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 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.