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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1898)
kv m ij tl TILLMAN GRANTnad come to the end jot his tether and he knpvv it He made no fuss about the matter andany of his frelnds who met bim that eveningcould not have told fporn his manner that anything was wrong Grant had taken big chances to increase his fortune and now be real ized that the jig was up exposure might come in a week or it might be de lated for a month but it was sure to ynie unless he had 1000 in hard cash and that amount he knew he could not get Of course if exposure could have been staved off for some years every thing might come out all right old Monckton might die and young Monck ton come into the business Old Monckton Grants employer was a hard hearted skinflint who would have no mercy when investigation showed that his assistant was a de faulter He was hard even to his own son and it wasnt likely that he would show mercy to one who was no relative of his On the other hand Stillman Grant who was a calculating young fellow had many times helped young Monck ton when in trouble of a monetary na ture He did this not because he liked the young man particularly but be cause he was his employers son and would some time come into the Young Moncktou owed Grant money but even if he paid it all that night it was not enougli to cover the defalca tion and so was useless Grant had taken the money not in any momentary weakness but because he calculated he could make himself a rich man by the use of it These cal culations turned out to be erroneous and for months Grant had been exercis ing his ingenuity to stave off exposure He had not deluded himself with any false views as to what would happen -when exposure came He had made Tip his mind There should be no trial with imprisonment at the end of It He knew an easier way out of the difficulty than that He had bought a quantity of morphine which he knew when the time came to take it would insure him a swift and tolerably easy death He knew that six or seven or perhaps ten years imprisonment was the penalty for his offense and he had no desire or intention of facing such a punishment He walked that night to his rooms everlooking the Thames embankment He went to a cupboard and spent some time in choosing with particular care a bottle of wine he intended to drink He poured out a small draught of the bev erage and taking the paper of morphine he opened it carefully and sprinkled the white contents on the surface of the wine He watched it as it slowly settled and finally disappeared in the liquid then he poured another glass of wine and drank it off There was no hurry about drinking the poisoned cup he had all the night before him so he drew his comfortable arm chair up to the fire and sat down wondering who would find his dead body in the morn ing At last taking up the poisoned glass he paused for a moment with it in his hand thinking he heard a step on the stair The next minute his sur prise was a certainty as someone rapped at his door Hastily putting down the glass he shouted Come in WH J Mi igeg irpjsarftf iii r yL JUsZKJS thmm It n I MWt l l 2iPRr mt mr B WATCHED IT AS IT SL W Y SETTLED forgetting the door was locked then he rose hurriedly drew the bolt back and opened the door Hullo Charley Grant said when lie saw who it was The son of his em ployer entered with a radiant look on his face Well Stillman I have come to se cure my debt to you I have made up my mind that you shall not suffer by my having borrowed money from you Oh thats all right said Grant carelessly I dont need the money von A -v ZnaSKfIS8 mZWjKTXi asps i imm frMfaaiiar i a TV- H r gSSSgHggfflKSfflffiilggffiiIfflffl PAYING ADBBT z jsnns sssffisaffissagfflsffi S3 ES3 CE3 Pn csn rra R2 Monckton but it struck me that if anything happened to me my father would never acknowledge the debt and you would be out of just that much It doesnt really matter you know said Stillman Grant in the same uncon cerned voice I shall always be happy to lend you money when you need it and I have it Thanks old fellow I know that said Young Monckton You are as generous as the old man is stingy Nev ertheless I got a windfall the other day and the minute I received the money I thought of you Ah said Grant with his eyes brightening somewhat How much was it Five hundred pounds in one lump answered the other Oh said Grant in a disappointed tone You dont congratulate me cried young Monckton Five hundred pounds are not to be scoffed at No replied Grant still 500 isnt a fortune you know It isnt but it might be turned into a tidy sum of money Now let me tell you what I have done Grant I know I will never be able to pay you that surn foul i388f Jiff I Ml g i dsaSS HI ill COME IM SHOW YOU OUT of money if I became a partner in the business it might be different so I took part of the 500 and insured my life for 2000 making it payable to you at my deafih If I live I will evenutally come into the business and then you will get back the money you have lent me with handsome interest but if I am cut off in one of my sprees which is more than likely then you will get back all your money with interest at several thousand per cent As the young man said this he drew from an inner pocket what Grant saw was evidently an insurance policy There yon are my boy with the first years premium paid said Monckton as he threw the policy on the table Ill leave it with you because you are a steady sober fellow If I cant pay the next premium when it falls due youll pay it for me and charge it up to the account I already owe you You see my friend you are quite safe as far as your money is concerned wheth er I become a staid respectable and rich man of business or whether I am cut off in the flower of my youth Grant lay back in his chair with his eyes partially closed as he picked up and examined the document He saw it was all right and perfectly legal At last he said in a low tone and with de liberation I think you might have spent your money much more profit ably Monckton than in paying a years premium on your life Bless me you will live till you are 90 I hope so said the young man but meanwhile you take care of that document and if the time ever comes that there is money collectable on it you are the man who is to have it As you see I have made the policy solely to you Thanks old man said Grant as he placed the policy on the table Well said Monckton I must be off Wont you come out and take a drink I think not said Grant Im busy to night but if you wish a drink have a glass of wine with me I dont mind if I do said young Monckton Grant pushed towards his the glass of wine in which he had sprinkled the morphine then he poured out wine for himself in another glass Heres to you he said drinking Young Monckton drank off the wine and smacked his lips after That has a curious taste Grant he said what is it ff It V A cUT inrwryavmb1Jml1LimlZi avnimtij tKEi7 MMvagsvBRSanfriMataaatwtv Bwiiinsrssji Essfiswjrsi sT naai BJcasgsaisaj Sy when I am not sleeping well You wID find it very soothing Well good night Stillman old fel low Good night to you Monckton and pleasant dreams Oh Im not going to dreams yet awhile said Monckton A few of us are to have some games at the Raquet Club Ah said Grant thats a long dis tance from here Better have a han som Come Ill see you out They walked down the stair together and at the door young Monckton said Yes I think I will have a hansom I feel rather drowsy Oh youll be all right when you get into the fresh air rejoined Grant The young man staggered slightly as if he were intoxicated The other watched him go down the street and hail a cab Poor devil said Grant to himself as he turned away He was an un lucky chap to come in at that moment on that particular errand There is a time for everything and that was not the time for insurance policies I sup pose that not having premeditated the murder I have left some loose clew that will enable the police to trace the thing to me Still I shall be no worse off than I was an hour ago and after all nothing matters very much Bet a fiver Ill be caught But he wasnt The medical men said the young fellow had died of a dis ease with a long name and then the insurance company claimed it had been defrauded by the fact of his having the malady concealed from them Thus was the honest man defrauded out of his insurance money and he was nabbed by the police for his defalca tions before he could purchase more poison In one of her Majestys pris ons he now regrets the fate of his friend Detroit Free Press TAMED HER UNRULY PUPIL Thrashed Him and His Sister and Ex pelled Them Both There is one young school teacher un Long Island who need never be out of a job So completely did she succeed in quelling a rebellion last week that offers from other places have already been received but the school directors will not hear of her departure Her name is Ella Hart and here Is how she came to establish herself so firmly in her present position John Coleman who is a boy of tender years but tough tendencies has for several days been living under the shadow of the rod Miss Hart has an official whip and Friday her experi enced observation told her that John Coleman was ripe f or castigation and she called him up to receive his due The operation proceeded with com plete success for a few moments John nie Coleman gave all the evidences of mortal anguish customary to such occa sions He squirmed and twisted and rended the air with lamentations pro testations and ejaculations of peni tence Stella Coleman a stout girl of 16 years sister of Johnnie heard the wails of her brother and appeared as a rescue and punitive force She dash ed into the room like a young whirl wind and attacked the teacher with a rush The boy took advantage of the diversion to rub himself a few times where he felt that rubbing was neces sary and salutary and then joined in the attack Miss Coleman scratched vindictively and reached for her teach ers hair Miss Hart proceeded meth odically and according to the most ap proved principles of pedagogics She first captured the girls hands and then tripped her up threw her and sat on her Then she reached for her whip and thrashed Miss Coleman until all the fight and most of the family affec tion were thrashed out of her After that she caught Johnnie Coleman and began on him all over again Having completed her work conscien tiously and thoroughly she expelled both the offenders and appeared before the trustees scratched and somewhat battered and disheveled but triumph ant and reported her action She was sustained and the school will probably continue its exercises peacefully Fog and Gas Prof Lewes of London states that London fog deprives coal gas of 111 per cent of its illuminating power and an incandescent burner loses 208 per cent of its efficacy The reason given is that the spectrum of these lights ap proaches very nearly that of the solar spectrum being rich in violet and ul tra violet rays These are the rays which cannot penetrate a London fog This is thought to be the reason why the sun looks red on a foggy day The solid particles floating in the aqueous vapor of the atmosphere absorb the violet rays and only the red rays of the spectrum pass through It is further stated that the old argand burner more successfully resists a London fog than any of its later rivals An Unfortunate Offer Adolphus Dudington pleadingly Dont be cruel and hard hearted col onel Give me your daughters hand and I promise she shall never be sep arated from her family Col Bluntly Thats precisely why I object to the marriage Detroit Free Press Might Be True Doctor Tiiere is one thing in tne scriptures that puzzles me and that is to what the longevity of the ancients can be attributed Have you any the ory to offer Minister It may have been owing to the fact that there were no physicians in those days The hotel clerk who puts on a brill iant front is not the only pebble A great many newspaper men use paste too There is nlwavs room fnv one more ertca v -Van OUl N5 5 3 i o yv J All l fr - - Tee House in the Barn The idea that a costly ice house is requisite for the profitable storage of Ice is not borne out by those who have improvised storage at comparatively trifling expense says the Journal of Agriculture A corner in the barn can be adapted by any farmer at all handy with tools at a cost exceedingly small when compared with the advantages which a liberal supply of ice during the heated season will confer The accompanying illustration gives an idea for an ice house in a barn and a few hints on points necessary to be I H t I 1 dy i MJJy 1 1 Ji ICE HOUSE IN COBNER OP BAUN observed in its construction etc will be useful A supply of eighteen tons of ice can be stored in a space of twelve feet square and ten feet high In build ing an ice house the chief points to be considered are the exclusion of air from under or around the body of ice proper ventilation over the ice and proper sur face draining around the ice house Any little crack that admits of the in flow of warm air will play havoc with a body of ice Hence waterproof paper should interline the walls so as to ex clude every possible chance for the ad mission of a current of air If there be too much sawdust placed around ice it is liable to ferment and develop heat to such an extent as to melt the ice Four inches of sawdust or chaff is sufficient to place under the ice and eight inches is sufficient on the sides of a house with a single wall and four inches in case of a twin wall A twin wall is made by boxing the studding on both plates and sills so that they shall alter nate with each other Two by six may be used and they may be placed two feet apart twelve inch boards will an swer for plates and sills This permits each studding to project two Inches past the center of the wall and pre vents the air current from setting The studding must be papered with water proof paper and then ceiled Cutting Clover for Fowls Cut clover has come to be recognized as one of the best of bulky winter foods for poultry A clover cutter is exceedingly convenient but where such a machine is not at hand a home made cutter can be devised Take a stout block of wood with smooth top and build a box about it using the block for the bottom of the box as HOME MADE CLOVER CUTTEK shown in the cut The cutter is a pestle shaped affair square at the lower end To this are attached three sharpened steel plates as suggested Set them into the wood and bolt se curely Any blacksmith can make the plates and they can be sharpened on the grindstone With this one can cut up clover as the housewife chops meat in her tray but a few moments being required to cut sufficient for a large flock Orange Jndd Farmer Some Donts for Fathers Dont lean down too hard when the boy is turning the grindstone this is one of the causes of boys leaving the farm Dont expect the boy to keep up with you and the hired men and run er rands or carry water at the same time Dont expect a boy to maintain an angelic disposition if after working hard all day he is expected to eat at the second table Dont give the boy a lamb or calf to raise which would have died if he had not attended to it and let it grow up to be dads sheep or cow Dont continue to treat the boy as if he had no sense but consult with him ccasionally he may possibly know more than you do Dont rave and storm because the boy wants some time to tinker he may astonish you with some of his work Dont tell the boy he can go hunting or fishing Saturday and then hitch on a days work before he goes It is not fair Grafting Seedling Apple Trees On every farm there are apt to be more br less apple seedlings which come on in corners of the fence or other IMSfc AL out of the way place and often attain a height of six to eight feet before they are noticed The best use that can be made of such trees is to graft them without transplanting into some va riety that is productive and profitable in the neighborhood A bearing apple tree that has salable fruit is a profit able investment It is likely to be all the more productive if the tree is isola ted insted of being in an orchard If the seeding is left to grow up without being grafted its fruit stands just about one chance in a hundred of being worth gathering Farm Telephones There is no reason why farmers gen erally should longer delay to avail themselves of the advantage of tele phones The plan is to form mutual telephone companies to buy the im proved appliances and construct a farm telephone system that will put each subscriber in connection wrth his neighborhood and with the outside world In Gibson County Indiana they have already caught on and the enterprising farmers of that section have many lines connecting town and farms In another farming locality we know of there is a central exchange which connects fourteen lines running into the country and to other towns A doz en phones or more are connected with each line One farmer in that county can talk to five hundred farmers in that and adjoining counties These ex changes are all on the mutual principle The central station is conducted by a young lady who receives 1 a year from farmers who have phones and collects from persons who have no in struments but want to use them A cheaper system of constructing switch boards has been discovered The switchboard for the use of the commu nity above mentioned accommodates fifteen lines and costs less than 20 be ing made by local mechanics Up to Date Crate for Moving Animals It is often desirable to move a small animal from one building to another or from one pasture enclosure to an other Leading or driving a calf sheep or pig is attended with difficulties They will go in company with others CONVENIENT ANIMAT CRATE but decidedly object to going alone The cut shows a crate on wheels with handles peranitting it to be used as a wheelbarrow Into this the small ani mal can be driven the door closed and the crate wheeled away It will also be found a very useful contrivance in bringing in calves that have been drop ped by their dams in the pasture American Agriculturist Feed -vs Pasture The amount of green food that can be grown upon an acre of land and fed to cattle from the first appearance of rye or crimson clover in early spring until late in the fall is many times more than that which can be obtained on the same area used as pasture While on the pasture the cattle are subjected to storms many insects and during dry seasons they must perform consider able work to secure as much food as they desire As green crops may be cut at any time and several cuttings can be made in a season the flow of milk will be greater than when the cows are on pasture While less labor is required in pasturing the cows a smaller proportion of land can be used under the soiling or green food system Vines and Trellises Many people are prevented from planting grape vines under the idea that the putting up of the trellis is a difficult and expensive thing to do But the first year a light stake will be all that is required to train the single shoot to and even the second year when two or three bunches of grapes may be grown the stake will be all that is required A trellis made by setting posts six feet apart and five feet high above the surface of the groud will accommodate a single vine For supports wires should be stretched between the posts but these wires must not be left tight when cold weather comes on as the contraction of the wire by cold will surely break them The Growing of Parsnips The parsnip naturally puts its roots down more deeply than any other o the esculent roots It needs a rich soil If the subsoil has not been enriched it should be pulverized with a subsoL plow and not brought to the surface We have seen parsnips that were fully 16 inches long of which all the growtl except two or three inches was belov the ground In harvesting parsnip a furrow should be thrown from tlu rows leaving the side of the furrow al dose as possible to the roots No roo is better than the parsnip for mile cows Trim the Grapevines If the grapevines have not beei trimmed and the old wood cut out o the blackberry and raspberry fields i should be done before the season open warmer Such work is best done whet the ground is frozen Grapes are pro duced on the new wood and the ole vines can stand cutting back severely II f JF vgsji fiI dr In School The word for you to day is toward I write it here upon the board J Now try if you can with it make A sentence clear without mistake Then Freddys lips pressed tightly dowi His brow wastied up in a frown And thought spread over all his face As dots and crosses found their place v With cncitals and all the rest He strove to do his very best So slowly carefully he wrote Last night I toward my Sunday coatt Youths Companion Warning to School Maams The course of a teacher in some rural schools is not unmarked by pitfalls One young lady thus engaged tells an amusing story of the anxiety her con duct unwittingly caused the mother of one of her pupils The pupil in ques tion was an overgrown and stupid but well behaved boy of nineteen named Tobias Hodge He was older by sever al years and far bigger than any oth er pupil in the school but he was not so well advanced in his studies as some of the younger ones He seemed so anx ious to learn that the teacher often got him to remain after school for the purpose of assisting him in his studies Their homeward way lay over the same road and they would walk home together after the hard places in the lesson had been made easy for Tobias Often in the morning when she left home to go to the schoolhouse the eacher would find the boy waiting tot ner and she tactfully gave him several lessons in politeness such as lifting his hat to her and other ladies and as sisting her over bad places in the road She was beginning to feel that she might really make something out of To bias when her efforts on his behalf re- ceived a sudden check by the receipt of the following note from his widowed mother Madam I justVant to say that I have4 heerd how you are carryin on with my son Tobe and all I got to say is that hd aint of marryin age an I am his gar deen A word to the wise ought to ba sufficient Weekly Telegraph fOh Wheres the Inspector i f 1 r ii m f vwP It frVU WW t ttn mj3Mmt S y lw T3iS0Brl VUrt I i - jp What fifteen ounces make one pound I always thought it was six teen Not at our shop maam it never Things a Pupil Should Know The practical value of an education does not depend on the ability to give text book answers to questions but on the ability to do that is to make use of the information gained from books In grammar and language if our pupils can diagram and give definitions we are apt to feel a considerable degree of self satisfaction which we possibly would not feel if we would stop to con sider that they need facility in putting words and sentences together rather than in tearing them apart That this snbject may be perfectly plain to old and young alike we take the liberty of giving a suggestive list of questions which may be used for a monthly or term examination and which every pupil should be able to an swer satisfactorily before he graduates from the public school Write a letter ordering six different books Write a receipt for money on accounts Write a notice of cattle strayed Illustrate by sentences the use of that whom and which Functuate the following Milton the English poet was blind Give sentences using correctly a lie lb sit c shall d will e saw Give principal parts of the following verbs lay ride sing sit spare Illustrate by sentences five different uses of capital letters Write a short application for a posi tion as a clerk in a store Write a one page letter to a friend Ex A Nebraska lchooImaam A Nebraska editor visited the village school and was greatly impressed with the schoolmaam On reaching his sanctum he penned the following of her She is the pride of the townee star of the west the mother of inven tion and a jewel of rare brilliancy She drew a picture of an iceberg on the blackboard It was so natural that the thermometer froze up solid With rare presence of mind she seized a crayon and drew a fire place on the opposite wall The prompt action saved the school but they all caught cold from the sudden change Fond du Lac iWis Reporter Common Sense Education The man who told the teachers that the public school system should be ad justed to the needs of the masses rath er than to fitting individuals for higher institutions of learning deserves credit for announcing his discovery He should not copyright his discovery since it would be a great thing for the state if it could be adopted Indianan Jlis Journal The American dye on Pwsian iaw equal to the European sw 1 w F i s i I K M i i i s n a r i Uv j L
