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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1897)
I m ooosxgcxxcsxxoccoco THE VOICE QF THE CHARMER tC v r POX rav word its too bad U- as exclaimed Mr Mainwaring having wished everybody good morning he sat down to the break fast table and proceeded before com mencing that meal to glance through his letters according to custom It really is too bad he repeated crim soning with indignation and giving an angry stamp of his foot in so doing treading on the foot of Jumbo his wifes pet pug and causing that much pampered animal to give utterance to a loud yell and retreat further under the table to -the shelter of his mistress petticoats My dear said Mrs Mainwaring pausing in the act of pouring out the fsqu ires coffee what is the matter now Nothing wrong with Sunbeams little foal I trust No thanks my dear not so bad as that answered her husband but quite bad enough in all conscience Its that dreadful fellow Wilder at the Lea farm again I wish to goodness he had never come near the place with all my heart Horrid man agreed Mrs Mainwar ing I cant bear the sight of him What has he done now dear Done exclaimed her husband Why stuck up barbed wire all over his farm to be sure and refuses to re move it on any pretense whatever so Higgins writes me word Here we have the hounds coming here on Thursday and they find in Nightingale wood as they are perfect ly certain to do for I know for a fact there are two or three foxes there they are equally certain to run right across his land and a pretty kettle of fish will be the result Half the hounds maimed and men and horses tumbling about in every di rection Oh I cant bear the thoughts of it I shall simply have to ask Hartopp not to draw there and a pretty fool I shall look I really dont know what to do about it Why not go and see the man your self and try and bring him to reason suggested his wife Surely my dear he would listen to you Listen to me ejaculated the squire Not he Besides I know per fectly well what would be the result He would meet my arguments with some of his republican sentiments and 1 should lose my temper and make a fool of myself Well sighed his wife its a very great pity Im sure I only wish I knew what was best to be done But never mind now dear she added soothingly get on with j our breakfast and then afterward you can speak to Higgins again on the subject and per haps you will be able to devise some plan between you for bringing this horrid man Wilder to reason And pray who may this horrid man Wilder be inquired a young and very pretty girl who at this juncture entered the room and sat herself down at the breakfast table after kissing both Mr Mainwaring and his wife lov ingly and wishing them good-morning The squire looked affectionately into the fair questioners face ere he an swered her Dont ask me Gladys said he laughingly dont ask if you love me He has already spoiled my breakfast for me and I feel perfectly certain that were I to tell you all about him he would spoil yours and that would be a great pity eh my pretty niece It would indeed retorted the girl for I have such an appetite as never was Joking apart though I am real ly curious Uncle William she con tinued so I will compromise with you eat my breakfast first and you shall tell me afterward Dont you think that a very fair arrangement sir The squire agreed at once to the terms as indeed he would have to anything proposed by his favorite niece The only child of his one sister late Jy dead Gladys Onslow had taken up her permanent abode at Charlton Tow ers only three weeks ago during which Short period she had managed to con vert every individual member of the establishment into being her devoted slave including her uncle and aunt who childless as they were quite look ed upon her as their daughter As for the squire he was perfectly helpless without her and Miss Gladys was his constant companion wherever he went He declared she was a better ju2ge of stock than his bailiff himself and as for her knowledge of horseflesh who was there about the place who could compete with her And how she rode too Many and many a -time when ac companying his niece in her rides did her uncle regret that his salad days were over and that he was no longer able Y pilot her over this place and that instead of looking on from the broad back of his favorite cob while she larked about at her own free will for she was uncommonly fond of riding over a country was Miss Gladys As her groom said The fence was never made yet that could stop his young lady when the hounds were run ning True to his promise after breakfast the squire unbosomed himself to his niece with regard to his refractory ten ant at the Lea farm the only farm by the way my dear he addedwhere I have not introduced you for the very good reason why because I have such a strong personal dislike to its tenant I even avoid shooting over the place as much as possible because I cant bear the sight of the fellow Just fancy my dear afraid even to walk over my own property my own property forsooth Nasty cantankerous wretch wound up the squire in his wrath I wish somebody would knock him on the head I do indeed Fie for shame sir exclaimed his niece laughing putting her pretty hand over his mouth as she spoke And his name is Wilder she con tinued and I knew such a dear old man of that name years ago he was one of poor papas tenants indeed I wonder now she mused could it be the same man He left to go to Australia so I understood for I was only a litle girl at the time And we were such friends too Uncle exclaimed the girl a flush of excitement coming over her face if you dont mind I will ride over this morning and see for myself If it is the same man and I have a very great idea it is do you know I will undertake that every bit of that horrid wire fencing is taken down be tween this and to morrow morning Say I will even have a bet with you on the subject Come sir what odds will you give me I wont bet I utterly decline to bet you little gambler returned her laugh ing uncle for I hate losing money but I will tell you what I will do my Gladys if you only succeed in your un dertaking I will give you the very best hunter or the prettiest bracelet that can be bought for money I believe its a real good thing for you too you minx you he added pulling her ear for now I com to think of it I be lieve I did hear that this objectionable tenant of mine had been in Australia before he came down here to sit upon my shouders like the old man of the sea Dont say another word dear un cle cried Miss Gladys I havent my betting book about me so I seal the bargain with this kiss suiting the ac tion to the word and now Im oil to put my habit on and order my horse Good by dear we shall meet again not on the Rialto but at luncheon and bestowing another kiss on the en raptured old gentleman the lively girl rushed from the room II The stable clock was just striking half past 1 simultaneously with the rumbling of the gong announcing the fact that luncheon was ready as Gla dys Onslow with her attendant groom came cantering through the park The squire who had been waiting for her for the last half hour seized a hat and rushed hastily out into the stable j ard where he knew she would dis mount to await her coming with min gled feelings of delight at her return and curiously to know how she had succeeded on her mission of diplomacy with his refractory tenant Here I am uncle safe and sound you see and Ive had oh such a lark Brilliants legs are fjull of thorns I fear poor dear exclaimed happy Gladys her face flushed with pleasure and excitement and looking prettier than ever Off her horse she jumped in her ac customed impetuous fashion and hav ing administered her usual hug she took her uncles arm and ordered him to take her in to luncheon at once Well and how did you get on my child inquired the squire Not a word sir until I get into the dining room and then you shall hear it all was the fair tyrants reply Why by Jove I do verily believe youve got over that old curmudgeon you artful little minx you exclaimed her uncle in great glee hurrying her into the house as quickly as possible all agog to hear her news Through some back passages they went and then opening a green baize door found themselves in the entrance hall Come now said the squire as they entered the dining room where Mrs Mainwaring was waiting for them I wont wait a moment longer so tell your aunt and me all about the result of your ride this instant miss or Ill retract my promise of the diamond bracelet I made this morning Listen then ladies and gentlemen or rather I should say aunt and un cle said the fair Gladys standing In the center of the hearthrug and raising her whip to insure silence What should you say If paying a visit to the Lea farm to morrow morn ing you were to find that every vestige of barbed wire had disappeared from its fences Would you allow that the persuasive powers of your devoted niece were somewhat of a higher order than usual By Jove indeed I should burst forth her uncle But you dont mean to say its a fact Gladys that you have actually got that old bear to do as you say do you Indeed I do uncle and hes not a bear at all allow me to say only rath er rough thats all poor man Old John Wilder Is as good a fellow as ever breathed if you only humor him a lit tleas you must in future uncle if only for my sake Well wonders will never cease thats very certain said her uncle and how on earth you manage it he continued I cant for the life of me imagine I will tell you said Miss Gladys Arrived at the ogres castle having carefully kept to the sides of the foot path all the way partly from diplo macy partly because I did not want either Brilliant or myself to be annoy ed by barbed wire I inquired of the maid servant who came to the door if Mi Wilder was at home He was round in the straw yard she said and she would go and fetch him if I would wait a moment x I waited accordingly and presently the ogre appeared How do you do Mr Wilder I said Your servant miss answered he his grim features relax ing a little I fancied as he looked me over You dont recollect one I see said I but you and I are very old friends for all that Mr Wilder Old friends Why who be ee then in the name o fortin he replied looking at me so hard oh so hard uncle Have you quite forgotten little Gladys Ons low who vou used to be so kind to when you lived at Hazeldean farm down in Warwickshire Forgotten No he almost roared and never shall thats more And youre her Coom off your horse this instant my pretty and into the house and have a talk wi me over old times Oh uaclfi the poor old man do you Iclow was so pleased When I got off my horse and when he held out his hand ami 1 not only took it but gave him a kirs into the bargain he actually shed tears lie did indeed Well I went in and had a glass of milk and we had such a talk of old times as never was And when we had finished I told him what I had come about He listened attentively and then he said And so you want the stuff the darned stuff he called it uncle down do ee my dear I replied that it certainly would please me very much and you and everybody else as well Dont say another word he exclaimed every bit of it shall be off my farm before night fall I only wish you had got some thing harder to ask me There uncle wound up Gladys thats how it was done as the con jurers say Now tell me what you think of my talents as a diplomatist and above all your opinion of my dear old friend John Wilder My dear replied the squire kissing his niece I think you ought to be a prime minister at least and as for your friend John Wilder my opinion of him is altogether altered Well both of us ride over and see him again this very afternoon and Ill thank him myself And now said her uncle rubbing his hands which is it to be Gladys a new hunter or a diamond bracelet Chicago Chronicle Uninvited Guests In St Nicholas there is an article on Some Common Bees and How They Live by A Hyatt Yerrill Mr YerriU says Unlike the Honey bees the Bumble bee queens to their credit be it said are not of a jealous disposition but live peacefully together in one nest until in the autumn the family breaks up the old queens workers and drones perish ing while the young queens forsaken and alone crawl away to some protect ed spot wherein to pass the winter and reappear in the spring and found an other colony If you should examine a Bumblebees nest you would probably find among our busy hardworking friends a num ber of individuals who never labor for their living and although they come and go with perfect freedom never bring pollen or honey nor aid in mak ing wax These are the Guestbees or Inquilines a species which depend on their host the Bumblebee to furnish them board and rooms rent free The Inquilines like the European cuckoo or the American cow bunting among birds lay their eggs by stealth in the Bumblebees nests The young when hatched are cared for by their-foster-parents and when full grown are treated with as much consideration as though they were guests of honor Why the Bumblebees should permit their uninvited visitors to remain with them is a mystery for although some species closely resemble their hosts in size and color others are quite differ ent It can hardly be supposed there fore that they are mistaken for right ful members of the colony On this ac count many naturalists have thought that they perform some important service in return for their hospitable reception but of what this duty if any consists has never been discov ered Sometbinc Like It Gibson Has your wife got the bi cycle craze Phillips I dont know wkethei thats the proper thing to call it or not but shes had a cyclometer put on th brby carriage Cleveland Leader A FAMOUS EEGfflENT PROUD RECORD OF THETWENTY THIRD OHIO Hayesj McKinley Rosecrans Stanley Matthews and Grants Old Instructor Were Anions Its Officers The Recent Reunion at Fremont Ohio Saw Plenty of Service lyj Union nished States HEY call it leys now Once it was known as Hayes Really it was the Twenty third Ohio Volun teers but by what ever name called this regiment is re membered as one of bravery and dar ing during the war and since then it has become unique in more respects than one among all the many that foucrht for the maintenance of -he What other regiment has fur two Presidents of the United for instance None The Twenty third Ohio is the only regiment that can make that boast and it can add as well a justice of the Supreme bench The two Presidents developed from the Twenty third Ohio Avere of course Rutherford B nayes and the present occupant of the White House William McKinley The justice of the Supreme bench was Stanley Matthews Of these three Hayes and Matthews were col onels of the regiment and rose to high er commands McKinley going as mere boy was promoted to a captaincy for meritorious service served in that rank at the end of the war and was then made a major by brevet Besides these three figures another of national importance in the Twenty third was Gen W S Rosecrans also a colonel of the regiment and later on one of the foremost lighters in the Northern army And besides there were numerous lesser luminaries who though their positions did not bring them steadily before the public eye still performed deeds of courage and daring that have made their names as household words in the State from which they entered the service In terest in the regiment is revived by the recent reunion held at Fremont Ohio About oOO survivors of the regiment whicli from first to last had 2093 en listed men were present at the re union Aside from contributing two chief executives to the country and several valiant soldiers to the Union army the Twenty third was remarkable It was the first of the Ohio regiments to enlist for three years service in the war The others had enlisted on the first call and for the three months period only Hav ing so many lighters in its ranks it saw fighting from first to last and was glad of it since there was fighting to be done Rosecrans was the first coloni 1 of the regiment Hayes was the first major and McKinley the last E P Scammon who as an instructor at West Point had Grant Longstreet and numerous other prominent fighters on both sides of the war as his pupils suc ceeded Rosecrans as colonel Robert P Kennedy and Walter C Lyon both afterward Lieutenant Governors of Ohio were minor officers The regiment saw really more than its share of active sen ice during the war It went at once to the front and on the way Old Rosy as he was called was promoted from colonel to brigadier general Scammon then be came the colonel and the regiment was ordered into West Virginia where from Clarksburg it kept up a hunt against the guerrillas who roamed that coun try The first real service under steady fire though was at Carnifex Ferry where a lot of sharp skirmishing forced the Confederates to abandon their posi tion Under command of Lieut Col Hayes in May 1802 the regiment moved to Princeton which was quick ly evacuated by the Confederates Af ter leaving Princeton the regiment moved to Flat Top during the early summer From there they hastened on to join McCIellan in Washington With McClellan the Twenty third helped to drive the Confederates from Frederick City and then went to South Mountain and Antietam The Ohio fighters did gallant service there and Scammon was made a brigadier general Hayes succeeded him as colonel of the regi ment In l8G3 the Twenty third was sent out against Morgans raiders who were devastating Ohio and after a hard chase met and captured him at Pom eroy In April 64 the regiment re turned to Charleston and engaged ac tively in the series of battles that fol lowed there For a time the troops were engaged in destroying the Vir ginia and Tennessee Railroad and in May fought in the battle of Cloyd Mountain On June 11 the regiment was in at the capture of Lexington but July 24 suffered defeat For a month after that there was fighting and skir mishing up and doAvn the Shenandoah Valley till at Halltown Aug 23 the Twenty third captured a regiment of South Carolina troops On Sept 3 a fierce engagement took place at Berry ville On Sept 19 was the battle of Opequam Cedar Creek was the last important engagement in which the regiment took part The men returned to Camp Cumberland in the early spring of Go and in July returned to their Ohio homes Since the war they have scattered almost to the four cor ners The regiment has members all over this wide country occupying emi nent positions in their respective com munities Fichtin Jo Shelbv Gen Joseph Shelby Fighting Jo AAho recently died at his farm near Adrian Mo was one of the real heroes of the late war and as picturesque a character at it produced Gen Shelby came of a distinguished Kentucky family He was born in the neighborhood of Lexington Ky in 1S31 Courage courtliness and chival ry came to Shelby by inheritance His grandfather was Isaac Shelby the first GoAernor of Kentucky in whose day the fighting of Indians was a common occupation nis father AA as Col James Shelby avIio played a part at the battle of the Thames under William Henry Harrison and came out of the war of 1812 Avith the luster of glorious deeds He Avent to Missouri fifty three years ago and settled in Audrain County where for a great many years he car ried on an extensive business as a planter in connection with his step father When the AA ar broke out Gen Shelby espoused the Southern cause with all the ardor of his nature and Avhen he refused to surrender after Appomattox and crossed into Mexico he took AAith him a thousand men who had been Governors Judges Senators Generals and Colonels Among them Avere Gens Smith Magruder Hindman Lyon of Kentucky Laedbetter and Wilcox of1 Lees army Govs Murrah of Texas Morehead of Kentucky Allen of Louisi ana and Trusten Polk of Missouri and Senator Harris of Tennessee and Sen ator Vest of Missouri There Avas a dramatic separation on the field near Corsicana Tex There still remained with Shelby GOO bold troopers and they had an abundant supplj of arms ammunition and sup plies They determined to march into Mexico and become soldiers of fortune Avith Juarez or Maximilian They marched to Waco and Austin in a well- GKX JOSEPH SIIEIBY disciplined band Shelby was urged to sieze the money in the Confederate treasury at San Antonio for his sol diers but he AAas not a plunderer and hesitated Texas bandits carried off the treasure before he could reach San Antonio to protect it as he had protect ed public funds in Austlu Many exiles Avere awaiting Shelby at San Antonio From San Antonio Shelby led his baud under military discipline to NeAv Braunfels and thence to Eagle Pass on the Rio Grande Crossing to Piedras Nagras the fugitives sold the cannon the arms the ammunition and the ac couterments to the supporters of Juarez for 1S000 whicli Avas divided pro rata among officers and men Several shrewd Germans attempted to take advantage of a Mexican law and seize all of Shel bys horses having Mexican brands and the treacherous Mexican soldiers sup ported them in the scheme Shelby promptly sounded the call to mount horses and the 500 American veterans only aAvaited the word to begin a slaughter The Germans fled and the Mexicans wilted Shelby took a vote of his officers to determine Avhether they AAOuId cast their fortunes Avith Juarez the Mexican patriot or with Maximilian the emper or sent to Mexico by Napoleon They voted for Maximillian but he declined their services The exiles buried fheir battle scarred flag in the waters of the Rio Grande Avith tearful ceremonies and started for Monterey to join the French legions At Monterey the com mand disbanded Some went to Sono ra to fight against Maximillian Others Avent to California British Honduras or Brazil Shelby and a trusty band of fifty Avent to the City of Mexico and then settled in the Cordova colony of Carlotta The expedition proved a fail ure and Shelby returned to Missouri to the peaceful pursuits of the farm He AAas the owner of several of the most Aaluable farms in the State A Warrior in Peace A visitor who recently called to see General Longstreet at his farm near Gainesville Ga says I looked for a large old fashioned Southern place Avith pillars and a wide hall Instead the house was an ordinary story-and-a-half farmhouse such as a Northern carpenter might build A board nailed to a tree offered wine for sale at a Aery low price and I saw an extensive vineyard across the road A lean farmer-like person told me that Gen Long street AAas in his Aineyard and there I came upon him scissors in hand bus ily pruning his Aines He is a big old man stooping a little now and slow of gait He wears long white whiskers cut away from his chin His hair is AAhite as wool but his skin is ruddy as though sleep and good digestion were still his to command We talked for a time about his garden and Aineyard I get out every afternoon he said and work about I find the sun and air do me good One of his arms is a little disabled and he is quite deaf in one ear He could not hear very well in the open air and at his suggestion we re turned to the house T live with my tenant He is a veteran of the North ern army he said at the door and there was a slight smile about his eyes Can n ins Fruit for canuiug must be freshlj picked and a little under rather that over ripe The pits of peaches and the cores of pears i in pro the flavor of their respective fruits If removed distribute a few peach pits in every jar and put a little muslin bag filled with cores in the center of pear jars The skins of green gage plums should be left on and pierced with a fork be fore they are cooked The skins of all other common Aarieties should be re moved If plums and peaches are im mersed in boiling AAater to loosen the skins only a feAV should le treated at once and these should first be pnt in a wire basket or sieve After remain ing two minutes or so dip in cold water and gently rub off the skins A silver knife should be used shred pineap ple and to pare pears and quinces Peaches should be put in sirup as soon as pared and pears and quinces into cold AAater to prevent discolora tion Peaches are firmer and richer if allowed to remain overnight in the sirup before they are cooked Five or six pits should be distributed hrougb each quart jar H The most delicate and natural flavor is obtained by cooking the fruit in the jars This method also does away with the breakage from handling and adds greatly to its appearance Pears and quinces are no exception to this rule but as both are more quickly cooked tender in clear water it is more convenient to do so before they are put in sirup All old jars should be thoroughly cleansed Avith soda and boiling AAater and the airtightness of every jar should be tested Avith av before it is filled Avith the fruit which should be placed in the jar as fast as it is pre pared and the jar fiilcu to the neck Avith sirup Saturdry Tost Fried fripc After the tripe has been cleaned in cold AAater boil until tender put it aside to cool cut into pieces about the size of an oyster dust Avith salt and pepper then dip in beaten egg then in bread crumbs fry in smoking hot fat Rub together two tablespoonfuls of butter one tablespoonful of lemon juice and a teaspoonful of parsley Spread this over the fried tripe and sere at once KJL Chicken Patties Mince cold micken and stir it into a Avhite sauce made of milk thickersd Avith cornflour and flaAored with p -per salt and butter Line small patty pans with puff paste bake first then fill with the mixture and set in a hot oven for a few minutes to brown Y A Milk Lemonade Dissolve one and one half pounds of sugar in one quart oi boiling water add one quarter of r pint of lemon juice and the same quantity of sherry lastly two thirds of a pint of cream Stir well together and pour in glasses half full of cracked ice To Cure Soft Corns Take a little common chalk scrape it and put a pinch on the corn and then bind with a piece of old linen not too tightly Repeat the application in a few days when he corn Avill come off like a shell and will be perfectly cured Spiced Puffs Beat up the Avhites of eight eggs add poAAdered sugar a tablespoonful to each ess with any spices mace cin namon or cloAes Drop from the point of a knife in a little towering form upon damp water sheets Bake in a very slow oven Hints Carpets rubbed with a little benzine will keep moths away Warm salt Avater inhaled through the nostrils two or three times a day will cure cold and catarrh w To renovate leather bags etc rub well with the white of av egg this will also prevent the leather from cracking To restore the color of cashmere that has been splashed with mud sponge the discolored parts with water Avith a small piece of soda dissolved in it In washing merino or natural wool underclothing a teaspoonful of am monia should be added to the warm water in which the articles are washed To clean brass ornaments wash the brass with rock alum boiled to a strong lye in the proportion of 1 oz to a pint of water when dry rub with fine Tri poli To free trees from caterpillars etc take flower of sulphur 1 part starch 3 parts make into a thin paste with warm water apply to the trees with a painters brush Corks which have been steeped in vaseline are said to be an substitute for glass stoppers They are not in the least affected by acids and never become fixed through ong disuse Mrs Fremonts Home Mrs Fremont the widow of General Fremont is liAing a quiet life in Cali fornia The beautiful home where Mrs Fremont resides Avas presented to her by the ladies of Los Angeles as a token of their tender regard Congress also in recognition of Gen Fremonts valued services granted her a pension of 2000 a year All the year around the house is a veritable bower of bloom and as she sits on the heliotrope-shaded veranda the perfume from that and rose and violet and orange blossoms envelop her like a cloud of Incense -