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Reading of the large profits in os
trich farming and tobacco growing,
a Sullivan county farmer planted 200
acres in tobacco, and bought a flock
of J50 ostriches. The powerful birds
soon escaped from the flimsy pen in
which the farmer had confined them
and ate up the tobacco, after which
they laid down quickly and died.
The farmer is now an insurance
agent, and his knowledge of hard luc
enables him to extract large premi
ums from victims weeping at his
eloquence.
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If reports are true, then president
Elliot of the Northern Pacific R. R
has finally decided to accept the
Mr. Elliott is a modern railway man
Mr. Elliott is a modern railway man.
His coming into the management of
the Missouri Pacific system will mea
that this road will be put on a strict
ly modern basis as rapidly as that
U possible. It also means that the
stockholders will back Elliott with
the hard cash needed to put in the
needed improvements and extensions.
Falls City will be the gainer by the
change in the managmeent of the
road. The improvements now under
way will bo pressed with greater vig
or and others planned for a long
time but held up, will be taken up
and completed. The Missouri Pacific
will be made into one of the great
western railroads.
Nebraska farmers should again
pay careful attention to the seed corn
they intend to plant this spring.
A year ago the state was flooded
with warnings to farmers to be cau
tious as the seed corn was mostly
bad. As a consequence great care
was exercised in the selection of the
se?ed, and no serious damage resulted.
This year the seed is better than it
was a year ago. But it is far from
being perfect. Experts say there is
a considerable per cent of so called
“crippled corn“in the seed. Planting
a grain of this dead corn is worse
tfcan not planting any, because in
the struggle to grow the weak grain
robs the soil of almost as much plant
food as would be required to grow a
strong healthy stalk of corn. The
importance of the corn crop to Ne
braska farmers is so great that no
one can afford to take chances on
the quality of the seed corn he plants
The average crop was vastly increas
ed a year ago by the care exercised
iu the selection of the seed. The
same care and attention this year
will bear equal and possibly better
returns.
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Having had his hat knocked off
by a wet snowball, a resident of flat
bush, instead of getting mad, turned
the incident to his own great profit.
He had noticed how all healthy young
sters are devoted to snowballing, and
he knew that there were but a few
days in the year on which they could
gratify their taste for this pastime.
Accordingly he went to big Bill the
kind hearted mayor, who gladly gave
him all the city snow he could use,
for the trouble of taking it away.
The Flatbush man then got an old
machine that had been used for mak
ing golf balls. This he greatly en
larged, so that he was enabled to
turned out 20,000 snowballs a day.
These he sold at a penny a piece.
Ofcourse the boys bought all he coul
make, and he soon became a rich
man. In the summer time his bus
iness was particularly rushed. The
mothers who were afraid to permit
their darlings to snowball inthe win
ter for fear that they might catch
cold, did not hesitate to let them
enjoy the healthy sport in the warm
summer days. ,
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There is a great deal of activity in
the south end of town, now. New
Upwards of half a
million pounds of
Old Golden Coffee
have been sold and
the demand is ever
increasing.
The reason is in
the coffee itself. You
must try a pound of
to appreciate what real
“cup quality ” means.
Notice that luxur
ious full-body, rare
flavor and delightful
aroma.
At grocers—30c a pound
TONE BROS., Dos Molnos, lov/a
Millers of the famous Tone Bros. Spices
foundations are being layed, new
buildings going up, old houses are
being enlarged and remodeled, and
here and there a house is being
moved in from out in the country.
There is an encouraging effort be
ing put forth to provide houses for
the houseless.
There is a disposition on the part
of the city administration to hesitate
before taking up any new work until
after the election. This delay in
some cases is vey unfortunate. There
are some lines of work that are
pressing and should be pushed to
completion without any more delay
than is absolutely necessary. There
is no real reason either why this
should not be done. It is true that
the election may make changes in
the membership of the city’s official
body, aud the newly elected member
bers may stand for decided changes.
But that is no sufficient ground for
holding up important matters.
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PICTURES FROM LIFE
We have all read of the complain
ant who, listening to his lawyer in
court, eloquently pleading in the in
terest of his railway damage suit,
broke into sobs and explained his
grief by saying that he had not be
fore realized how badly ho was hurt.
And we have seen the little child,
that came sobbing to Its mother with
a bruised finger, either stirred to
deeper anguish and louder walls by
the mother’s sympathy dilating upon
the magnitude of the hurt, or sent
off smiling by a little tactful diver
sion of attention.
noth of these cases illustrate a
point. The litigant felt his sorrow
more deeply as his attorney wept
figuratively for him. The child
whose mother boohooed with it, boo
hooed itself all the more. And
just as the sight of other people cry
ing will make you cry, so the
thought of your own tears will deep
en your self-pity and make you feel
that much worse.
In other words we are so built that
tears not only give expression to
our grief but help deepen It. And
this holds good throughout the whole
range of the emotions, fear, and hate,
and all the rest.
This all means that the humor in
which I am has much to do with the
way I see things. When I have a
fit of blues, for example, the whole
world takes on a decidedly bluish
cast. This is why on some occa
sions we feel that everything is
wrong, that the world is altogether
against us and that all our striving
is vain. It is because we have stop
ped to listen to ourselves cry. We
have yielded to the temptation, and
it is often a severe one, to cry in
stead of smile, to indulge in self
pity instead of a bracing self-chal
lenge, and the very sound of our sigh
has made our case seem more des
perate. —sel.
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A WONDERFUL MACHINE
A machine which has recently been
perfected may do for human libera
tion more than could be accomplished
by the laws of many states or the
benefactions of many philanthropists.
This machine is the mechanical cot
ton picker. The possibilities which
lie latent in this bit of machinery
are more credible when it Is remem
bered what a social revolution was
produced by another cotton machine
—Eli Whitney’s cotton-gin. It is said
of the earlier invention that it cre
ated the slave power. Of this later
invention it is predicted that it will
wipe away the worst vestiges of slav
ery. The cotton-picker is the inven
tion of Scotsman, Angus Campbell.
For twenty years he has been at
work upon the idea, ana nas ai nisi
succeeded. The machine lie has con
structed will discriminate between
ripe and unripe cotton, between cot
ton boils and leaves, and will injure
neither cotton nor plant, liy means
of it one man can do the work of
fifty human jbekers. At a dinner re
cently given in New York by Mr.
Theodore H. Price, the well known
cotton expert, Dr. Fh amau A. Knapp,
of the Department of Agriculture, and
Mr. Cavanaugh, of the International
Harvester Co.,—the one the practical
sci- litist, the other the able busi
net s man—both testified to the effi
ciency of the machine. Ind < d, at
that'dinner the machine itself gave
an exhibition of its own power.,. To
the objection that the pr< sent ex
pense of the machine it; such that
the small cotton planter cannot own
it, the answer should be made that it
can bo used as the steam thresher
or the portable gasoline sawmill is
u .ed. it. can bo transported f ain
'
or by the acre of work done. What
tills new invention can achieve for
economy alone is astonishing, it is
estimated that it will save in cost
of picking cotton annually a hundred
and eighty million dollars. Even if
this estimate should be regarded as
j two-fifths enthusiasm, the yearly sav
ing could be still reckoned as a liun
j dred million dollars. This, however,
[ is only a small part of the benefit that
lit is capable of bestowing upon the
country. The great part of that ben
©fit will be In making conditions of
labor throughout the cotton region,
more humane and normal. At pres
ent King Cotton is a tyrant, and ox '
ercises his tyranny at cotton-picking
time. The cotton that one man
tan cultivate it requires ton pers ns
to pick; and the longer the ripe tot
ton remains unpicked, the more dan
ger it runs from wind and rain. So
there is a sudden, frenzied, and then
suddenly subsiding demand for labor.
Children are pressed into service un
der the hot sun, and sometimes beat
en for reballing against the hard
task; and negroes are charged with
vagrancy so that the chain gangs
will be replenished for the use of
some of the big planters. This kind
of demand for labor is not healthy. It
creates conditions under which peon
age can flourish, and child labor is
particularly profitable. If the cot
ton picking machine were in gen
eral use, this condition of spasmodic
labor demand, with all its attendant
evils, would disappear. The cotton
must be picked, for the world must
be clothed. No statutory laws
against industrial evils cnn be en
forced without the will of the com
munity, and the will of the com
munity is largely determined by econ
omic pressure. But economic laws
enforce themselves. The mechanical
cotton picker would introduce a new
economic law that would drive out
poenage and child labor in the har
vesting of cotton. It is possible
that one effect of tills picker would
be to cheapen cotton goods. Now the
output of cotton is limited by the
scarcity of labor for cotton-picking.
With decreased cost of production an
increased output, cotton clothing may
be reduced in price. At any rate,
even if the consuming public does
not directly get a benefit, it would
be indirectly benefited, not merely
through the general advance In con
ditions of life in a large territory,
but also in the release of labor for
other purposes. This new device
affords a good meeting-ground for
legitimate self-interest and philan
thropy.—The Outlook.
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As to tlie prospects for extensive
matter of a sewer on this street
should be considered. It will not
only be very much easier to put in
the sewer before the paving is done,
but tearing up the paving in order
to put in the sewer will do paving
much damage. There seems to be
little inclination to act just as this
time. There are, no doubt, good
reasons for it. But the city will be
greatly the loser by It in the end.
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Falls City needs an old fashioned
civic revival in which men become
soundly converted to municipal ser
vice. The city needs men willing
and able to make personal sacrifice
of time and comfort for the welfare
of the city. We can stand on epi
demic of public spirit. If some in
genious doctor could let loose among
us a host of the germs that develop
the fever off public spiritedness, it
would prove the greatest of public
benefactors.
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One reason why men are so very
loth to undertake the duties of pub
lic office, is because of the freedom
with which most people abuse the
officeres. Few men are willing to
be made the target of all kinds
of i oarse and vulgar abuse. When
a man gives his time to the attend
ing to public affairs, he certainly
deserves some consideration at the
hands of the citizens. In free and
often most unreasonable America, ev
eery man feels it to be his inalien
able right and bounded duty to see
that he says as many perverse things
about his home officers and as few
complimentary ones as lie possibly
can. That it is a rude thoughtless
habit will be generally admitted.
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March is behaving most lamb like.
It is not as warm as it was a year
ago. Hut in a general way oyr
weather is a good pattern after the
fine March weather of a year ago.
Farmers can begin in the cultivation
of their fields, and nothing in the
climate or soil will prevent those so
disposed to sow oats. This, howev
er, most farmers hesitate to do,
because of the likelihood of s iffi
( iently severe weather following iat r
to damage the tender growth. The
great oat danger is to the fruit. The
extreme warmth will coax tin' buds
to push out into the danger lino,
where a cold snap will catch them.
Much fruit has already bo n damaged
In tb south by the last cold wave.
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NIAGARA FALLS AGAIN
Niagara Falls is once more in dan
ger. At precept (lie diversion of
water from the Niagara Hirer is lim
it! d by the provisions of the Bur
ton Act, which restricts the diver
sion to 15,000 cubic feet per second,
and also restricts the importation
from Canada of electric power gen
erate d by water diverted from tbo
river. The Burton Act, however, ex
pires by limitation on June 29 of
the present year. In 1909 the Chief
of Engineer# of the United State#
army, a# a result of long-continued
and exhaustive gauging# and study
by tho Lake Survey engineers, re-1
ported that the combined lowering
tend# to uncover shallow portions of
tho crest line of tho American Falls.
It Is further accompanied by harm
ful effects both In the American rap
ids and at the easterly or Terrapin
Point end of the Horseshoe Fall.
As a whole, the falls have unquestion
ably been seriously Injured by the
diversions already made. Additional
diversions now under way, will add
to the damage." A bill has been in
troduced Into tthe House, known as
tho Alexander Hill, authorizing the
immediate diversion of a much lar
ger amount of water than is permit
ted by the Burton Act and placing no
restrictions on importation Into the
United States of power generated
In Canada. At a hearing last month
on this bill the American Civic Ass
ociation and the American Scenic and
Historic Preservation Society made
strong protests against the passnge of
the bill. Senator Burton has offer
ed In the Senate a Joint resolution
(Senate Resolution 143) continuing
the limits of the Burton Act during
the life of tho treaty with Groat Brit
tain (known ns the Canadian Wa'er
ways Treaty) in which the two
countries agree to limit the diver
sion of waters from the Falls. In
vlewr of the opinion of the Chief of
Engineers that any further diversion
will seriously injure the Fulls, and
in view of the fact that tho mainte
nance of the status quo works no
injury whatever to existing enterpri
ses, we regard it as of the greatest
Importance that this resolution should
bo passed and the provisions of the
Burton act extended. We urge the
friends of Niagara to use their In
fluence with Senators and Represen
tatives to that end, and use it
promptly. If action is not taken
at this session, the Burton Act will
have expired from the limitations
which it imposes will have been re
moved before congress meets again.
Because of overwork and nervous
breakdown It is absolutely necessary
for me to relieve myself of a large
part of my work at present. An
extended rest is imperative. Arrange
ments have been completed whereby
Messrs. Rood and Oayton will under
take the management of the Tribune
Publishing Company, and will take
charge of both the business and the
editorial end of the paper. I am
fully convinced that this arrangment
will be in every way to the advan
tage of the Tribune and its read
ers. Both Mr. Oayton and Mr. Rood
are experienced newspaper men and
will bring their varied knowledge to
bear upon the task of building up
a first class daily in Falls City and
Richardson county. W. H. Wyler.
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SOME EXAMPLES OF THRIFT
A foolish young man who had a
little money bought ten acres of
ground suitable for a chicken farm.
It was low tide when he bought it
Just w*v
te the Bhi S fth inej that |
Clean
Decause the Clc; rnscr quickly re
move; tl.e discolorations which
appear on porcelain ! ith-tubs, and
which it is impossible tj remove
I y any other means.
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ami when he came out with his chick
ens the tide was high. After look
ing at the spot where his ground lay
concealed by the water, he exclaimed,
' By George, that real estate man
made a funny mistake. He sold me
n duel; farm. In this. Instance the
thrift was on the side of the sei’er.
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Like a spoiled child, Senator Hail
ey of Texas in a fit of petulance be
cause ho could not have his way In
everything, resigned. Hut his resig
nation Instend of calling forth tears
and protestations of regret, was
received everywhere with such gen
oral satisfaction that the Irate Son
Durlng the short lull In the nffalrs
of Congress at Washington, and at
11 time when the people will take
quickly to anything that offers now's
of nnother sort, spectacular Teddy
Hossevelt is off on a tour of Inspec
tion. No doubt he is out to feel the
public pulse. He left for Atlanta this
forenoon. From Atlanta he will go
west to the coast and return home
through the northern states. What
the result of this recanoltering will
have is not possible to predict.
Secretary of The Interior, Ballinger
has nt last resigned. Whether moved
to take this step because of the open
threats on the part of democrats to
lntpeac h him at the special session
or not is not said. Friends of the
ator mnde haste to reconsider his
action, with the result that he with
drew his resignation. His state and
tile country could have well spared
him and his extravagantly partisan
service. Hailey is the most undemo
cratic democrat in the Senate. He
is nn arrant obstructionist. He will
he more in the way during the com-,
ing extra session than any other one
man. It is to be profoundly regretted
that he did not remain by his first
decision.
ELKS ELECT OFFICERS
The Elks held an election of offi
eers last night and the following of
ficers were elected for the ensuing
term:
Secretary—Dr. Reneker.
Exalted Ruler—John lliggias.
[ Esteemed leading Knight— 0. L.
| VVindle.
l.oyal Knights-Stanley Stomp,
lecturing Knight—Fred Graham
Tiler—Frank No.Kstel.
Trustees—Fred Keller and Guy P.
Greenwald.
Roy Heacock was elected as dels
gate to go to the meeting of thw
grand lodge at Atlantic City.
RETURNED HOME
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schaer returned
yesterduy to their borne in Superior,
ufter a visit to tbe latter’s mother,
Mrs. Delia Sanford. Mrs. Scb&er
was taken very ill Monday and un
ahl* to return home until yesterday.
Notice, To Creditors
In the County Court of Riehardsaii
County, Nebraska:
In the matter of the estate af
James H. Reynolds, deceased It is
ordered by the court that the Urns
limited for creditors to file claim*
agalnal said estate is six months fram
the 14th day of February, 1911, aad
all claims not filed in this court, duty
verified, on or before the 14th day
of August, 1911, will be forever bar
red. Ordered further that, all claim*
filed against said estate will bo ex
amined and adjusted by the court, i*i
the county court room, in the court
house in Kails City, in said coo*
ty, April 14, June 14 and August
19th, 1911, at the hours of niua
o’clock a. in.
i Ily order of the court dated 'Feb
ruary 14th, 1911.
JOHN GAGNON, County Judga.
First, publication, Feb. 24 four t.
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kind done, will kindly get my prices before placing
work elsewhere.
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