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The Falls City tribune., 1909-03-05

high school. The whole town
in that vicinity Was vacant, but
whether the church Owned any
lots there or not | am unable to
say, but | do know thu he lum
Der was hauled TO the Joint in
Dictated and unloaded IN the
ground. That is all tat was
ever done towards building the
church. The lumber remained
there until some person or per
sons appropriated il 70 their
own use. That was not Elected
by taking all the lumber 1t once,
but by taking small quantities
from time to time, mostly at
night, until il all disappeared
and the church we had built in
our minds went the way Of Ham
by's college.
Gov. Burbank never attended
any of these meetings, but he
was too polite a man to dis
courage them or to say anything
disparaging about them. They
furnished amusement for the
people if nothing 5 t, and
amusement is one of the com
pensations for living at all.
Seriously speaking, however,
these apparently trifing CON
ventions of the people, have an
other and to my mind, a more
substantial value, that is not
generally taken into account by
writer's on political history, De
TOCqueville, perhaps excepted,
as they play an important part
in the s~ynthetical evolution of
the state in its first inception,
if not at all stages of its exist
enCe. They are the natural de
Lucrative bodies of the common
every day citizen, and furnish
an excellent school for the as
similation of opinion among
those whose environment in
other localities, have not been
the same, and whose social and
political principles, not to say
prejudices, have not been ac-
Quired from the same sources,
nor fashioned after the same
model. Every man who goes to
a new country carries with him
the atmosphere of home, its ira
ditions and customs, along with
the social, religious and politi-
cal principles, which his former
Affiliations, education and sur.
rOundings have instilled into
his mind and become ingrained
in his very being, SO that in the
formation of a public opinion in
a community not entirely homo
geneOus, contact and asSoCia-
ton become of the first import
ance, for that public opinion
when formed, by the modiica-
ton and toning down of indivi-
dual opinions, becomes chrys-
talized into law as the process
of assimilation goes on, and
eventually determines the insti
tutions OF the new common
wealth.
If | found it impossible. as it
certainly is, to write of
Falls City in its swaddling
clothes without also writing of
the man who made it a posi-
bility, I find it equally impos-
sible to write of Nebraska itself
without making a similar asso-
citation. The revolution that
was silently going on in the
public sentiment of the nation,
was quite as apparent, in its eff
feet in Nebraska, as anywhere
else. The political administra-
ton of the government at Wash
ington in 1853, was rapidly los
ing the confidence of the people,
and before that year passed into
history, was at war with a con
The Falls City tribune., 1909-03-05
"reminiscences of a Wayfarer

Some of the important Events of the Pioneer Days
OF Richardson County and Southeast Nebraska. as
membe by the writer. who has spent fifty
one years here.
The Falls City tribune., 1909-03-05

the next presidential election
VAS had, that same party, once
So formidable in its arrogance
and power, h ad practically
ceased to exist. The shadow Of
the coming event, the last ana
final struggle in the 'irrepres-
sible conflict" had fallen long
ago, and no where more portent
ously than in the western terri
tories. 1t was felt all about us, III
social affairs, in political and
business relations, and rests
lance became a necessity.
| knew the men who took Up
the gage of battle and entered
the lists. | saw the fight in its
inception, and at it's most crit.
cal stages, and | saw it end in
the triumph of the right. Let
me pass in review some of the
men who assisted in this noble
service, ''lest we forget"
There was T. NJ. Marquette, /
loVable man, conscientious and
brave, but as gentle as a wo-
man, and as true to his sense OF
right as the needle to the pole.
E. d. Webster, a journalist at
Omaha, with his armor always
on and always in the thickest
of the fight.
O. P. Mason, strong, burly
and ready, was a rough and
tumble fighter of the first order
"A politician who might have
realized his highest ambition
had he been less in debt to his
enemies, and had had a more
scrupulous regard for human
friendship, to the extent at least
of approaching the value of an
old friend in cOntradistinction
from the new one, he was going
to make.
r. w. Furnas was a little tai
DIV in his enlistment, but when
on the roll was a soldier of tried
and true metal and faithful 70
the end.
w. H. Taylor, little known 70
the people of this day, a son Of
the southland, an admirer Of
Henry Clay and a native of his
beloved Kentucky, a among
the champions of the new ru-
SADIE. He was a splendid Law
yer and an orator unequalled i'll
Nebraska at any time. He WIS
much maligned, misrepresented
and cordially hated by his enc
mics. That circumstance proved
the man and his work. Non
entities are not so hOnored.
E. S. Dundy was in the ranks
also, and was known to most of
the people hereabouts. He and
Burbank were always together,
and were potent factors in put
ting Nebraska in the right CO
lumn in 1859, where she has been
ever since, with the exception
of two or three slight attacks
of emotional insanity, W h
some follies we're committed as
is usual in such cases.
Two other faces come before
me, S. G. Daily and John Tatfe.
| knew them well and loved
them both. Daily represented
the territory in congress five
years, while Taffe represented
the state after its admission, III
the same body, for six years.
and it would have been infinitely
better for both, if they had never
seen the federal city. They
served their people well and
faithfully however, much bette
than they served themselves,
and have gone, along with all
the others, to the land of shad
ows, wherever that may be, and
are at rest.
"After the ftful fever of this
life. thew sleep we'll"
The Falls City tribune., 1909-03-05

moment, walking Is usual. down
Stone street. lie died the day
before Christmas last Decem.
Der, and the day following that
greatest OF all birth days We laid
him away 10 his long sleep in
the beautiful cemetery on the
high ground 10 the west. and Of
all the men | have ever known,
he is the only one among them
to go out of this world, without
leaving an enemy behind him.
1t would have been a sorry
day indeed for Falls City with
these two men, their wide in1u-
ence and hosts of friends, ar
rayed against it.
Gov. Burbank was not only
an able man, but he was as true
as steel and thoroughly reliable
in all his relations with his fel-
lows. He was a politician of a
high order without 4 single trait
of the demagogue, and as Il
friend, could always be depend
ed upon. There was nothing
visionary about him, and he took
no part in the wild schemes and
air castle building that was rife
among our people in those early
days,-and what new country
has been without L similar eX-
p%erience2
Hope, it was said, springs
eternal in the human breast
but where that is the only fund
to draw against, land that was
about our condition at the time)
the drafts made upon it are fire.
quently returned, payment de
ferred,' and whether it maketh
the heart sick, as such deferred
payments are said 10 do, We 90
on hoping Tor draWing) Just the
same. That is what we did tor
years in this little out of the
way place, but in spite of all
opposition and adverse eircum-
stances, Success came and main
ly through the early efforts of
the men have mentioned, sec
onded by 4 united community of
earnest men and women acting
in their several subordinate Cd
pacities, and all struggling for
the accomplishment of a com
mon purpose.
Whatever would conduce to
that end was done willingly and
cheerfully, everybody doing his
or her part without question or
protest. We were all together
and worked together without
stopping to settle the question
of which WIS the great or little
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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11

own experiences, one of the best be- ing the following: T loaned $40 to a blacksmith who did preaching on the side He was poor and couldn't pay me, but was a good waiter and finally got my money. If I live to be 100 I'll laugh every day at the way l got that $40. Several years after loaned him the money some of the wealthy people boarding with me asked if we couldn't get up a Sunday service. l told 'em, course we could, and asked 'eJn how they'd like to have blacksmith preacher conduct the meetin'. Oh, wouldn't they just be delighted--to employ a phrase fast going out Of style. So l got the blacksmith and he held forth. The people liked his talk and as it was easy enough to see he was poor they passed the hat and all ehipped in liberally, some dropping ten dollar bills into the hat. When it was all over I tipped the blacksmith preach CT the wink that wanted to see him in another room. When we got there l said: Now, you can pay me thar S40.' Sure thing. said he, for he was honest enough. But hadn't we better go off somewhere in the woods, as it'll look funny if anyone sees me forlSing out money to you He was perfectly right, and so we headed for the tall timber, he with pocket bulging with money and l with pocketful of ex- pectations. We sat down on a fallen tree so he could sort out the forty from the crumpled bills. He set to work and l watched him. We didn't know that some of the men had followed us to learn if the blacksmith preacher and 1 meant to hold a special meetin' out in the woods. They saw him pass the money over to me, and, of course, thought 1t was a divvy. Well, they weren't bashful about speaking of the matter, and it cost me several times $40 before all the men had finished smiling over the affair.""
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11
ITS YOUR KIDNEYS
Don't Mistake the Cause of Your Troubles. A Norwich Citizen
 Shows How to Cure Them.

Many people never suspect their kidneys. If suffering from lame, weak or aching back they think that it is only muscular weakness; when urinary trouble sets in they thlnK u will soon correct itself. And so 1t is with all the other symptoms of kidney disorders. That is just where the danger lies. You must cure these troubles or they may lead to diabetes or Bright's disease. The best remedy to use is Doan's Kidney Pills. It cures all ills which are caused by weak or diseased kidneys. Norwich people tes- tify to permanent cures.
 D. J. Brown, 6 Summer Street, Nor wich, Conn.,, says: "The results that followed the use of Doan's Kidney Pills fin my case were most satisfactory. procured this remedy from N. D. Sevin & Sons drug store, and in view of my experience can heartily recommend it as an excellent preparation for toning up the kidneys and relieving all com plaints due to a disordered condition of these organs"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster -Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11

Dr. B. Halstead Scott, of Chica- go, H., says q have prescribed your Castoria often for infants during my practice and find it very satisfactory"
 Dr. William Belmont, of Cieve- land, Ohio, says "Your Castoria stands first in it's class. In my thirty years of practice can say I never have found anything that so filled the place."
 Dr. R. J. Hamlen, of Detroit, Mich, says: I prescribe your Cas- toria extensively as I have never found anything to equal it for chil- dren's troubles. I am aware that there are limitations in the field, but I always see that my patients get Fletcher's."
 Dr. Charming H. Cook, of Saint Louis, Mo-, says: "I have used your Castoria for several years past in my own family and have always found it thoroughly efficient and never objected to by children, which is 8 great consideration in view of the fact that most medi- cines of this character are obnox- ious and therefore difficult of ad- ministration. As e laxative I consider it the peer of anything that I ever prescribed"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11
Women as Census Takers.

The department of commerce and labor has been distinguished for the possession of an unusual amount of common sense. This was never more apparent than in the announcement that women were eligible to positions of census enumerators.
 The census of 1900 was at once high ly expensive and filled with glaring inaccuracies. The blame is placed at the door of politics, but politics was not entirely responsible. The ques- tions which the enumerators were com pelled to ask were numerous and fnti- mate. A sensitive enumerator was kept in an agony of embarrassment. A cold draft nestled against his vertebra as he knocked at door. He was suf- fused with blushes as he pursued his faltering way through his list of quer- ies. His was a career of chiIls and fever. But it is inconceivable that any woman, however timid, would be troubled in the presence of another. She would not be so undiplomatic as to ask the mother of six children if she were married, but would manage, new ertheless. to get the fact into her
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11
Report Of Comptroller Of Currency
Laid Before Congress FrdayInterestng Statistics Per tainng Savings Deposits Accounts National Banks, Government Bonds, School Savings Banks, Etc.

and s117,OS4.s99 expenses and taxes, the net earnings being $131.1S5,74s from which dividends were paid amounting to $92,993.449.
 Paid-in Capital Stock of Banks of the
 United States.
 Nearly 80 per cent. of all depositors in savings banks are reported in the New England and eastern states and little more than S1 per cent of deposits in this class of banks is held by savings banks in these two geo. graphical sections. The aggregate of paidin capital stock of the banks of the United States, including the is- land possessions, is $1, ,036, ,36S, an increase of about 1-2 per cent fo- the year and over 75 per cent. above the amount reported on June 30, 1900. Amount in National Banks Last April
 Last April in round amounts the national banks held $4S26, 100000 in- dividual deposits. savings banks s. 713,000,000, loan and trust companies $2S35, 100000. state banks $2,466.000,- 900, and private banks s193,000, 900. Geographically the individual deposits reported by banks in the eastern states aggregated S6,047, 100000, in the New England states $2,106, 100000 in the middle western states S3,196, ,000,- 900, in the southern states s1,059 000,- 000 in the Pacific states $S97 ,000, 900, in the western states $700. 100000. and in the island possessions $2s.000,000.
 Savings and Time Deposits.
 Deposits amounting to over $4,926, 900 000. or 35 per cent. of the total individual deposits in all banks. were savings, and in addition over S1,211,- 000, ,000 were time deposits. The indi- vidual deposits subject to check ag- gregate over S6,956,500 900, demand certificates of deposit over $625,000, 900, and the aggregate of other minor clas- sifications over $315,9O0,00O.
 $88, 100000 in Banks in New England
 States.
 Banks in the New England states held, in round amount, sSS,300,000 in actual cash; those in the eastern states $716, 100000; in the southern states, $105, 800, 00d; in the middle western sites sara, 100000; in the western states $71.000,OO0; in the Pacific states $S9, 500 900; and the banks of the is- land possessions, S7,700.000.
 The banks of the country have in creased their loans since 1908 by s935,- 100000 or from s10, ,43S, 900 900 in 1908 to $11, ,973, 100000 in 1909.
 School Savings Banks.
 School savings banks are in opera tion in IA cities of 25 states with 1S6,- BPS depositors.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11

Washington, D. C., Dec. 10.-More than 25,0O0, 900 deposit accounts are carried on the books of the banks of all classes of the United States and its insular possessions, according to statements contained in the annual re- port of Lawrence O. Murray, comp troller of the currency, laid before con- gress yesterday. The aggregate de- posits on April 2S last were about 735,379 represented savings deposited by 14,S94,6 696 depositors. The average rate of interest paid by national banks on savings accounts was 3.34; by state banks 3.71; mutual savings 3.S5; stock savings 3.60; private banks and loan and trust companies paying the same average rate, S.43 per cent.
 Resources of National Banks.
 Loans and discounts, United States bonds and lawful money represented approximately 70 per cent. of the ag- gregate resources of national banks and a like proportion of liabilities is represented by capital. surplus and profits and individual deposits. The comptroller figures out that assuming the character of bonds owned by na- tional banks in accordance with the requirements of the act of May 30, 1908, the amount is more than suffi- cinet as security for the aggregate emergency currency, $500.000,000 au- thorized by that law. Holdings of bonds and other similar securities by national banks September 1 showed in- vestments of this character amounting to $89S, ,3SS,542. The interesting fact is disclosed that $20,000,0 900 is in for eign government and other bonds and securities.
 Based on the latest returns, the comptroller says the loaning power of the national banks has been increased as a result of the law of June. 1906, to the extent of 62 per cent, although with surplus twice as great as the cap ital of the banks the authorized in crease is 200 per cent The law re- ferred to increased the limit of the liability to banks from 10 per cent. of paid-in capital stock to 10 per cent. of the capital and surplus, the total. however, not to exceed 30 per cent. of the capital stock.
 Gross Earnings of National Banks.
 By reason of the depreciation in the m9I-ket price of government bonds during the year the computed profit on the issue of the national bank cir culation increased slightly. The gross earnings of national banks during the year were $34S,674,353 from which losses and premiums were charged off to the amount of $40,453,705, being 11.6 per cent. of the gross earnings,
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11
Rich Mems eifs Are Peer

beside this: T want to go on record, as saying that regard Electric Bittsrs as one of the greatest gifts that Cod hss made to woman" writes Mrs. 0. Rhine vault of Vestal Center. N. Y. T can never forget what it has done for ma This glorious medicine gives a woman n buoyant spirits, vigor of body and tub liant health. It quickly cures nervous ness, sleeplessbess, melancholy. head ache. backache. fainting and 6fzzy spells. Soon builds up the weak. siiinG and sicldy. Try them. soc at The Lee & OsKood Co.'s
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11
QUICK BRIDGE BUILDING. Most Remarkable Achievement on Record, So Far as Such Work Is Concerned.

The New York, New Haven & Hart ford railroad accomplished a feat in bridge building in Bethel Sunday that promises to be @ record.
 It was decided some time ago by the railroad engineers that the trestle work over an undergrade crossing in the center of Bethel, known as Wa ters' crossing. should be torn down and an iron bridge built in it's place. structure, in order to stand the strain of the heavy traffic, had to be elab- crate and strong. Ordinarily the work would take days to complete.
 Realizing that traffic would be seri- ously hindered, however. while the new bridge was being built, plans were launched to complete the structure in a few hours.
 Fifty workmen, as skilled as any, began tearing down the trestle work at 10.S0 o'clock Sunday morning. The
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11

Dr. W. F. Wallace, of Bradford, N. H., says: "I use your Castoria in my practice. and in my family"
 Dr. Wm. I. McCann of Omaha, Neb., says !" As the father of thir- teen children I certainly know something about your great medi- cine and aside from my own family experience, l have. in my years of practice, found Castoria a popular and efficient remedy in almost every home"
 Dr. Howard James, of New York, City, says Ut is with great pleas ure that desire to testify to the medicinal virtue of your Castoria. I have used it with marked benefit in the case of my own daughter, and have obtained excellent results from it's administration to other children in my practice"
 Dr. J. R. Clausen, of Philadel- phia, Pa, says : "The name that your Castoria has made for itself in the tens of thousands of homes blessed by the presence of children, scarcely needs to be supplemented by the endorsement of the medical profession, but I. for one, most heartily endorse it and believe it an excellent remedy"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11

Dr. L. O. Morgan, of So. Amboy, N. J. says: q prescribe your Casto- ria every day for children who arc suffering from constipation, with better effect than I receive from any other combination of drugs"
 Dr. H. J. Taft, of Brooklyn, Y. T., says: "I have used your Casto- ria and found it an excellent remedy in my household and priv ate practice for many years. Inc formula is excsIlsnt."
 Dr. Wm. L. Boserman, of Buff. falo, N. T., says: @I am blessed to speak 6 good word for your Oasto- ria. I think % highly of it that I not only recommend it to otheS, but have used it in myovn family.
 Dr. F. H. Kyle, ef St. Paul, Ainn., ssys: cit affords me plsa- sure to sdd my name to the long list of thoss whs have ussd and now sndorss ysur 0AstosSa. The fact of the ingrsdisus bei.g ksown through the psinti,g sf the formula on the wrapper h one gsod and sufficient rsason for ths rscom- mendation of a.y physisisn. l know of iu good quslitiss ana re- commsnd it ehesrfslly.".
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11
Alone in sswriII .t Midri.ht.

unmindful of dampness, drafts, storms or cold, W. J. Atkins worked as night watchman at Banner Springs. Tenn
 Such exposure gave him a severe cold that settled on his lungs. At last he had to give up work. He tried many remedies but all failed till he used pr. Kings New Discovery. After using one bottle" he writes. T went back to work as well as ever" Severe colds
 stubborn coughs. unframed throsks ank sore lungs, hemorrhages, croup and whooping cough get quick relicf aud prompt cure from this Eisrious medi- cine. soc and q. Trial bottle frss
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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11

Dr. W. L. Leister, of Rogers, Ark, says As a practicing phy- sician I use Castoria and like it very much"
 Dr. W. T. Seeley, of Anaity, \. Y, says: "I have used your Cas- toria for several years in my practice and have found it safe and reliable remedy"
 Or. Raymond M. Evarts, of Santa Ynez, Cal, says: "After using your Castoria for children for years it annoys me greatly to have an ignorant druggist substitute some thing else, especially to the pa tient's disadvantage, as in this case. I enclose herewith the wrapper of the imitation"
 Dr. R. M. Ward, of Kansas City, Mo-, says " Physicians generally do not prescribe proprietary prepa- rations, but in the case of Castoria my experience, like that of many other physicians, has taught me to make an exception. prescribe your Castoria in my practice be- cause I have found it to be thor oughly reliable remedy for chill dren's complaints. Any physician who has raised a family, as have, will join me in heartiest recom- mendation of Castoria.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-11
Good Job for oomeprs.

Samuel Gompers. head of the labor federation of the country, suggests that the members of organized labor should provide all forms of Insurance for themselves, and the suggestion is a good one.
 If the working people of the country could formulate system of insurance and have it countrywide in its work ings, so that when they got to be old CT they would be cared for to some extent by their earlier savings, it would be splendid thing. Every lead- CT of labor should talk such a method of conserving the welfare of the vet eran worker-Gloucester Times.