davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Falls City tribune., 1909-11-05
TELEPHONE 226.

Truth is migbty-if It doesn't get
caught by the enemy too far from its
commissary department.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-11-05

Eskimo dolls are TO be among the
Christmas toys this season. Now
look out for the automatic gum drop.
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who avails himself of that percentage

who avails himself of that percentage
wins, and the others lose.
There is Just one other feature to
this wasted time which strove to
impress upon my son, and which I
would like to impress upon others.
That Is, that 1t costs more to
loaf than to work. A man who
works all day spends little money,
but he cannot loaf without spending
money at all times. have figured
that cannot loaf over billiard table,
in barroom, or at cards under sev-
enty-five cents an hour. 1t is impos-
:ible, know, to figure now how much
money I spend in my useless loafins
but 1t is possible to make a rough call
culation. Counting only the time in
barrooms, over cards, billiards and
pool, in excessive smoking, billiards and
time marked plain loafing as being
expensive loafing, and figuring 1t at
so cents an hour, that loafing cost
about $16,S00 cash In fifty years.
That sounds high, but I can see no
flaw in the reasoning, and those who
loiter with the gang In barrooms. who
play billiards and pool and cards, will
not dispute that fifty cents an hour
expense Is not high"
Most OF us, unfortunately. regard
our time as unlimited, until 1t Is too
late to begin economizlng.
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The "Boy Police"

In the city Of Council Bluffs, Ia.
there is a unique organization known
as the boy Police" composed as Its
name indicates, entirely Of boys, whose
duty 1t Is to preserve order among the
lads of that city and to see that the
rising generation does not become toe
boisterous in its fun. The young law
officers act under the eyes and orders
of the regular police department Of tine
city and have authority to make ar
rests when necessary to preserve Of
der.
The size Of the force fhuctuates. Al
times decreasing until not a single
member Is on the roll, and at other
times increasing; until Il reaches a
strength of $50, This IA the maximum
number allowed to serve in the boy
police force. The boys receive no pay
for their work, but are recompensed
solely by the prestige which accrues to
them as guardians Of the peace.
So greatly Is the honor esteemed at
holiday times, when the mind Of Young
America naturally turns to mischief,
that anything from 500 to $500 boys
besiege the police headquarters, seek
ing appointments as policemen. 1t Ia
the greatest honor that can come to a
Council Bluffs boy-to be made a po-
liceman. Every grade Of society IL
found among the applicants, from the
street Arab to the son Of banker and
railroad magnate, for practically every
lad in Council Bluffs is a standing
candidate for the job of boy police
man.
The kid Police, as the force ia
popularity known. originated in the
mind Of Chief of Police Richmond of
Council Bluffs, and was more the re.
suit of an accident than Of mature
thought It was en- inspiration. how
ever, that has worked wonders among
thu boys Of Council bluffs, and has
been SO successful In its object that 1t
is being seriously considered by a
number of ether American cities.-
Wide World MAGAZINE
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he shouted. Take my d

"Here!" he shouted. Take my sig
nal whistle. I'll go over by the door
and wait for that guy. When he
shows up you signal the men to take
out the gum"
when he comes in!" exclaimed
Pinckney, amazed. How can you
stop his seeing you?"
The foreman laughed brutally. then.
STOPPING over. picked UP from the
floor a short piece Of iron, already
blood stained at one end.
"O'Leary," he said briefly, and, turn
ing with the bar in his hand, lurched
across. drunkenly confident, toward the
path which Sommers must cross on his
way In the office to the trap furnaces
that contained the Sommers gun, now
ready to be hoisted and transferred to
the tempering bath.
Marsh had already hurried away.
Possible murder was more than he
had counted on when he allowed
Pinckney to bully him into becoming
his fellow conspirator.
Pinckney stood ready with the whis-
tie in his hand, while the men at their
places waited, ready to hoist when
the signal should be given.
The trap was laid. All was in read
mess when Pinckney saw raggedly
dressed girl with shawl over her
head hurrying down the furnace room
from the door through which the men
were accustomed to enter.
"Here!" he shouted. What are you
doing here? Who are you? Get out!"
Instead Of answering the girl ran on
until she had come facing him. Then
she stopped short and threw back the
shawl from her head.
Pinckney started back In amaze
ment, for instead Of Lucy Smith, as he
expected, he looked into the blazing
eyes Of Frances Durant.
To be Continued.
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------tlor9--
LOAD On sANkINs CAPITAL.
Dollar esins Twice the Wsrk It pid
eeneratiens Age,


In 1875 the ratio of the capital of
national banks to total liabilities was
33 per cent says the New York
World. In 1885 it was gil in 1895, 80.
It is now 10,
Prof, Wesley G, Mitchell, of the
University of California, bringing out
these facts in the Journal of Econo-
mics, shows that the decline In the rs-
ito has occurred In prosperous times,
During hard times there Ia practical
ly no change In the load of liabilities
imposed on bank capital.
A movement so constant may be
expected to continue in the good times
we hope may be now we'll resumed.
Professor Mitchell shows that the
ratio was exactly the same on August
%, 1907, and May IA, 190S-before
and after the panic-but the decline
since that has been resumed. The
capital ratio of state banks has de-
clined from Al per cent in 1878 to IS
per cent in 1908.
That there need be any benefit Of
peril in this tendency, Professor Nit
chell disproves by citing the Canadi-
an. English and Welsh banks, which
have not suffered from panics like
ogrs. The Canadian patio has declln-
ed from 4s in 1873 to 1s now. The
English and Welsh joint stock bank
ratio has within the same years gone
from 16 tn H.
One dollar In banking capital
throughout the English-speaking
world is doing twice the work 1t did
a generation ago, The same Ia true
In many other forms of business,
Whatever safeguards are thrown
about deposits by banking custom or
by public supervision will continue
this striking illustration Of the In
creasing function Of credit in business
life.
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THE DARK OF THE MOON.
A Result That 10 Produced by the
liaht From the Earth.

Many people have wondered why
the part Of that moon that receives no
sunlight Is often visible to Us, the
term being the "old moon in the young
moons arms" The dark part is easily
seen as q copper colored globe repos-
ing In the bright crescent. This that
we see is nothing more or less than
the earth shine on the moon. We ap-
pear the same way to the moon when
we are in that phase, and our dark
part Is where the moonshine appears
and the bright parts of the sunshine.
The reason the copper color appears
is because light has to traverse the az
mosphere Of the earth three times
once on coming from the sun to the
earth, once when reflected to the moon
and again on being reflected back to
us. Our atmosphere possesses the Pc
culiar property Of absorbing the blue
rays of this white light and allowing
only the red and orange to go through,
thus causing the appearance Of copper
color by the triple absorption.
The odd thing connected with this
phenomenon, though having nothing
to do with 1t, Is this; That part Of the
moon which appears dark to US Is the
same part Of that earth that appears
light to the moon at any specific time,
and that part Of the moon which ap-
pears bright to US corresponds to the
portion of the earth appearing to the
moon.
OF course It Is we'll known that the
moon gives out no light whatever tt
self, the moonshine being merely the
light of the sun on the moon reflected
to US. The same applies with the earth
in its shine on the moon. save that we
do give out slows no doubt around
cities at night on account Of the enor-
nous number Of lights. One thing.
however In which moonshine excels
the earth shine is its constant charac-
ter. Where the earth possesses vary
ing clouds the old moon never has
any at all.-St. Louis Republic.
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OUR OLD TREES.
CALIFORNIA; Giant sequoias Antedate
the Pyramids.

caIifornia's Giant sequoias Antedate
the Pyramids.
The giant sequoia trees Of Calaveras
county, CAL, are the oldest living
things on the face Of the earth. Not
another thing that has life In 1t but
was terminated since they began their
existence. No one knows exactly how
old they are. but some that have been
felled indicate that they were more
than 1000 years old, 80 that 1t Is safe
to say that these large trees ha, been
growing for at least that length OF
time. One of them is estimated to be
at least 5000 years Of age and Is still
in a healthy condition and bids fair to
live hundreds or even thousands Of
years longer.
When the pyramids Of Egypt were
built these trees were Of goodly size.
When Rome was founded they would
have furnished beams for the bridges.
The temples of ancient Greece and
Assyria might have been decorated
WIFI tuelr leaves.
One cannot behold these gigantic
trees without feeling Of awe at the
ephemeral existence Of things in gen.
eral. There they stand, themselves
young in the record Of the world, yet
the oldest living things upon the face
Of the earth. All else that was alive
when they came into existence has
perished. Empires have sprung up,
fiourished. died since these sprouts
poked their tender heads above the
soil. Colossal monuments Of art have
crumbled into dust Races have evolv-
ed, prospered, perished and been for
gotten since they first budded In their
youth; continents have been changed,
mountains have been formed, the
confines Of the seas have been altered
by erosion or by earthquake; lakes
have come into existence and dried up.
Hardening back to the days Of their
youth, 1t Is a new world which they
behold at this time.
AS for the life Of man himself, a
HlSIe DEcdlil COIllpdLco Will luCiS. -
is proud family that traces its an
cestry back for a dozen generations
for couple Of hundred years. Ths
royal houses of the werld are some
times able to trace their lineage for a
thousand years. when it is lost in the
dim light of uncertainty. Yet hers
stands the monarchs that have waved
their plumes in triumph for many
times as long as the eldest of the
royal houses:
Man is born and obtains his growth,
he struggles and succumbs, his body
is given te the worms, his bones
are pulyerized into dust, his very
name and place forgotten and other
generations come upon the sceRe, yet
these trees go about their way of liv-
ing, gathering up the moisture and the
chemicals and building them into
wood and bark and leaves, apparently
unmindful Of the passing of time
Dayton News.
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them, and considered them as not
so hostile as their papers might have
indicated to those who did not read
between the lines.
on his list Of eligibles with the hope
Of assistance in breaking up the solid
south or not can be but matter of
surmise. It Is certain that he con-
suits the major about appointments,
and that the major, whether con-
suited or not, sometimes gives his
advice" This he did few days
ago In the candidacy Of his cousin,
]. J. Hemphill for the office Of COM
missioner OF the District Of Column
bia. It is believed that were II not
for the technical bar respecting legal
residence, President Taft would out
of consideration for his freind, ]. C.
Hemphill appoint J. J. Hemphill to
the office, further consideration be-
ing Of course, given to Mr.. Hemp
hills fitness.
Major .Hemphilps recommendation
are not always favorably acted on,
this being notably the case in q re-.
cent recommendation for the post
masters position at walhalla. He rec
commended Miss FAINT, who 1t devel-
oped was at the time residing in An
derson, engaged there as stenograph-
er She had, however. been a resi-
dent of Walhalla- However, she and
her people were Democrats, while
Anson c. .Merrick, the husband Of
the deceased postmaster. was a good
Republican" This was one time the
postmaster general had his way, and
Merrick was appointed.-Zack Nc
Ghee In Columbia State.
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CHAPTER TX.
Cauoht In the Act.
By WINCHELL SMITH, FREDERIC
THOMPSON and PAUL ARMSTRONG
rs rbomps.n cs,ysh All Rsh Reserved

For ten minutes Pinckney, suppress
ing his anger and surprise, managed to
talk casually In the office. Then he
excused himself on the plea Of work.
and leaving Sommers. hurried out to
see whether Smith had followed direc-
tions
"Ill be out In few minutes myself.
said Sommers as the general manager
left. Expect there is plenty of time,
though"
"Oh, yes" Pinckney assured him
from the door. There's plenty Of time.
Don't hurry. We have our most res
ponsible man in charge Of the job"
Out In the furnace room Pinckney
found Smith moving about in leisurely
fashion, as though he had all the time
in the world ahead Of him.
Have you taken out the Sommers
gun YETI" demanded the general man
ager eagerly.
Smith fiared up.
mo. I can't do everything at once.
What do you think am? Wen get to
IL In a few minutes"
It's got to come out now," declared
Pinckney angrily. "Sommers is here
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scorrlsH nuMoa.
Some Examples Of Rspartss Of Celtic
ft}t LAWYER. y

Some Examples Of Rspartss Of Celtic
Lawysrs. .
The story told In these columns OF
the Scottish advocate reminds q con-
tributor Of few more. A case was
being tried before the late Lord Young
l-"Crabbe vs.. Crabbie."
Il may explain, Ny Lud," said the
advocate, that my client Crabbe is
nephew Of our opponent Crabbie. but
few years ago he dropped the r In
his name for the sake Of euphony."
"Ah," replied Lord Young. '.he has
Biblican authority for that-Tf the Il"
offend thee pluck 1t out"
The present Lord Justice General
(Lord Dunedin) was, as Mr.. Graham
Murray, pleading before Lord Young.
At the time Mr.. Graham Murray had
the largest practice at the Scottish bar.
but was also able to mix freely and
late In Edinburgh society. In the
course Of an argument Mr.. Murray, to
find a metaphor, made some reference
to ball he had been at the previous
night, or. rather. the same morning.
II cannot understand. solicitor gem
eral," said Lord Young, "how you can
burn the candle at both ends"
Ah." replied Mr.. Graham Murray. Il
do that to make both ends meet"
Lord Ardwall. one Of the Judges of
the court Of session, u q man of large
proportions. One day. aa Mr. Andrew
Jameson, he was pleading before Lord
Young, and the opposing counsel Inter-
posed with the remark that he was not
disposed to disagree with his friend.
But my lud," said Mr.. Jamieaan.
''the lord advocate and I are NOT by
any means In the same boat"
mo-" said Lord Young, you wfif re-
quire one entirely to yourseatm
The late Mr.. Lancaster had against
him as witness an Irish woman who
was particularly categorical as to her
dates and how "this happened at AT
on Tuesday. this at s.3s on Friday
and so on. At last the patience Of the
advocate was exhausted.
my dear woman" said Mr.. Lancas-
ter. do you keep diary?"
mo, SIR" replied the woman. "a
dram shop"
A young advocate had pleaded his
first case. and when the judgment was
given against his client he exclaimed:
Il am surprised at your lordship's
judgment"
There was CONSERVATION in the court,
and something had to be done to save
the young counsel from his unheard Of
rashness. The matter was submitted
to the dean Of the faculty of advo-
Gates. who when the court assembled
next day rose and addressed their
lordships:
my young friend" he said. yes
terday committed what may seem an
unforsivable indiscretion but one for
which he asks the clemency Of the
court. Had he pleaded as long as
have am sure he would never be sur
prised at any Of your lordship's judg-
ments Tit Bits.
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in the office. He thinks we aren't able
70 run this job, and he's come to see
his gun go into the bath"
The drunken foreman's face con-
yulsed with rage.
"oh, he has, has be-" he yelled.
aWell, II he comes bothering around
me YOU knew what he'll get? He'll
get what o'Lealy got. That's what'll
be coming to him"
Pinckney shook his head,
mo. that won't do, Smith," he coma
manded sharply.
Out In the works where he was pFae-
tically boss the foreman could not be
80 easily controlled,
"Oh, 1t won't do. won't IT." he yeli=
ed. "Pll show you whether it'll do or
not"
He doubled up one Of his big fists,
shaking 1t .menacingly. And now
Pinckney let him rage without check,
A daring idea had come to the des-
perate schemer. Perhaps, after all, II
Smith attacked Sommers 1t might not
be so bad II would be up to Smith,
He would suffer; no one else. At any
rate, Sommers must not see that gun
60 into the tempering bath. Pinekaey
decided to irritate his drunken fore
man a little more.
Better be careful, Smith. He's In a
position to make trouble for Us all,
He's an officer Of the navy. you know.
has a right to inspect the work. We've
got to treat him well. Besides. this
Sommers is a pretty bad fighter him.
self. He's got an idea he can lick
anybody around these works"
That was enough. Smiths fury was
keyed to the fighting stage now. It
only needed the presence Of Sommers
and little provocation to start real
trouble.
Thinks he's a fighter does he?" he
roared. Let him come in here-rn
show him who's a fighter. I don't
have to treat him well. l don't have
to treat you well, Pinckney. I don't
have to treat anybody well. I'm inde-
pendent, I am. don't crawl for no
body"
Smith, you're drunk" declared the
general manager. You're drunk or
you wouldn't talk that way"
II know I'm drunk" roared the fore
man. But I'm the best man in the
outfit, drunk or sober. Just let that
navy duck show up"
Inside Pinckney was smiling, well
pleased, but he kept a straight, stern
face.
Il know you're the best man. Smith,
he confessed. But why do you want
TO fight with meg
Who's fighting with you?" bluster-
ed the bully. There wouldn't be
enough of you TO carry away if 1 was
fighting with YOU"
Pinekney laughed powerfully.
IAN right" he said. Now, remem-
Der, somReFs must pot see that gup
come out of the furnace: He's sore pa
us, and he'll make a bad report or the
lob Il he gets a chance, You know
what would happen to you tHen."
He tried TO get my job" roared the
foreman. "Try to take an honest
mans living away from him? I'll
show him."
He turned to the workman near the
furnace, yelling. Here, take that Som
mers gun"
Pinckney caught the foreman by the
arm.
wait a minute: wait, Smith," he
commanded. Here's Sommers now.
The naval lieutenant was coming
down the long furnace room, shielding
his eyes from the terrific heat and
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II Pheasants sometimes live fifteen
years.
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cHINA's AWAKENING.
How the celestials Are Progressing In
the Modern Arts.

fIoW tne SctoStttts FtF0 ET08TesotH8 "
the Modern Arts.
Nothing shows more clearly the
fact that China Is waking from her
long sleep than the rapid introduc-
ton of industries and mechanical en-
ployments, on the European plan, In
to that country. A contributor to
Cosmos (Paris, Oct. 81 assures us
that this introduction is taking place
much more quickly and thoroughly
than most Occidentals Imagine.
Although the European colonies nave
been instrumental in the matter, the
native Chinese eagerly adopt and use
the western devices. Says the pa
per named above:
European industries have begun
to be introduced into China, and their
progress 10 now becoming more and
more rapid. At Canton in particn-
lar We find series or factories whose
presence greatly astonishes those who
think Of China as still fxed in the
past. Here we find cement facto-
ry, the property Of the government,
but directed by Chinese under the
guidance Of German engineers; no
less than 500 barrels Of cement daily
are turned out. Canton also has a
water works run entirely by Chinese,
which furnishes daily more than T.
100000 gallons Of water to 10000
subscribers. This latter figure shows
clearly that the Chinese are quick to
understand the advantages of per-
fected processes, and notably Of the
se-to-house distribution Of water,
when they have the wherewith to
pay for 1t.
I'VE find also at Canton, besides
the arsenal, smokeless powder fac
tory, as well as the provincial mint;
there Is also a paper mill and ci-
garette factory, not 10 mention the
railway shops and various shops for
the construction and repair Of YES
sells.
But what is perhaps the most
curious thing to find in this very
Chinese city, where, in spite Of the
foreign quarter, the natives form q
large portion of the clientele Of all
these industries. is an electric plant,
Installed on the most modern plan,
This station was erected by the Chit
pese Light & Fewer eampany, whose
headquarters is at Honskons, 1t
stands In the district called Ng Sin
Neon, which means Southern Gate.
Fhe necessary motive force is fur
nished In the frst place by three
Diesel motors using crude petroleum
and giving together 900 horse
power. There are also five
steam engines yielding 730 horse
power. The steam Is produced
by four Babcock & Wilcox water tube
boilers, burning japanese coal and
furnished with Green economizer.
cendensers of a good type assure ex-
cellent working and the forced-draft
system is used,
"AN the workmen In this statlon,
to the number of 121, are Chinese.
The current, which is alternating, is
away at tension Of 1000
volts. The conductors are aerial
and held up by iron or wooden posts.
Before reaching the consumer 1t is
lowered to the moro modest tension
of only 100 volts. The subscribers
are divided between the foreign con-
cession of Shameen and the Chinese
town of Canton proper. but they are
more numerous In the Chinese city.
According to figures in our posses
sion and which date back to the be-
ginning of 1900 there are more than
2,640."-Literary Digest.
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Total waste In fifty years. .I5,2S5
And yet I am not an extraordinary
case. know hundreds of men VINO,
waste infinitely more time than do.
Just as in my case, they mmtkht have
been successful II they bad not wasted
so much time.
1T Is just IKE gamnbSlFing-aRd the
waste time represents the 'pereentage'
in favor Of the winner Fhe person
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-07
Tventieth Century Egypt
VII--The Waters Of Nile
By Frederie J. Haskin.

Nile is more regular in It's fluctuations than any other river Along It's course the unexpected rarely occurs. yet there are occasional periods of low Nile during which agriculture suffers. The years 1900 to 1906 were years of poor floods. The 1907 innundation was one of the poorest ever recorded. It Is compared by EgyptifH farmers to that of 1877 but because of superior methods of irrigation the famine of 1877 was not repeated. Sir Elden Gorst, successor of the Earl of Cromer as British Consul Generafh says that there could be no better illustration of the progress made in the direction of minimizing the effects of a poor flood than the fact that about ten times as much tillabIe soil was af- fected by lack of water in 1877 as
 As in ancient times Egypt is the Nile. Modern irrigation, by enIarging the scope of the influence of the river has enlarged Egypt. Seven successive low Niles in the eleventh century. like the seven lean kline of Pharaoh's dream meant famine. Even the Caliph's fam fly fled to Syria for refuge and human flesh was eaten by the people The seven low Niles preceding the satis- factory flood of 1908 did not cause catastrophe. Improvements in frrfra- ton will doubtless make fat kline of the years to come, even when Father Nile fails to bestow liberal floods upon the soil.
 (Copyright, 1909, by Frederic J. Has,
 kin