $6.00 to $6.65 mostly
and.some tncai fed steers today at
$7.25.
I log receipts were at minimum fig
I ur,'a nil of last week and although
prices advanced 15 cents, it was a
devoid of the buying impulse for ten
days, as they claim demand for
fresh meats is slack, anil thnt they do
not need the hogs. The run today is
7,000 head, market 10 to 20 lower,
hoary hogs at $9.20 to $9.35. medi
um weights $9.10 to $9.25, and light
hogs up to $9.20. The extraordinary
slim receipts last week were ab
normal, and unless a much wider
oullet develops in the fresh meat
trade, increased supplies will meet
some hard knocks.
J- A. RICKART,
Live Stock Cor.
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MAJE.
Story Awarded Second Prize in April
Contest cf Our Dumb Animals.
/
A group of firemen was gathered
around the stove in the engine house,
smoking and recalling the glories of,
"Hose Company, Number One” for'
the benefit of a chance visitor. The'
perils of fire-fighting and the heroic
deeds of different fin men had all
been discussed.
“Well, I’ll tell you who’s got as
much sense at a fire as anyone in
the company,” drawled the engineer,
"and that's Maje.” He jerk'd ids
thumb toward one of the stalls in
the rear of the engines where the
head of a meguifieent bay horse
could be seen, nosing over the hay,
and pausing now and then to glance
sociably toward the group around the
stove.
“I can remember when he was
nothing but a green country horse,
filled to tlie brim with skittishness
and deviltry," continued the engineer,
"but it didn’t take him long to get
onto the ropes. Do you remember
that fire down at the ear shops, Hill?
Well, sir, Maje had only been in
training six months when we had
that call. The flames had such a
start that we needed every man and
there wasn’t a soul io stay with the
horses. 'Twas an awful winter's
night most as had as this one,’’ he
added, as the wind howled around the
corner.
"Yet that horse stood out there in
the snow till after midnight. Trains
would go roaring by and he would
just tremble with fright, but lie never
moved an inch from his tracks till
he came to hitch on again. Since
then he’s been our standby. We
never bother to look after the team
lie's til. They're (had sure to be
right where we left them, every time.
That horse hasn't missed a fire in
three years! You can't keep him in.
lie's so-”
The brazen clamor of the fire gong
broke in upon bis speech. Instantly
every man was on Ins feet. Before
the signal had finished striking.each
one was flying to hi;: place, struggling
into ids hoots and < oat and on tin
way.
As tin- locks on the stall doors
were thrown back the horses sprang
out. ‘'Maje” was first, his neck arch
ed^high and his nostrils distended
with excitement. He crashed down
the hall and wheeled into his place
in front of the engine, where in
stood fairly shivering with impatience
till the harness was buckled on.
Thou they whirled out into the night.
A driving blast of snow and wind
struck them, and the pavement was
a glare of ice beneath the eager hoofs
The grizzled driver tight -ned his
hold on the Digging reins. “Hope
nothin’ happens,” he muttered.
Before them lay a long down
grade, at the end of which a burn
ing factory threw its glowing flames
dully through tin- flying snow. The
horses were going at full gallop, their
mighty bodies thrilling with eager
ness. They were almost there.
Suddenly Maje slipped, struggled
in vain to keep his footing, and f ii
with a sickening thud. The other
horse was dragged down with him.
Instantly the men were beside the
struggling team. The other horse
got to liis feet, blit Maje half arose,
only to fall baejj again. After a
mighty effort lie scrambled to his
feet, lie started forward, but one
leg bang limp and broken. Before
tiie men could stop him lie .strug
gled ahead, almost groaning with
pain, yet with his eyes fixed on the
blazing fire beyond. Hobbling and
slipping, he battled on for a few
paces and then fell for the last
time. Nothing could be done save
to put him out of his misery, yet, as
he lay on the pavement, his last
feeble struggle was toward the fire
—that goal he had striven so brave
ly to reach.
Soon everything was over. The
; fire was checked. The half-dozen
men were back in the engine house.
Hut they were strangely silent. The
usual rejoicing over a well-fought bat
tle was lacking. One by one they
crept up to bod, and as they passed,
each man cast a lonely glance at the
empty stall that had once held the
most loyal soldier of them all—
Maje of "Hose Company Number
One.”
THE COY AND THE CARPET
And the Gentle Springtime That De
coy* Us All From the Stern
Paths of Duty.
When the spring housecleaning j
comes wild the carpet Is hung on the
line the boy of the family Is ordered
to beat out the dust.
He spends 20 minutes looking for a
stick.
He spends ten more wondering If it 1
is the right stick.
When lie has finally decided he ad- I
vances to the carpet and hauls off— {
Yes. he hauls off and looks to see If |
there are any boys on the alley fence I
watching him.
Then lie wonders why liis father
didn't beat the carpet and let him go
Ashing
Then lie spits on liis hands and won
ders what time it is.
Then lie thinks lie hears another
boy in the* alley and he goes to the
fence to see.
When lie returns lie wonders why
carpets have to be beaten, blit seeing
liis mother in the back door he picks
up the stick and gives a whack that
would surely break the leg of a fly.
It tires him.
Whack! Whack! Whack!
His wrist aches. His shoulder
aches lie lias certainly sprained his
bnek.
Two more feeble whacks and then
he drops his slick and sits down with
his head ill liis hands.
"What’s the matter, Jimmie?” asks
the mother, as she comes out.
"it's my—my heart!”
“Why. you poor boy! I’d forgotten
all about your weak heart. Run away
and play shinny and climb trees and
kick football and I'll beat the carpet
myself! ”
FATAL FLAW IN HIS THEORY
Dr. Gulick's Arguments for Matrimo
nial Felicity Overturned by Ap
plication of Logic.
When Dr. Luther H. Gulick, of cer
tain honorable connection with the
Itursf II Sage foundation, allows him
self to speculate fondly on the pos
sible domestic felicities which might
.result from the adoption of a mascu
line style of dress buttoning up the
back instead of the front, he forgets
an important particular. That relates j
to the time when it required more j
than the services of what is known j
now to wives as a “kind hooker” to
get die head of the family into his j
togs when a couple of squires, an |
armorer, n tinsmith and a blacksmith
or two were needed to equip the busi
ness man for his day's work, with the J
fair wife on the side to get the helmet i
on straight and to strap the loved
one's sword about his manly waist.
Dr. Gulick will lie sensible of his
own confusion when lie recalls that
this co-operation did not make for the
perfect domestic tranquillity so much
to be desired in perfectly respectable
communities. He will admit lie was
in error in his theory that if the hus
band were as dependent on the wife
in the matter of honks as the wife is
dependent on him or maid or neigh
bor—-there would be fewer divorces.
Birthplace of a Great Musician.
Seven cities contend for the honor
of lining tile birthplace of Homer, and
several towns in Italy claim the right i
from his association with them of
commemorating Guido Monieo, or
Guido d'Arezzo, as he is more com
monly known. The little town of.
Talla, near Carentino, lias set up a
monument to mark his birthplace, but
it. is doubtful if the claim can be sub
stantiated against the claim of Arezzo.
It is generally conceded that Guido
was a llenedictine monk, and that he
was a great writer on music of the
eleventh Century. The claim is set
up that he was born near Paris, and
migrated to Arezzo. He wrote the,.
“Micrologus,” but Grove discards many j
of the pretensions which have been
formulated concerning Guido's achieve
ments. It appears, says Grove, that
Guido invented the principle upon
which the construction of the stave is
based and the F and 0 clefs, but
that, he did not invent the complcto
lour lined stanza Itself.
Ancient Superstition.
Parat, an apothecary of Paris, jeab ,
ous of bis wife, compelled her under
fear of death to run needles through a;
wax image of t lie suspected lover.
Thus was there a continuance of an
old practice known to Sicilians in the
days of Theocritus. Thus are we';
reminded of Rossetti's “Sister Helen”, j
and a tragic scene in “The Return of
(he Native.” We read not long ago
that this spell of the wax image was;
still practised in counties of England. I
Was it ever practiced in New' Eng
land? Are such doils now made in
this country, and melted so that with
it a rival or an enemy may waste
away?
Time’s Sad Changes.
"I met a gentle but entirely unre
constructed native during a recent trip
through North Carolina,” said a north
ern tourist, according to Browning’s
Magazine, "and he was in constant la
mentation over what he regarded the
deterioration of things down there
from what they were in ante-bellum'
days. His regretful comparisons of
things then with their condition now,'
to the disadvantage of the latter, were
striking. One evening, admiring a
brilliant and beautiful setting of the'
tun, I exclaimed enthusiastically:
Whnt a magnificent sunset—splendid!
gorgeous!’ The unreconstructed na
tive, gazing at it a moment, said, in.
melancholy tone and with a deep sigh;i
'Yes; but, ah! you should have seen it
before the war!’ ”
St. Anthony
A High Grade Percheron
Foaled April, 1903. Has a seal
brown color; wt. 1700 lbs. Is a
perfect individual with a good dispos
ition and has proven himself a sire
of size, quality, disposition and style,
his colts always selling high.
Will stand during the season of 1910
at the Weaver farm, seven miles
southwest of Falls City, five and one
half miles southeast of Salem, six
miles north of Morrill.
Jay Caffery
Is a large, heavy boned trotter with
extra style and action, showing a
clean, rapid gait; a strawberry col
or; 16/z hands high; wt. 1300 lbs; ,
has a good disposition. Was sired
by Glaser; he by Jaybird, who stood
for $500 service fee. Dan by Charles
Caffery; he by General Knox.
Further breeding given on application
Will stand during the season of
1910, Mondays and Tuesdays, Fridays
and Saturdays at Weaver Farm;
Wednesdays and Thursdays at Sa
Salem.
TERMS
$13.00, payable when colt stands
up and sucks. If mare changes own
ers, or is removed from the communi
ty, fee becomes due at once. Mare
and colt to guarantee service. Care
will be taken to prevent accidents,
but will not be responsible should
any occur. No service on Sunday.
J. W. CROOK
—Every family ami especially thos
who reside in the country should
he provided at all times with a bot
tle of Chamberlain’s Liniment. Thor
is no telling when it may he wanted
in case of an accident or emergency.
It is most excellent in all cases of
rheumatism, sprains and bruises. Sol
by all druggists.
Uncle Ezra Says:
’’Stick to the farm, but don’t neces
sarily. when yon are away frum home,
let the farm stick »o you.”
HARNESS
Best Harness on earth is made at
Wachtel's. Saddles. Whips. Etc.
Everything for the horse. Repair
ing and Oiling Phone 384.
WACHTEL
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DR C. N. ALLISON
DENTTS 'T
Phone 24^ Over Richardson Couuty
Bank.
FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA
DR. H. S. ANDREWS
General Practioneer
Calls Answered Day Or Nlirht
In Town or Country.
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INSURANCE
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WHITAKER
The Auctioneer
Before arranging date write, tele
phone or telegraph, my expense
J. G. WHITAKER
Phones 168-131-2161 Falls City, Neb
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Passenger Trains
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South Bound
Tr. 104—St. Louis Mail and Ex
press .1:50 p. in
Tr. 106—Kansas City Exp., 3:41 a. m.
Tr. 132 x—K-C.local leaves..7:30 a. m.
Tr. 13* x -Falls City arrives 9:00 p. m.
x—Daily except Sunday
North Bound
Tr 103—Nebraska Mail and Ex
press . 1:50 p m
Tr. ion— Omaha Express. . .1:48 a. m.
Tr. 137 x—Omaha local leaves 7:00 a m.
Tr. 131 x—Falls City local ar
rives.8:45 p m
x—Daily exceDt Sunday
Local Frt. Trains Carrying Passengers
North Bound
Tr. 192x—To Atchison.11:10 a. m.
South Bound
Tr. 101 x—To Auburn.1:23 r> m
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No. 15—Denver Exp. (Local). 1:40 p. m.
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No. 121—Lincoln Loc. via Ne
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E. G. Whitford. A^ent.
—We have some fresh Red Seal
flour in now. Come and get a sack.
—C. A. Heck.