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The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
Rode on The First Locomotive.

Rode on The First Locomotive.
There died the other day in Des
Moines, Iowa. Edward llntwhistle.
aged "a, who had seer the steam To-
connective from the start To It's modern
perfection, for as an English boy
Of sixteen he rode with George
Stephenson on the trial trip of the
Rocket" the first locomotive ever
built. Wheh that experimenting trip
was made from Manchester to Liver
pool in 1891, Stephenson's hand was
on the throttle and young Entwhistle
was the fireman, After the first few
trips had been made. Stephenson
turned the care of his invention over
to his assistant, and Entwhistle made
two trips daily over the first rail
DAD for nearly two years. After at.
tanning his majority, Entwhistle came
to the United States and in 1856 set
tied In the Iowa city. His FIRST en-
ployment In this country was as an
engineer on the steamer Troy, run
ming on the Hudson river, and later
he removed to Chicago, where he
served as engineer on lake steamers
for several years. In Des Moines he
was In charge of tho engines in var
ious large mills. Mr.. Entwhistle re-
tanned until his last Illness IA clear
memory of his trial trip with Steph-
enson, and the story is thus told in
the DesMoines Register and Leader;
"The train of little ears behind
the Rocket as S~tephenson's loeomo-
tive was called, carried distinguished
Englishmen. including the stoekhold-
ers and promoters 70 the new rail
DAD company. Crowds cheered the
party at Manchester when The train
started, and other crowds gathered
at the stations on the way to Liver
pool, where a monster reception was
extended to the train when it arrived.
4 fatal accident occurred at Crane
Junction, about midway between two
cities. Lord Huskinson, one Of the
stockholders in the railway company,
was standing in the second ar, bow
ing to the people at the station,
when he fell to the ground and was
run over by the third car His death
resulted almost Immediately and his
body was carried to Liverpool on the
train. Despite this fatality, However.
the trip was a pronounced success,
for it marked the beginning of a new
era in the progress of the world"
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING OF
s. S. WORKERS.
Eleven Different Sessions Held
Full Houses Upon Majority
of These Occasions.

The Sunday School convention held
in Falls City Saturday evening and
all day Sunday was a success from
start to finish. Eleven different SEES
sions were held and in the majority
of instances they were attended by
full houses of interested and atten-
tive listeners. Rev. Lewis of Lin
coin, state secretarys gave the con
vention several practical and instruct
i've addresses. Miss Brown, the
state primary worker. in her own in
imitable way held her audiences, while
she pressed home the significance of
teaching the little people. Prof.
Gregg of Peru, spoke in the morning
in the Electric theater and in the ev-
ening in the Brethren church. His
addresses we're very much enjoyed.
The following officers were elect
ed: J. o. Shroyer, Humboldt, presi-
dent; d. o. Domer, Salem, vice-pres-
ident; W. H. Wyler, Dawson, seere-
tary, e. R. Mathers, Falls City, treas
urer.
Department superintendent j.
Il. Nanninga, home department; Sam
Lichty, Falls City, missions; A. e.
Wachtel, Rulo, pastors; w. w. Blou-
gh, Falls City, elementary; Mrs. j.
G. Mcbride, Stella, intermediate: IL.
e. Boyd, Humboldt, A. B. c.; Mrs.
Tyner, Salem, temperance.
District Superintendents-Mrs. Jas.
Osburn, Rulo; G. N. Allison, Falls
City; E. A. Esseley, Falls City; Mr..
Tyner, Salem; A. ID. Sargent, Hum
boldt.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
From Life.

| was the shabbiest girl at the Of
flee. 1t was no ones fault and no
ones shame that VIC were poor-i
had intelligence enough to know that
| knew, too what a sacrifice mother
had made to pay for my tuition at Il
business school, Still, the knowledge
of my shabby clothes forced itself
upon me-. particularly my old black
skirt.
Oh, if you knew how | hated that
skirt! Mother had cleaned it and
pressed 1t. pressed it and cleaned it.
but it seemed bent" with age.
and all the office girls looked SO fresh
II pretty in their trim business
suits.
imagined the first morning that
they were all plying me and felt
them looking at my sh~abbiness, and
during noon hour | was so miserable'
But when | went back the next morn
ing | noticed that one of the girls
had on nearly as old clothes as |
did, and she was so nice to me |
fancied she vas glad | had come
because of her mutual poverty. Not
until after | earned enough money
to buy some suitable, nice clothes
did | realize that the poor girl" as
| thought her, had drifted back into
the prettiest. most tasteful clothes
worn by any of the girls. She had
only borne me company at a most
trying time, and she knew, because
her fellow workers all admired her.
the object lesson would keep them
from hurting my feelings.
The day has come now when new
clothes are usual, when I may even
achieve an appearance that is known
as stylish" But in my office when
a girl m in shabby, painful sen
%sitiye, as | was. bear her company"
until the better time shall ocme.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
VERDON.

George Fogle was a Falls City WIS.,
itor Tuesday.
Joseph Veal was a Nebraska City
visitor Thursday.
r. l.. Hall of Lincoln is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Julia Hall.
Mike Meliza has purchased a fine
new auto from Walter Veach.
Mr.. Wray of Peru was II pleasant
called here Il few days ago.
Jack Brigham of Barada was a bus.
mess visitor here the past week.
Fred Ileineman was %transacting
business in Falls City last week.
Claude Veal spent last week with
his grandmother. Mrs. Eliza Goolsby.
John Hall and Charles Wear made
a trip to Falls City Tuesday even
ing,
Several from here attended the au-
tomobile show at Nebraska City last
week.
Mrs. John Griffith and daughter,
Edna, were county seat visitors Wed
nesday.
Rev. Gearries returned the latter
part of the week from a trip to Full
erton. Neb.
Adam Gerhard sold his farm east
of town to Conrad Fehr last week for
$135 per acre.
Miss Gussie Robb of Union. Neb.,
is visiting her brother, Flemming
Robb and wife.
Mrs. Moore and daughter, Goldie,
visited friends in Falls City a few
days last week,
Mrs Roy Edwards of Shubert is
the guest Of her sister. Mrs. Quinton
Stump and family.
Ode Sailor and wife and Mrs. Van
Sailor and daughter. Eliza, drove
10 Falls City Tuesday.
Mrs. McManus came up from Falls
City Monday for a short stay with
her mother and daughter.
ED. Griffith and family drove to
\ ais tllY dlu spent DulludS Win
DR.. d. G. Griffith and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Pool are the
parents of a son, that came to make
his home with them, March 10.
Mrs. Lucy Cornell arrived last
week from Falls City and will make
her home with Ed Keeker and wife.
Nj. Lucas is the proud p%ossessor
of a fine new touring car which he
recently purchased of Walter Veaeh.
Fred and Henry Heineman went to
Omaha Thursday, where they pur-
chased "a fine team of horses, re-
turning home Friday.
Mrs. John Walker and children re-
turned to their home In Falls City
Monday after a visit of a few days
to the formers mother.
Mrs. Eliza Goolsby returned home
Thursday morning after a three
months visit with her daughter, Mrs.
r. Il. Veal and family at Laird, Col.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
Convention Notes.

"A Forward Movement all Along
the Line" the watchword for 1910.
Six simultaneous meetings i'll the
morning with a good attendance at
each place.
Three simultaneous meetings IN
the evening with a full house at
each of the meeting places.
J. o. Shroyer, superintendent OF
Pleasant View Sunday school head
ed a delegation of %, the biggest
delegation from any school, ana
from the school farthest away.
Miss Alice Gilbert and Miss Hattie
Hart came up from Rulo Saturday an
remained through the convention.
J. e. Eastwood, principal OF the
Stella schools, came down Saturday
as the delegate of the Methodist
school.
A strong official body was elected
and the organized Sunday school
work is certain to receive a strong
forward impetus during the year.
The special music provided for
the different meetings was highly ap-
preciated.
All the visiting delegates so far
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
SALEM.

Mrs. Glen Curtis and son, Glen,
Jr., arrived from st. Joe Monday for
a short visit with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. McCool.
Rev. Day of Falls City was in Sa-
lem Sunday evening helping with the
revival meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tiehen attended
church in Falls City Sunday.
Miss Helen McCool returned from
st. Joseph Monday where she had
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Curtis.
The revival meeting at the Chris
tian church will close Thursday ey-
ening unless arrangements are made
different.
Joe Lord returned from Omaha in
his new auto Sunday.
Henry Feldmann and wife went
through Salem Saturday on their way
to Falls City.
Jesse Emmert was down from Bern
Saturday.
Mrs. Miles G. Jones left Wednes
day for Missouri to be present a
the fiftieth anniversary of her faith
er's ministry. This event was tC
be given by the church the seven
teenth Of March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Stalder lief
for Humboldt Tuesday. They have
been visiting j. o. Stalder.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
Character.

Somewhat more than IA year age
a family of Russian immigrants ar
rived in New York. The father, the
mother. and two children were admit.
ted by the inspectors. but one mem.
Der of the family. a boy six year9
old, was found to have Il disease OF
the scalp, and under the laws was
ordered to be deported,
The despair of the parents and the
grief of the other children were so
pitiful that it was finally decided to
keep the little boy under observation
and treatment for Il time. provided
that the father pay the expenses. The
rest of the family went west. The
father obtained work at eight dollars
a week. OF this sum he sent six
dollars a week to New York to pay
for the board and treatment of the
sick boy. The family lived ON the
other two dollars until, the other day,
the missing member of the little cir
Gle was discharged as cured, and re-
stored to his parents.
There is much talk in this country
of the wonderful progress which i'm
migrants make; of their success, and
the speed with which they reach cir
cumstances of comfort and wen Of
a|ffluence. Does not the explanation
lie i'm just such cases as this?
\ popular magazine recently printe
an article about an Italian who lived
on twenty-six cents a day; and every
where. in any city of the United
States, it is possible TO see men
from the Old World who are daily liv-
ing examples to Americans in thrift.
industry and persistence,
There are thousands of farms IN
the United States abandoned by
Americans who failed to make a liv-
ing there, and now occupied by ltal-
ians, Swedes, Russians and other
Europeans, who are making good in
comes. The land is the same, and
there has been no added outlay OF
capital. The only difference is in
plain, old-fashioned character. The
ability to work, and the willingness t
endure privations, forego pleasures
and disregard the demands of fash
ion-these are the qualities that are
putting newcomers to this country on
the highroad of power.
The process is moi patented, and
there is no discrimination against
those who are not immigrants.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
THEN AND NOW.

When Washington was president
He saw full many an %icicle;
But never on a railroad went,
And never rode a bicycle.
lie read at no electric lamp,
Nor heard about the Yellowstone;
He never licked a postage stamp,
And eve saw a telephone.
His trousers ended at the knees;
BY wire he could not send dispatch;
lie filled his lamp with whale-oil
grease,
And never had a match to scratch.
But in these days its come to pass,
All work is with such dashing done
We've all these things; but, alasi 80.
We seem to have no Washington.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
Resolutions.

We the Richardson County Sun
day School convention assembled, de-
clare ourselves as unreservedly in
favor county option.
We believe the Greater Sunday
school Movement" is dependent for
its success upon closer utilization
among the churches and more hearty
cooperation of all churches and Sun
day school workers.
Therefore, be it resolved that we
urge the organization of a propagan-
da of aggressive agitation through
out the county,
Further be it resolved, that the ex-
ecutive committee be instructed to
take the necessary steps for the
accomplishing of this work.
Further be it resolved, that we
pledge our hearty support to the fur
therance of this effort to create a
public consciousness in Richard.
son county favorable TO the largest
and best things.
Further be it resolved, that we
hereby express our appreciation for
the service rendered by our county
officers, state workers and the kind.
ly assistance of Prof. Gregg. COM.
Adopted March 20, 1910.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25

as known Were Hospitality entertain
ed by the people of Falls City.
Modern methods, higher standards,
class organization. graded schools,
and the missionary spirit were some
of the main themes touched on by
the speakers.
Just as the farmer is ambitious to
produce market toppers,'' SO the
Sunday school worker ought to
strive to bring the boys and girls I'M
der his car up to the highest ex-
e%ellence and finish. o. Shroyer.
Rev. w. w. Blough of the Breth-
rem church has the largest teachers
training class.
Zion, south of Dawson, has the
largest home department.
Over two-thirds of the schools
have not yet paid their apportionment
and Richardson county will get a
black mark if the schools do not hur-
~ to the rescue.
Barada district is already planning
for a grand temperance rally in the
next temperance Sunday.
Stella. Rulo. Salem and Pleasant
View are each getting ready for Il
local convention.
Falls City will hold a district rally
in the near future, DR.. Allison. dist
rict superintendent, has the matter
under adVisement.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
Little "Moon-FloWer."

We have in our homes a little
Chinese girl, ten years old. Her name
is Nguok-Hua ("Moon Flower'') and
when she was two years old her
away from home a good deal. max
ing rubber in the jungle, left the lit
lie girl with another Chinese family.
She was quite happy in this place,
stayed there a long time. Then a
little boy in the house got smallpox,
and his mother, fearing the little
girl might get it too, told her faith
er he had better take her away.
This he did, and sold her to another
family for $35 gold! She was
bought to be the wife of the oldest
son (now nine years old when they
are both of age, which according to
the Chinese is 16 or II. If a girl
baby is born she is often sold to
another family, to some time become
a daughter-in-law, while her mother,
if she happens to have a little son,
buys somebody else's girl baby TO
become his wife at some future date.
In most cases, these children are
well treated; indeed little moon
Flower" is the only one | know who
has had a hard time. Her future
mother-in-law practically made a slav
of her. When other children of her
age were at play, she was cooking
or getting firewood, or washing out
clothes. Her work was not done
when night came; she had to stay
up till almost midnight to prepare
pig-feed for the next day. In re-
turn for all this work she got moth
ing but blows. On her head she has
a scar which was made by this wo-
man hitting her with a knife; Oh n
side of her face she has a similar
mark; her little body was full of
bruises when she came to us, eight
months ago. She was brought here
by her father, who could no longer
endure seeing his daughter suffer.
She was never allowed to speak to
him, for fear she might tell of all
that was done TO her. He told me
that she never dared to complain to
him. ever when she got the chance,
but one day she said, You told me
they wouldn't beat me here" While
she was with her mother-in-law, |
hardly saw her smile, and she never
laughed when this woman was
around.
Her father had great difficulty in
getting her away, and finally uc-
ceeded with the help of our Chin
csc preacher. According to an agree
ment then made, she is to stay with
us six years. At the end of this time
she will, in the opinion of the
Chinese, be of a manageable age.
They would be glad to get her back
because she does the work.
As | said before, she has been
here eight months, ana her board
bill is $40 gold. Her father is
unable to pay the whole amount, and
we fear hat he may take her back
to that cruel woman, because he can
not feed her. She goes to school
now, and is as happy as the day
is long; and it would be a pity to
have her return to the old place. 1t
takes $15 gold a year to board
her. Are there not some readers
of The Christian Herald who will
unite in making this child happy
Mrs. Mary Y. Hoover, M. e. Mission
Sibu, Sarawak, Borneo.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
The County in General
The 'Doings'' of Our Country Friends
and Neighbors.

e%ellent. The girls quartet of DaW-
son composed of Misses Gladys Bus
er. Anna Klima, Hazel Graham aud
True Stratton sang several selections
Rev. Roam of Aurora arrived
here Tuesday. He gave IA stirring
address at the Evangelical church
Sunday evening.
Rev. Loughran entertained quite
a crowd at Il st. Patrick's party on
Thursday evening.
The school held its annual field
meet last Friday afternoon. The
Sophomores carried off the honors.
The scores were: Sophomores, "a
Seniors, S11a; Freshmen, IA; Props,
six.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
Near The Pit.

No man can help other men if he
constantly sees the worst in them.
His words and his very presence
help TO bring out that worst and Their
by to push them still dover. For the
mar who looks at the worst side
of others not only cannot see the
good that is in them, and their pos
sibilities for still greater good, but
he invariably sees worse things in
them than are actually there. The
hunter for evil cannot even estimate
evil accurately. lie has lost his
own bearings and is destroying his
own powers along with the injury he
does to others. He is in peril Of
becoming both a murderer and a
suicide. As Hugh Black has said:
when a man says, every
mar has his price, he's
pretty near The pit; he's at the edge
of it. The cynic is simply trying to
make the rest of the world as bad
as he thinks it is" The cure for
this disease is the deliberate cult
Yation of the power 10 see good, by
hunting for it, dwelling upon it, and
rejoicing in it wherever it can be
found.-S. S. Times.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25

On a certain daily in one of our
large cities worked a middle aged
reporter with a wife and three
children There would soon be an
other one and the family was poor.
One evening there was a big fire.
Every paper had a %half-dozen men at
work covering it. The middle-aged
reporter was the only one available
in his office, and they sen him
out on il. At two o'clock in the
morning came the word that the
maj had been caught under a fall
ing wall. 1t was the next afternoon
before they found his body, scorch-
ed, crushed, almost unrecognizable.
Up in her cramped little flat, the
widow was crying softly, with her
three little ones trying in their child
ish way to comfort her. Down in the
newspaper office the other men
were getting up a subscription list.
They asked the managing editor to
contribute. He looked at them in
surprise.
THE paper does not want you
boys to take up a collection he said.
''The management will look out for
that. You may get some flowers, il
you choose"
Then he sem for the widow. When
she stood teafully in his office, he
turned to her grayely.
Madam" he said, we sent your
husband to cover a fire. He is still
covering it. Until he returry We
shall expect you to draw his salary
every week"
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25

A prize consisting of a map OF
Palestine was given by the state
workers to the Sunday School with
the largest delegation. Pleasant View
easily carried it off. There were
twenty-five delegates present from
this the most distant school in the
county.
1t is expected to push The influ-
ence of this organization in every
nook and corner of Richardson coun-
ty. Steps will at once be taken and
plans formulated for the carrying
out of a vigorous and effective cam
paign of agitation. We urge all
friends of the aus to cooperate
heartily and Loyalty and help make
these efforts the moral and religious
betterment of Richardson county eff
fectiye.
We would also nos earnestly urge
upon all officers, to at once ~acquaint
themselse s with the duties of their
department and push the work with
yigor and persistence.
w. II. WYLER, Sec.
Falls City. Neb., March %, 1910.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
Sale

The Christian church has for sale
good lumber and windows from old
church building, also several hundred
loads of dirt. Inquire at office of
Rev. Day in the Jenne opera house or
call phone 426.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
DAWS SON.

Misses Elma Barlow and Ellen
Wyler spent Sunday in Falls City.
Miss Bessie Quinn was a Falls
City visitor between trains Saturday.
Rev. Holdeman returned home from
conference Friday morning.
The basket social held by Miss
Flora Bacon and pupils was very
successful. The program was ex-
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
Hard to Classify.

How about this new students ideas
of photography" said one professor.
He has me puzzled" replied the
other. II can't decide whether he is
simply illiterate or a spelling reformer
in advance of his time.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
Notice!

We Will receive bids for the exca-
walton of the basement for the new
Christian church to Monday, March
%. Any one desiring to bid can get
the plans from Rev. Day at his office
in the JENNIE opera house. He viii
also explain canditions to govern in
sending in bids.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25

Medicines that aid ature are al
ways most successful. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy acts Oh this plan. It
looseas the cough. relieves the
lungs, opens the secretions and aids
nature in restoring the system to a
healthy condition. Sold by all drug
gists.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are safe, sure and reliable,
and have been praised by thousands
Of women who have been restored to
health through their gentle aid and
curative properties. Sold by all drug
gistS.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-25
Say.

Say.
Do you know where to get good
seed potatoes?
l have 'em.
The Early Six-Weeks beats them
all.
Call at State Bank or telephone 80.
6-tf FRANK GTST.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-11-10
Butter Trade Tricks

Pure food laws, National and State,
and city ordinances prescribe the
quality of milk and butter to be ell
gible for sale as food, the butterfat
content and solids not fat being the
chief specifications of the former and
the maximum amount of moisture
permissible in the latter. How 10
evade these requirements has evcSed
many ingenious schemes by avari.
cious dealers. Over in England Just
now certain IT. Reed Pinaud'' is
exploiting an invention which he
claims will convert one pound of but
ter into two and a quarter pounds
and he unblushingly explains that his
process is to incorporate into the
pound OF real butter pint of milk
and a spoonful of salt, a rapidly NOV
ing machine doing the trick,
That scheme may satisfy John Bull
but DR.. Wiley and various food in
spectors in this country would speed
lily bring that exploiter to law. While
they are unequal to the task OF cop
ing with the SubterfugeS OF the oleo