Social Gambling.
What could a girl with the gamb
ling curse upon her do? Her debt
must be paid. Where was she to
find the money? In tier shame slit
dare not go to her father or mother.
Then It was that the devil in hu
man shape, who laid tile trap,
made a bargain by which the debt
was paid, “But, O. my God!’’ said
Father Vaughan, tin- poor girl be
comes so horrified at what lias befall
en her that she can never lie the
same again. And this is going on
every day.” Father Vaughan said
lie knew well what he was talking
about. He had his evidence. Not
long ago lie was sent for by a frail,
beautiful girl, lying on her deathbed,
broken with misery. Passion's vic
tim rather than passion’s slave, she
had sent for him to let him see to
what a loathsome tiling man might
bring wbmen.
"You are right to speak out as you
do. For God's sake raise up your
voice. If you save one girl from
the state in which I am you have
done much, for 1 am in misery and
the agony of hell.” Father Vaughan
said she told him. “It was the curs
ed-gambling, which is the milestone
around society’s neck."
Tell your grocer that you appreciat
the fact that he advertises in The
Tribuue.
A Mother’s Reason.,
The question uppermost in the
minds of the farm writers, if not the
readers, seems to be “Why do farm
ers leave the farm?” The reasons
Riven are various and some writers
answer the question with a smack
that seems to be final.
But the question will never be
finally settled until the educational
question is. Great strides in rural
wheel turns. Great strides in rural
advancement are being made, with
rural delivery, telephones, and so
forth, but the most vital matter has
not been touched here in Nebrras
ka at. least, and that is the school
problem. If money could be gotten
for the betterment of public schools
in the rural districts, the question
would not have to be asked so per
sistently; “Why do farmers leave
the farm?”
We have lived on a farm all our
lives, a period of half a century, and
find ourselves today leaving the dear
old farm where our three boys were
born—and blessings they were. When
they were little how happy we were,
planning and working to hftve a com
petence when they came to be edu
cated for useful lives.
But time sped so fast that that
time was upon us before we hardly
realized it. The two first boys were
of school age, good healthy boys, and
strong of body and of mind. I'liey
attended regularly. They got to
where they were as good as any in
the school. The same routine ot
work was repeated from one school
year to another, with nothing to
help them on to higher or better
things. The question of the future
had to be decided some way. One
boy was desirous to entering a pro
fession, the other to study lor rail
road work. Their studies could not
be continued anywhere but in the
city. There was nothing at homo but
the three It’s to study to prepare
them for the work of their choice.
There are only two things to do—to
leave the farm and move to town or
to send the boys out alone for four
or seven years as the ease might re
quire, which meant a broken family,
long separation and lots of money.
Those boys have made a succ ess in
their chosen fields of labor. Hut
soon the baby and last one was to
go. What was to be done? We
could not be left alone on the old
farm and could not send him away,
so we kept him in the only school j
that was available until lie was past
sixteen and then our duty was too
plain. Something had to be done,
and what else could we do but move
, ( to some place where the educational
opportunities were such as lie boy
deserved. So we left the dear old
farm home that we all loved, be
cause of tile failure of our rural
schools to do the work they should
do.—Mrs. II. 10. W. in Farm and Fire
side.
V
" ribune “ads'’ are read by the
people who pay their bills.
What The Wild Bear Learned.
The children were playing circus
in the back yard, and Joe was the
wild bear. They had had a proces
sion all around the block, with the
bear growling under the blanket, the
lion roaring, and the ponies hopping!
along; but now the wild animals had j
all bet'n placed in their cages and
the children were walk\.g ..round ad
miring them.
"Don’t stand so near the wild bear”;
said Tommy, who looked very proud
in his papa’s hat and coat. "I have
the cage locked, but he may get out."
At that the bear growled and came
to the front, of the store-box cage,
and the little children thought he
did look fierce. A little girl tossed
in a peanut, which the bear ate very
much like a boy. but he growled again
as soon as tho peanut was gone. Ad
die Blake asked the keeeper to give
him a piece of a stick of peppermint
candy, and that made him stop growl
ing a little while; but soon he was
shaking the bars of his cage, while
the keeper was telling the children
to stand back.
“It’s lots of fun. Isn’t it?” said
the bear to the lion, when they were
alone a few minutes. “I like play
ing circus.”
"I do too, but you get the most
candy,” asid the lion. ‘T’ve roared a
whole lot, but they gave most of the
peanuts and candy to you.”
I
But just then a real band began
playing on the street, and all the
boys and girls who had paid two
pins to get into the carpet tent hur
ried out to see if a real circus was
having a parade. The lion twisted
and squirmed through the bars, but
the poor wild bear stuck fast when
he tried to get out and had to creep
back into his cage.
"It's a mean shame,” sobbed the
bear. They might have opened the
door for me before they all left.”
And then he curled up in a corner
and cried. Louder and louder the
band played, but no one came near
to let him out. ”1 know I've been i
here an hour,” lie said wiping away |
the tears. “It's dreadful hot in here, |
and I’m hungry and thirsty. (> dear,
I guess maybe I’ll have to stay here
always.”
And what do you think lie thought
of then? Poor Rover, shut up in liis
hot little house down by the barn with
inching to eat and drink all mnn
ing. Mamma had told .Joe early in
the morning to b t the poor fellow
out and water him, but lie had for
gotten all about his dear pet. “I'm
a wicked, wicked toy,” lie told him
self, forgetting all about liis tears.
"1 deserve to be shut up all day for
being so bad to poor Rover."
“Why, Joe, you shut in here?” cried
Cousin Bess, coining out. of the tent.
“The other boys and girls are all
out listening to the band. You poor
child. Have you been shut up in
here this whole half hour? Run now,
and you can hear, too.”
But Joe ran to the barn to let poor
Rover out instead. lie gave him
some nice meat and a pan of cold
water, which Rover took very grate
fully. When he had taken care of
liis pet the band was far down the
street, but Joe didn't care. ”1 learn
ed a whole lot by being the wild bear
in the circus, Cousin Bess,” he said
soberly. “After this I’m going to
take better care of Rover.”-—Bel.
NOTICE
I have for sale the 40 acre trac
belonging to Charles 1’or trey,
lying North of'the city and ad
joining the Meyers land on the
North, was a part of the Sarah
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in 1, 2, 3, or o acre tracts to suit
the purchaser. Can give d years
time on twothirds of the purchase
price. Mr. l’ortrey will have the
land surveyed and give a road
from the city to each tract. This
is a chance to get a nice piece of
land for a home near town at a
very reasonable price and on ex
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For further particulars call at
the office of
John W. Powell.
1st. floor of new office building
south of Court House square.
Falls City, Nebraska.
Office Phone 2o2, Home dl.
Wanted—
One thousand bushels of Wal
nuts at Heck and Wamslev's war
house. Phone 396 or 318A.
W. C. T. U.
John Wanamaker remarks. "The
man who will not sign a temperance
pledge to help a weak brother, al
hough he may not need it himself, is
not as much of a man as he thinks
himself to be."
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Three Great Shows at One Time.
One of the most valuable features •
the International Live Stock Kxpoai
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takes place on the dates of November
26th to December 3d, inclusive, is
that it occurs at the same time at
which the “Land Show” and "Apple
Show” are held. These great exhibi
tions, presented at the same time in
the great city of Chicago, that won
derful metropolis of the West, and
the food depot of the world, offers
an unprecedented opportunity to ev
ery one who is interested in farming
breeding, the development of land,
and the apple-growing industry, such
as has never occurred before, to pay
a visit to Chicago at this time. Apart
from the pleasure of the trip, they
will be able to kill thr-'e birds with
one stone, as well as do their shop
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most interesting season of the year,
when the stores are filled with ev
erything that appeals to everybody,
In addition to taking away with them
a fund of practical knowcldge that
will be of incalculable value In after
years.
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10
LARGE SIFTER CAN
TEMPERANCE GAIN IN AFRICA
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Substantial Advance Made When
Government Buys Rights of Long
Privileged "Concessionaries.”
Reports from South Africa show j
that a substantial step In advance hns
recently been made by the temper
ance cause In that country. A serl
pus ahstncle to the development of
;8ober habits among both natives and
settlers has been removed by the ac
It Ion of the llritlsh government In pur
chasing the rights of the long privi
leged "Liquor Concessionaries” which
still obtained.
The “liquor concessionaries” In
South Africa have for many years
been oppoeed by the temperance
■forces of the country, who desired to
see the temptation which they In
duced wherever they went abolished,
.since, though their numbers were lim
ited, the liberty they possessed made
them a real danger.
The history of these people Is a pe
culiar one. Many yeara ago the Cape
government granted to twelve men,
iand their eldest or surviving son, for
three generations, the right to sell
spirits wherever they choee In return
for service# rendered. Certain condi
tions were attached to this privilege,
one of which was that no natives
were to be supplied. The "liquor con
cessionaire," as he was termed, had a
free hand, and traveled the up-coun
try dlstrlcls with a wagon full of
spirits, oulspannlng where he pleased,
and remaining as long as It paid him
“to do so.
i he clergy and missionaries con
tended against the continuance of
this privilege, as did the traders, but
the permit was held, and the authori
ties were unable to recall It. Three
of the original concessionaires left
no successors, and their right died
with them; other holders Infringed
the rule as to supplying natives, and
by so doing forfeited their rights; but
others still continued the trade.
Hy degrees, the number of those
who could carry on this trade dimin
ished, but for several years past the
last holders of tho privilege were
commonly known even In the most
.remote places where they practised
their si ecial privilege. The conces
sionaire made Ills own prices, which
were always h ss than those charged
at the hotels and stores; but ns some
ot these nu n were the proprietors of
iliree or four fully spanned and
equipped w i gotta, It is possible they
equalized the reduction In prices by
an equal reduction in quality. Ac
cording to a recent report from the
colony, however, the government has
at last succeeded in purchasing tho
rights of the remaining holders, and
most of tin evils which followed the
trail of the liquor concessionaire’s
wagon will he abated, to the decided
advantage of the whole country.
METHODS OF LIQUOR DEALER
Salesman Employed by Certain Brew
ery Tells of Inside Facts—Couldn’t
Stand Drinking.
A man who was formerly employed
as salesman by a certain brewery gave
up his employment because he could
not stand the drinking he was expect
ed to do. In speaking of this to an
acquaintance he said:
"Until you know what they are up
to front the Inside you have hut. a
faint idea of the methods of the liquor
men. In the eight months of employ
ment by the brewery I learned more
about shady methods than I ever bus
peeled before. In three months be
fore an election 1 personally spent for
the brewery more than $1,800 to help
fix the voters so that tho town would
not go dry. The wets won the elec
tion by eight votes, kt that town the
brewery cleaned Up more than $1,800
per month above all expenses, so it
could well afford to buy votes, and It
did buy them and pay for them in cold
cash.”
In speaking or ui<> meinous or me
police In his town, he said the music
had been ordered out of the* saloons in
order to force the saloon men to pay
the police for restoring the privilege
,of which they had Ir en deprived, lie
also said that whenever the mayor of
the town planned a raid on saloons
that were violating the law. the chief
of police would call up the saloon
keepers on the 'phone and “put them
next," so that nothing would be found
by the raiders.
He said local saloon men were pay
ing large sums to be kept posted as
to who was working against them, and
these men were being photographed
and pointed out to all members of tho
Liquor Dealers' association.
Kaiser as Temperance Advocate.
A short time ago much interest was
roused by the report of the Kaiser’s
lecture to German students on the
evils of beer drinking. It was also |
affirmed that his imperial majesty was i
j practically an abstainer. However
i this may he. It Is now asserted In spe-,
[ rial reports to the English press from
! Germany that it Is the Kaiser’s per-1
I sonal wish that the troops taking part
i in the extensive manoeuvers shall be
j "as abstemious as possible in the di
rection of intoxicating liquors.” It is
also affirmed that his majesty Rets a
1 perfect example himself by drinking
only nonalcoholic beverages during
the period--usually mineral waters "
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