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The Falls City Tribune FIVE CONSOLIDATIONS: FALLS CITY TRIBUNE, HUMBOLDT ENTERPRISE, RULO RECORD, CROCKER’S EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL AND DAWSON OUTLOOK. Vol. VII FALLS CITY, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, IVIO. Number 43 miss mm m Europe AN INTEREST INC SERIES FROM NOTES MADE DGRiNu T.vIP. Three Articles f Interest to Miss Sue Genling's Many Friends \V'e were unable last week to give our readers Miss Sue Geld ing's account of her summer trip abroad. Miss Sue entered upon her school duties immediately upon her return, and, without rest, was unable to do herst It or the trip justice upon such short notice. We feel,however, our friends will feel well repaid lor the wait, and it is a great pleasure this week to offer the first of the three articles that will appear. We sailed from Boston on the S. S. "Romanic” of the White Star Line at 11:20 a. m. Saturrday, Aug. (i, 1010. • * * There were 300 saloon passengers, 100 second cabin and 500 steerage. Among the saloon passengers 135 of them were members of the Knights of Columbus and their families and friends who were bound on a pil grimage to Genoa, Rome, and Ober ammergau. The Boston Knights of Columbus gave us a magnificent reception at the Barker House Friday evening and on Saturday morning we were also given a rousing send off at the wharf, several hundred friends being present to wish us “God Speed." We were blessed with delightful weather. To sit or walk on the deck of a ship and experience an August sun bath, surrounded by wat er of heavenly blue, was a novel ex perience for me and it filled my mind with many agreeable sensations. Lectures were given daily by Prof. James C. Monoglmm, the noted educator, by Mrs. Margaret Coope of Washington, D. C., a well known student of art and other noted lect urers. We landed, August 13, on St. Michael the largest, richest and the most important of the Azores Is lands. This island emerges abruptly from the ocean with sharp volcanic peaks and lava cut valleys. Its vegetation is luxuriant, land scapes charming, and climte delight ful. The inhabitants are of the Latin race and Portuguese is the language spoken. The state religion is Ro man Catholic. The people are of a kindly disposition, given to hard wrork, orderly and clean. Their amusements are extremely limited, and are confined chiefly to religious festivals. After spending several hours visit ing points of interest in the city of Ponta Delgada, we sailed for Gib ralter, a seaport in the southern ex tremity of Spain, but a British pos session since 1704. We reached this place on the morning of August 15th. Here our eyes feasted upon the huge rock, that makes this place, the strongest, fortification in the world. After spending three hours.^.^Jn sight seeing we returned to our boat and set sail for Naple. We entered the Bay of Naples very early Thursday morning. Few spots on earth awaken such absorbing inter est, not one surpassees it in beauty. It is not merely nature that attracts us to this bay, as each hill that rises from its waves, as well as every island that rests upon its trans parent surface, is crowned with the memory of some illustrious Roman, who once made this shore his home. At every step we pass the site of some imperial palace or patrician villa, and towering far above the bay to an elevation of four thousand feet, rises Vesuvius with its dark smoke ascending upward to the blue sky. We landed at about 12:00 a. m., found carriages in waiting to take us sight seeing. The surroundings of this great city, with a population of 800,000, is simply beautiful. In the heart of the city there is an admirable structure of recent origin. It is a high-roofed, finely decorated promenade. It resembles and has the form of a large cross, and is roofed in with glass, along its sides are cafes and attractive shops. It is said to have cost about four million dollars. Naples lias many beautiful churches aim palaces and its museum is one of the finest. Still the most con spicuous chaiacteristic of the city is 1 poverty. Of course, every large v ity lias a great amount ot poverty . ami suffering, but in no other Europ i can city that we visited were these ' evils so evident as in Naples. The ! principal cause for this poverty i seems to be due to the present mill | tary system of the government. The people have been taxed so heavily, to keep up expensive African colonies and to build enormous battle ships. Italy, evidently is making a great mistake, in trying to keep in step with Germany, France and England. It would be better for her were she content to rank with Switzerland, and Holland as a minor power. We then visited l’ompeii. the beautiful city that so long ago had its day of glory. We were very much amazed at the preservation of its buildings. Only the lower stories remained, for the upper portions, mostly made of wood, were set on fire and consumed by live ashes from Vesuvius. We were surprised at the wonder ful preservation of the frescos. Ev ery house and almost every room was decorated with frescos illustrat ing Greek Mythology. The' fascinations of Pompeii ap peals to every one, as it has a power to excite emotions, such as no other city of antiquity can, by revealing to us, in details a life very much like our own, although they had lived centuries before us. After viewing these ruins care fully, we took the train back to Naples. Here we embarked on the “Romanic” and sailed for Genoa. We arrived there very early in the morn ing, but it was almost 1:00 p. m„ when we landed. The first conspicuous feature that vve noticed was the beautiful monu ment of Christopher Columbus and as we stood and gazed at it our thoughts immediately roamed back ward over the waste of water, to our dear, beloved America. Here at the foot of the monument, a picture was taken of our entire party. We spent two days in Genoa visit ing places of interests. We saw the tower of the Embruaci, the old est and most interesting architectural souvenir of Genoa. We also visited Columbus' old home and many beautiful 1 alaces and churches. In the Municipal Palace we saw a well preserved bronze tablet, whose legible inscription was placed there, one hundred years before the birth ot Christ. In another apartment of this palace we saw two large por traits in Mosaic. One represents Columbus, and was a gift to Genoa from Venice. The other represents Marco Polo. The “Campa Santo" of Genoa is the largest and most beautiful ceme tery in the world. It is a vast en closure having for its sides galleries of enormous length, bordered on either side by sculptured tombs and groups of statuary. Within the square itself are many graves mark- J ed by a slender white cross. In the center of the square there is a fig ure of Religion, on one hand site clasps the Bible in the other the Cross—emblems of faith in God and immortality. The technical skill displayed in these galleries is astonishing. No where else in the world can be found so much originality and variety in the portrayal of sentiments of sorrow, hope and constancy. On our return to Genoa we went up Mount Pigi. up the incline rail way and viewed the mountains and valleys. In the evening we attend ed a grand banquet given the Knights ol Columbus. A special program had been arranged. Sev eral noted Italians and Americans de livered addresses fitting the occasion While here we visited many beau tiful churches. Early next morning we left for Pisa. It was a long and tiresome ride but we felt repaid af ter seeing the Leaning Tower. I ascended it by its narrow circular stairs. Just opposite is the old Cathe dral. In this church we saw the swinging lamp thal gave Galileo the idea of the pendulem. After visiting the Baptistry, a beau tiful dome shaped building, we took the train for Rome, the eternal city. (Next week we will go with Miss Gehling through Rome, the audience witli die Pope, the Forum, the ruins of the Colosseum, to St. Paul's and St. Peter's, the art galleries, the Catacombs, on to beautiful Florence, wonderful Venice, Lucerne and on to Oberamergau.) REPUBLICAN SPEAKING ; Aldrich and Johnson Spoke In This City Wednesday. C. H. Aldrich, republican candidate for governor made a d< cidedly favor able Impression on the people who heard his speech at the court house Wednesday forenoon. Aldrich is an orator of no mean ability. He not only possesses tin rare abil i.v of nmk ing himself understood, bie what is better lit" lias a message for the peo ple. Considering the condition of the roads and the weather there was a representative, audience on hand to hear him. From the standpoint of force of speech Dahlman his oppo-J nent bears no comparison to him He is a gifted speaker and was a sur prise to all who heard him for the first time. Mr. Aldrich was accompanied by Dr. Johnson of Pawnee City, republi can candidate for state senator from this district against Mr. Morehead. They both spoke in Rulo early in the morniny after which Cass Jones brought them to Falls City. Here they'were met by the Humboldt band with L. Howe tlie republican county chairman in the lead. Mr. Lyford acted as spokesman and the meeting was speedily turned over to the two candidates. He made a strong point by empha sizing the fact that that the demo crates do not consider Dahlman as their candidate, but that he really is the candidate of the brewers, corpo rations and interests. There is n</ questioning the fact that Mr. Aldrich made votes while in Richardson coun ty. This is more than the friends of Dahlman are prepared to concede to his visit on German Day. From here they took the afternoon train for Stella, accompanied by the Humboldt band. Democrat Meeting. Only a small crowd greeted Con gressman McGuire and Underwood of Alabama at the court house Tuesday night. McGuire spent most of his time in trying to convince the peo ple that he had done about all that had been done for the state in con gress and that if they sent him back according to his promises, there is nothing from a mouse trap to gov ernment buildings that he could not secure for them. Of course he had to play to the gallaries by a shot at Canpon, but he knew it wasexpected of him. Underwood was a sweet-voiced, sil ver tongued tariff haranguer, his talk along the steryotyped theories of democratic doctrine, but he failed ab solutely to show when a democratic tariff had brought good results or where the remedy lay for the pres ent state of affairs. A good many speakers can put up good talks, but when they state a fact that can J be or has been they must have more than a long-winded story to substan jciate it. We can reasonably judge the future by the past and the tar | iff and bond issue of former demo cratic administration is still fresh . in the minds of the public. I Dr. Kerr Dangerously ill. Dr. W. H. Kerr, for many years a prominent physician of this city, was stricken with heart failure last Sun day morning shortly after seven o’clock. The attack was due to a j valvular affection of the heart and t Dr. Houston considers his case! critical and is not. over-sanguine of recovery. Dr. Bridges was called from Omaha Monday in consultation and advances much the Same opinion as Dr. Houston. Dr. (j, L. Kerr will arrive front New Orleanp Friday and it may be Mrs. King, who is in Arkansas and C. li. Kerr and Mrs. Ken worthy, who are in Ohio will be at home in a few days. Mrs. Hansen has -been with her mother during the week. Marion. T. .T. Marion of Hiawatha, father of C. H. Marion of this city, died at the home of his son, Thomas Marion in St. Joseph last Saturday from in juries received in a fall from a street car the day previous. He was ; eighty-two years of age. | C. H. Marion went to St. Joseph Saturday and took the body to the Hiawatha home where Wednesday short services were held in the i G. A. R. hall and the body was tak I en to Morrill for burial. The family is widely scattered and one daugh ter comes from Idaho. Mr. Marion has visited in this city many times and has made a great ■ many friends here. His family have |their sympathy in this hour of sor row. [HE WEEK’S SOCIAL EVENTS AS TWAS TOLD TO OUR SO CIETY EDITOR Various Kinds of Entartaininent by Individuals, Lodges. Clubs, Churches, Etc. Mi..:. Helen Martin was hostess to Mu Kal'fee Klatch last Tuesday and] made the afternoon exceedingly I 1 pleasant for her guests. There was a large attendance of the club mem-1 hers who enjoyed themselves during the afternoon with dainty needle work and social conversation. At five o (lock dainty refreshments were served. The Thimble Club of the Christian church met last Monday evening with Hazel White, and though the fingers were busy there was plenty of amusement at all times. At the customary hour dainty refreshments were served. The young people lin gered until a late hour having passed an enjoyable evening. Mrs. Harvey Wahl and Mrs. .lames Pecht delightfully entertained the Degree of Honor kensington last. Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Wahl. Guessing games were pro vided and helped to pass the after noon hours away. Splendid refresh ments were served at five o'clock. Tlie ladies lingered until a late hour loath to break up the jolly party. The Five W's were entertained last Saturday by Miss Lena Nothdorf and were given a most delightful so cial afternoon. Needle-work claimed their attention and music by several present helped to pass the time pleasantly. Dainty refreshments were served. Among the club’s guests were Mrs. Ted Wright, Mrs. Will Ramsey, Miss Jennie Keim and Miss Neitzel. Quite a large party of friends and relatives of Mrs. Charles Maddox as sembled last Friday evening at the home of her mother, Mrs. Grant, and gave her a pleasant surprise before she should leave for her home in Gordon. Various games were enjoyed and a splendid supper served. The occasion was a pleasant one and afforded, many friends the opportu nity of bidding farewell to Mrs. Mad dox. Master Lloyd Davies celebrated his seventh birthday anniversary last Monday, October 17, by entertaining about fifty little boys and girls. All sorts of games were provided to en tertain the children and the time passed all too quickly, every minute being cramed full of fun and merri ment. A delicious supper was served at five o’clock upon the lawn and consisted of all good things so dear to children. Mrs. Davies was as sisted in entertaining the little folks by Miss Mable Greenwald and Miss Edna Brown. Master Lloyd was pre sented with many gifts by his little friends, several pounds of candy be ing in the collection. Pictures Not Exhibited. Public sentiment seemed so strong ly opposed to the Jeffries-Johnson pictures that were to have been ex hibited at the Gehling this week that Mayor Keeling took the matter up and instructed the Chief of Police to inform Mr. Gehling that the pictures could not be shown. The mayor took this step feeling It, was in ac cordance with the will of the citizens generally. Manager Gehling accepted the opinion without question. ■" “Just A Woman's Way.” A play should entertain and amuse. We all know' that. It should instruct along some certain lines. If it lacks this element t.heplayers cannot become sufficiently interested in it to do good work—their best work. “Just A Woman’s Way” which will be played at the Gehling on Tuesday, October 25 if from the pen of Sidney | W. Pascoe and he has displayed all of 1 the above good qualities in this story and dramatization including a splen did moral. O'Rouke. Maurice O'Rouke, who has been I very ill at the McHugh home for ! the past week died Wednesday even ing. The body was taken to Platts inouth for burial. Mr. O'Rouke came here on a visit and was taken seriously ill soon after his arrival. JULIA WARD HOWE DEAD. America's Grand Old Lady Gone to Her Reward. I Julia Ward Howe, for many years i lovingly called "America's Grand Old '• Lady" passed away at her summer I home near Middleton, it. 1., hist Mon day morning, Oetoher 17, 19Hi front the ill effects of a severe eold which brought on complication that her advanced years could not throw off. Sim celebrated her ninety-first anniversary the 117th of hut May by presiding at a meeting of federated Clubs in Boston. At the biennial convention of fed erated clubs held In Boston in 1909 Mrs. 1 lovve presided at the opening session and took active part. con sidering Iter ad winced years, through out the session. Mrs. Howe Inis been Identified with many of the strongest movements in our country since the early -in's. The efforts of herself and her associates In the anti-slavery movements are matters of history. Although not a sufl'regnte she tins devoted many years cf her life to the suffrage question and lias written and lectured extensively on woman’s rights. As an authoress and poetess she was unusually gifted and her works have been as well received abroad as in the States. The most celebrated of all her poems is, of course, the “Battle Hymn of the Republic." Mrs. Ilowe is frequently spoken of as the Mother of Women’s clubs. Her life has been given mostly to the cause and advancement of her sisters and few women In the world today will be more generally loved and mourned. WELLMAN’S ATTEMPT A FAILUR However, All The World’s Records Are Broken. Although Walter Wellman’s first attempt to cross the Atlantic in a dirigible air ship met with failure he has to his credit and honor the breaking of all previous world’s rec ords. His air ship was up in the air seventy-two hours when picked up 150 miles off Cape Hat tents, North Carolina, and though no authentic figure is yet given out the estimate exceeds the 870 miles which was the former world record for milage in mid air. Wellman with his crew of five men and a cat left Atlantic City, N. .1. Saturday, October 15, at 8:00 a. m., intending if possible to cross the Atlantic. They headed north by east in order to follow the steamer track and the last wireless message was “good-bye" signaled the Marcomi station at Siasconset Nantucket at 12:45 p. m. Saturday. Great anxiety has been felt, so much so that Presi dent Taft has authorized the use of government vessels in searching for the patty. Heavy winds drove the air sh •> al most due south to latitude ,35.43, long itude 68.13, when all • efforts to locate the America were be ing made along the east of New foundland coast. The rescue of the party by the Trent, a mail boat ply ing between Cuba and New York was almost spectacular. The life boat was cut loose from the America about five feet above the water and the air ship is now some where in the air flirting with the clouds. She was driven by the wind westward and her fate if ever known is anxiously awaited. All members of the Wellman party are safe and Well ami though the trip was a failure, it is an epoch in aerial navigation and only by re peated failures is success attained. Fisher-Prichard. Mr. George Prichard and Miss Ota Fisher went to Kansas City Tuesday morning, where they were marrleed. They went to Abeline, Kansas for a short visit with relatives and will re turn here the last of the week. They will begin house keeping on the Prich ard farm north of town, i Both Mr. and Mrs. Prichard are wel 1 and favorably known to a very : large circle of friends in this commu | nity who join in extending to them 1 the best wishes for a long life and health, wealth and happiness. Two buggies collided on Stone St. between 19th and 20th last Saturday evening in the darkness. One from the north was occupied by Jerry Richards and Win. Frazier, while I Barney Vogle and wife occupied the one from the south. There was no body hurt though a wheel on each 1 buggy was crushed. The tall trees obscured the moon light and made the street very dark which islikely the cause of the accident. DIES ON BURLINGTON TRAIN BE i WEEN HUMBOLDT AND THIS CITY TUESDAY MORNING Clarence W. Barksdale of Denver Was a Victim of Heart Failure Mr. and Mrs. Clarence \V. itarks ' dale left their home in Denver Moti I day for a visit with the latter's par ents in Hannibal, Mo., anti Tuesday morning Mr. I.lnrksdale died between Humboldt and tills city from heart failure. lie seemed in the best of health when he retired Monday night and spoke to his wife who occupied a berth just across the aisle when lie arose Tuesday morning. He dressed and went Into the observation eom parUnent and soon after leaving Table Hock was overcome by what seemed a fainting spell. The porter called the wife, but by the time site reached hint ho had lapsed Into unconscious ness. Dr. C. T. Burchard of this city was telegraphed and met tho train when It arrived here but Mr. Barksdale had died between Humboldt, twenty miles west of here, and this city. The body was taken to Reavis & Abbey’s undertaking parlors where It was prepared for burinl and was sent, on to Hannibal on No. 16 at 4:110 p. m. Tuesday, accompanied by the wife. Mr. Barksdale was employed by the Dupont Powder Co., at, their suburban plant near Denver and was starting with his wife to enjoy Ids vacation witli relatives. The appearance and attire of both husband and wife and the personality of Mrs. Barksdale in dicate that they were excellent and refined people in good circumstances. Alone in a strange city with the shock of such a sudden death and the weight of sorrow, Mrs, Barksdale was given the true sympathy and as sistance of all who could be of any help to her. She was looked aftpr thoughtfully during the day at the National hotel and speaks emphatical ly of the kindness and assistance ex tended to her by Dr. Burchard and Reavis & Abbey. As the train was leaving site received messages from the Powder Co., and others asking to be allowed t assist her If possible. She has the sincere sympathy of all though a stranger to us. Returns From California. Mrs. Henry Meyers, who Inis spent the past three months with relatives in and near Falls City, left Tuesday for her home in Cos Angeles. Cal. Miss Nellie Cain returned Tuesday morning from a three months visit in California with her sister, Mrs. Julian and her aunt, Mrs. Newkirk. The first part of her visit was most enjoyable, but a short time ago she had the misfortune to sprain her ankle and since that time has gone on crutches. Her ankle has been in plaster cast, which the doctors say must be removed. Miss Cain has had considerable trouble with the sprain. The Soldiers Here. Companies TV and I. of the U. S. Signal Corpse passed through here Sunday morning enroute to Leaven worth, where they art) stationed from Omaha, where they have spent the past month. There were 160 officers and men. They had camped over night ut Verdon and expected to go into camp at Hiawatha Sunday even ing. Conducted Brethren Services. Rev. S. O. Henderson preached a good sermon to a crowded house at the Brethren church Sunday evening, on the text, “If a man compels thee to go with him a mile, go with him twain.” He also conducted services at Silver Creek church Sunday morn ing. Monday, accompanied by Mrs. Henderson, he returned to Hamlin. Presbyterian Church. We will have the regular services all day at our church next Sabbath. It is much to be desired that all our people enlist their sympathies and practical Interest in supporting heartily the services of the sanc tuary. Be present and bring your friends and visitors along with you. A hearty welcome to all the general public. W. C. T. U. The least that can be said of mon ey spent for liquor is that it is wasted, and no one can afford to ^iste money, no matter how much of it he may have.—W. J. Bryan.