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About The Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1898)
V t r F f r A y gPGS 2 OTOYS Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys Liver and Bowels cleanses the sys tem effectually dispels colds head aches and fevers and cures habitual constipation Syrup of Figs is the only remedy of its kind ever pro duced pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its effects prepared only from the most healthy and agreeable substances its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 cent bottles by all leading drug gists Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who wishes to try it Do not accept any substitute CALIFORNIA FG SYRUP CO SAN FRANCISCO CAL MUISVIUE KY NEW YORK NY THEAUTIMTIG IHSTRIiCTORffKK noMK stuut Mind icanitering prevented Hemoru improved Quick and thorough srepara Ion for all ex aminations including Civil Seuvice Uscrnl to all In lercslpd In heh CuUure and liono Study without an instructor Mailed anywhero l25 Circular Tree 1L COOK 935 Armstrong Avenue St Paul Minn fimmm Get Your Pension DOUBLE QUICK Writo Capt OTAEBZLL Pension Agent Washington DC ROOFING XUfi IVay Manilla The best Bed nope Roonne Tor 1 ct per so foot ops and nails Included Substitutes for Waster Samples free Itooiicc Co Camden N J Aurora Borealis and Superstition Conceive for a moment the glories of the aurora borealis We who live in the semi somber atmosphere of this zone may well forestall by imagination the speechless wonder which would seize lis were we first to behold that most dramatic phantasmagoria of sun phases on sky and sun and ice The Teutons portrayed their emotions in their legends relating to their god Loki In the story of his funeral pyre we de tect ithe imagery inspired by the splen dors of the aurora borealis Loki is the god of evil enemy of both gods and men Fire at first dangerous at last the friend of man is the emblem of this dark god He is surrounded by flame through whose circumference man must pass to the place of eternal sleep lie is pictured as seizing his faithful steeds and plunging into the sea of fire the aurora borealis and then disap pearing Men heroes and gods follow him Some return some never On on to the dark icy regions beyond the dismal ironwoodwhere all is night the Land of Shade to the very house of Death where reigned King Death guarded by his two dogs We need not penetrate much deeper into the mythol ogy of antiquity to discover all the forms around which gathered the legen dary superstition of medieval Christian ity concerning hell Indeed it -will be discovered by stu dents that the Scandinavian legends are much responsible for the dark gloomy phases of Christian theology especially concerning hell and the devil Intelligence Ouida has beautifully formed hands and feet and to keep the latter from be ing distorted by unnatural pressure on the bones she -Tears open buckled shoes summer and -winter alike in stead of boots THE CAUSE OF DYSPEPSIA From theJiepublican Scranton Perm The cause of dyspepsia is lack of vital ity the absence of nerve force the loss ofthelife sustainingelementsof the blood So organ can properly perform its func tion when the source of nutriment fails When the stomach is robbed of the nour ishment demanded by nature assimila tion ceases unnatural gases are generat ed the entire system responds to the dis cord A practical illustration is furnished by the case of Joseph T Vandyke 440 Hick ory street Scranton Pa In telling his story Mr Vandyke says Five years ago I was afflicted with a trouble of the stomach which was very aggra vating I had no appe tite could not enjoy myself at any time and especially was the trou hleseverewhen I awoke in the morning I did not know what the ail ment was but it be c a m e steadily worse and I was in constant misery I called in my fam ily physician and he line nosed the rasp as X v fciia w V rKl catarrh of the stomach ln Misery He prescribed for me and I had his pre scription filled I took nearly all of the medicine but still the trouble became Worse and I felt that my condition was hopeless I tried several remedies but without benefit After I had been suffer ing several months Thomas Campbell of this city urged me to try Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People I finally decided to buy a bos and be gan to use the pills according to direc tions Before I had taken the second box I hegan to feel relieved and after taking a few more boxes considered myself re stored to health The pills gave me new life strength ambition and happiness Dr Williams Pink Pills cure dyspepsia by restoring to the blood the requisite constituents of life by renewing the nerve force and enabling the stomach to prompt ly and properly assimilate the food These pills are a specific for all diseases having their origination in impoverished hlood or disordered nerves They contain every element requisite to general nutrition to restore strength and good health to the ailing Victoria and Jenny Lind That Queen Victoria is not blind to the hold that other celebrities may have upon the feelings of her people was prominently illustrated in 1S48 when Jenny Lind was to sing at her majestys theater The Queen made her first public appearance after the memorable Christmas Day For the great artiste tocr this was a first ap pearance for it was the beginning of a season at a place where the year be fore she bad won unparalleled fame It happened that the Queen entered th ro3ral box at the same moment that the prima donna stepped upon the stage Instantly a tumult of acclama tion burst from every corner of the the ater Jenny Lind modestly retired to the back of the stage waiting till the demonstration of loyalty to the sover eign should subside The Queen refusing to appropriate to herself that which she imagined to be intended for the artiste made no acknowledgment The cheering con tinued increased grew overwhelming and still there was no acknowledgment from either the stage or the royal box At length when the situation be came embarrassing Jenny Lind with ready tact ran forward to the foot lights and sang God Save the Queen which was caught up at the end of the solo by the orchestra chorus and audi ence The Queen then came to the front of her box and bowed and the opera began Brass Collars for Drunkards A colonial gentleman -who now sits on the Wandsworth and Clapham board of guardians amused his col leagues at their weekly meeting by stating during a discussion upon the best manner of dealing with local in ebriates that they had an excellent way of checking excessive drinking in Manitoba When a man had been twice or thrice convicted of drunkenness in the police courts he wras sentenced to wear a brass collar which marked him out among his fellows as a person to whom no publican could with impunity serve liquor The drastic measure often proved a cure On the authori ties being satisfied that the branded in dividual had served a sufficiently long term of -probation he was uncollared and endowed with the liberty of drinks Tit Bits EiBBQID TWKOil CONQUEBED Espoed hy Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound St merit from Mrs B A Lombard One of the greatest triumphs of Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compot id is the conquering of womans dread enemy Fibroid Tumor The growth of these tumors is so sly that frequently their presence is not sus pected until they are far advanced So called wandering painsmay come from its early stages or the pres ence of danger may be made manifest by ex cessive menstruation ac companied by unusual pain extending from the ovaries down the groin and thighs If you have mysterious pains if there are indica tions of inflammation or displacement dont wait for time to confirm your fears and go through the horrors of a hospital operation secure Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound right away and begin its use Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Mass will give you her advice free of all charge if you will write her about yourself Your letter will be seen by women only and you need have no hesitation about being perfectly frank Read what Mrs B A Lombard Box 71 Westdale Mass says Ihave reason to think thatl would notbehere nowif it had not been for Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound It cured me of a fibroid tumor in my womb Doctors could do nothing forme and they could not cure me at the hospital I will tell you about it I had been in my usualhealth but had worked quite hard When my monthly period came on I flowed very badly The doctor gave meniedicine but it did me no good He said the flow must be stopped if possible and he must find the cause of my trouble w Upon examination he found there was a fibroid tumor in my womb and gave me treatment without any benefit whatever About that time a lad y called -on me and recommended Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound said she owed her life to it I said I would try it and did Soon after the flow became more natural and regular I still continued taking the Compound for some time Then the doctor made an ex amination again and found everything all right The tumor had passed away sad that dulache was gone tesZZZ y j v mrnm1 Gates for Handling Hogs The device shown in the accompany ing illustrations for handling hogs when they are to be rung or for other purposes is very useful ou the ordinary farm The first picture represents a chute and gates which will shut behind Jrb noG chute and before the hog and hold him in position There is 311st room enough for him to stick his nose out and while in this position rings can be inserted The sides of the chutes must be much closer together than shown in the en graving so that the hog cannot turn about In fact the width should be just sufficient to allow a hog to pass through In the second illustration is represented the side view of another EESlMfc 1 DEVICE FOR Or ENING GATE gate and pen so arranged that the door can be opened and shut without getting into the pen These devices are so con venient about the hog lots that it is a surprise that more of them are not in use Orange Judd Farmer Manure for Strawberries The strawberry plantation requires very heavy manuring to produce its best yield Every year on most plants there is a succession of berries the first and second pickings being almost always larger and finer than those that ripen later But if the later season is very wet as it sometimes is we have known the later crop to ripen up and be very nearly as good as the first This suggests that in addition to the top dressing applied in winter there ought to be an additional fertilization while the crop is forming and this last should be always dissolved in water so as to be readily available Nitrate of potash is the best manure to be thus applied This is saltpetre aud costs Jve to six cents per pound But a very small lump dissolved in warm water and applied freety will keep the vines fresh and vigorous to the last and wrill make a great increase hi the size of the fruit The labor of applying liquid mn uure is more than its cost and is great er than can be generally afforded for any other crop than the strawberry Handy Wheelbarrow The Iowa Homestead gives an illus rration of a handy wheelbarrow that aiay be used about the farm It is made from the two front or the two lind wheels of a little express wagon HANDY FAr51 WHEELn ARROW which has seen its better days This wheelbarrow has the advantage of hav ing the load over the wheels and sus tained by them instead of being held by the one wheeling it The design ex plains itself and the wheelbarrow can be made very easily if the wheels are at hand Arbor Vitae Hedges In order to have a full hedge the plants should be about two feet apart in the row and carefully trimmed once a year In the fall loosen the top soil on both sides of the hedge aud apply wood ashes Keep a close watch for the basket worm which does consider able damage to evergreen hedges of this kind The plant is best known to some as flat cedar because the leaf is flat It is one of the most beautiful ornamental plants grown The Asparagus Bed To make a new asparagus bed dig a trench two feet deep and fill it with rich well rotted manure to the depth of twelve inches Over the manure scatter bone meal and sulphate of pot ash any quantity preferred Then cover with three inches of rich dirt and on the dirt place the roots using 2-year-old growth about two feet apart as they will thicken in the bed every year Cover with rich dirt and throw the soapsuds over the bed when ever possible to do so Once an aspara gus bed is made it should last for twen ty years Unplowed Headlands It is the practice of many farmers rn plowing grass land especially for hoed crops to leave an unplowed space us ually called a headland on which the horse can turn when used in cultivat ing But with a careful horse this care is not necessary in growing corn or potatoes though the nurserymans more valuable stock may justify it In growing com some farmers plant two or three rows of potatoes next the fence But these scattering rows of potatoes are difficult to harvest as the wagon has to be drawn all around a field to gather a few potatoes We used in the later years of our farming to plant corn out to the end of the row If while small a hill of corn was step ped on there it still time to plant a hill of beans Yet Ave always noticed that the outside rows of corn ripened ear lier and had better ears than those in the Middle of the field Most corn is planted too closely to yield the largest amounts of grain American Cultiva tor Peanuts Peanuts require a light soil sandy loam being excellent The seeds are planted about three inches deep and the soil kept loose They seem to be benefited by lime or wood ashes on the soil The plant is very pretty while growing and a few of them in a garden add to its attractiveness Plant the seeds in May or as soon as possible after danger from frost is over The seeds should be removed from the shells and care should be taken not to break the crown skin covering of the seeds Animal Pedigree What is the value of a pedigree It is simply the history of an animal If there is no pedigree the auimal is un known and its offspring may not par take of its characteristics With a pedi gree the animal can be traced back to several generations if necessary Pedi gree does not of itself make an animal better than another but it is a valu able guide in breeding How to Plant Onions Plant onion sets in rows placing them four inches apart in rows The rows may be sufficiently wide to per mit of the use of a wheel hoe It is important to keep the grass from be tween the onions as well as to have the space between the rows clean On ions can endure frost and will start to grow almost as soon as planted Cheap Sweet Potato Plants A correspondent of the American Ag riculturist says that when sweet pota to vines are about 18 inches long cut THE PLANTED POTATO VIXE off 12 or 14 inches and set out as shown in the illustration Treated in this way this planted vine will raise the best of potatoes and its removal will not injure the original plant When to Plant the- Garden Do not be deceived by the advance warm weather of spring and put in the garden crops too soon It will be time enough to complete the planting when the apple trees begin to bloom A late frost will destroy all tender plants Cool nights are also detrimental to the growth of such plants as squash beans melons tomatoes and corn The ground must be warm before plants will make headway in growth Preparation of the Soil A piece of ground that is plowed or spaded and then worked very fine with a harrow or rake will give better re sults without manure than ground that is heavily manured and uot worked fine One half the battle is wron in the preparation of the soil for the seed It is a good start the rapid growrth the first month that enables plants to get ahead of weeds Garden Peas Many gardeners have planted the extra early peas though it is rather soon to do so Should they be subject to a freezing spell they may turn yel low and though not necessarily killed will make but little headwray The dif ficulty is that the seed may rot in the ground if a cold spell comes but in or der to have earlj peas some risk must be incurred A Happy Combination It is a happy combination to have a good farm and a good man together A good manager is imitated in his meth ods for miles around lie sets the ex amplewhat crops to seed how to cul tivate what machinery to buy when and how to market and in many ways is unconsciously helpful to those around him A Hint to Fruit Growers It has always been thought beneficial to put cinders and scales from the blacksmith shop around fruit trees Australian fruit growers go further dig ditches around the trees and pour in a solution of sulphate of iron in con siderable quantities covering it with earth The Twentieth Century The 20th century will begin Jan 1st 1901 and end with 2000 People did not reckon time from A D 1 but waited un til about the uHOth year of the Christian era People who begin to take Hostet ters Stomach Bitters immediately after the first outbreak of dyspepsia or kidney trouble will date their cure from then Some Folks Have That Trouble Mr Peck Before we were married you called me 3our king Mrs Teck I know it but I always did have more or less trouble in dis tinguishing the kings from the jacks Shake Into Tour Shoes Allens Foot Ease a powder for the feet It cures painful swollen smart ing feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions Its the great est comfort discovery of the age Al lens Foot Ease makes tight fitting or new shoes feel easy It is a certain cure for sweating callous and hot tired nervous aching feet Tiy it to day Sold by all druggists and shoe stores By mail for 2i5c in stamps Trial package FREE Address Allen S Olm sted Le Roy N Y No Time to Crow Jones Why Bridget this is a very small egg Bridget Shure sir it was just laid this morning Detroit Free Press TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative IJromo Quinine Tablets All Druggists refund the money If It falls to cure 25c The Chinese shake their own hands instead of the hands of those they greet Two bottles of Pisos Cure for Consump tion cured rne of a bad lung trouble Mrs J Nichols Princeton Ind Mar 20 93 The most unhappy of all men is he who believes himself to be so Home FITS Permanently Cured No nts or nerroiunpsa after first day use or Ur Klines Great Nerve Ke Btorer I Send for FKEE8200 trial bottle anl treatise Vr R U Kline Ltd 131 Arch it Philadelphia Pa Asia comes from the Sanskrit TJshas signifying land of the dawn Use Instead ot unwholcsomo cosmetics GIeim3 Sul phur i oap which purifies and ueamilie3 tho skin mil s llalr and Whisker Dye black or brown 50c Bloomers An invention for discour aging love at first sight Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrop for Children 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