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Local Weather Record
U 8 Department of Agriculture I
weather Bureau f
Valentine Nebr week ending Wednesday
July 4 1900
Highest temp for veekl02dec on June 30
lowest temp for week 57 deg on the June 20
Mean temp lor week 74 deg
Av temp for the week for 10 years7l deg
Excess of temp for the week 3
Accumulated excess of temp since Jan 11000
878 deg
Total precipitation for week 189 inches
Av precipn for week forio years 073 inches
Excess of precipitation for the week lic
inches
Total precipn from Jan 1 1900 to date 977
inches
Av precipn for 10 years from Jan l to date
1246 inches
Deficiency of precipn from Jan l 1900 to
date 269 inches
Highest velocity of wind for week 40 miles per
hour from the N E on the 3rd
FRANK R BEA AN
Observer Weather Bureau
EMAIIBLE BOGUIIT
Unique Story of an Application
For Office
BY MEL R COLQUTIT
WASHINGTON DC
Through the courtesy of Mr IIol
combe appointment clerk of the de
partment of the interior I am permit
ted to copy for your readers the oldest
most original and unique document
among the files of that office It is the
application for appointment to office of
Martin Eice of Bluff Springs Cass
county Missouri dated September 4
1849 It is -written on two sides of a
sheet of pale blue foolscap and the ink
is now faded to a faint tan color but
the penmanship is good the writing
clear On the outside it shows the
folds address and seals The address
is one of democratic simplicity
To Thomas Ewing
Secretary of the Interior
Washington D C
The postmark
Bhilf Springs Mo
Sept 21
The office indorsement reads
Appointment
Martin Rice
Mo
Appln
Ans 8th Oct 49
The Document
Bluff Springs Cass County Mis
souri Set lo Dear Sir This
is to inform you and through you to in
form the president that I am willing
to accept an office under his adminis
tration provided it pays well BUT
I have very little expectation of getting
one
I consider myself qualified to fill
almost any office BUT there are hun
dreds of others who are as well quali
fied as I am and perhaps better
I consider myself an honest man
BUT there are thousands of others
equally honest
I am a political friend of the Presi
dent BUT that isno good reason why
I should receive an appointment
I am a stranger to fame and for
tune BUT that is no good reason
why I should not receive one
I should of course like to have the
best office BUT beggars must not be
choosers
I should like to have an office near
home BUT I do not wish any honest
and capable officer turned out to make
room for me who am untried
I am a poor man BUT I do not
wish to plead poverty
I am a farmer BUT that argues
nothing for or against me
I am also a surveyor BUT there
may be a great many better ones
I am a self taught man But I
have much yet to learn
lhave the reputation of a great
mathematician BUT I do not wish to
boast of it
I have a small family BUT every
body else has or wishes to have
I have lived several years in Mis
souri BUT I am yet unknown to
fame
I have sought office it is true But
I have seldom been successful
I see a great many offices bestowed
at Washington city either with or
without merit But none have fallen
to my share
This looks somewhat strange But
how could it be otherwise
The great probability is that I nev
er will obtain one But who knows
3fou may perhaps think I am jest
ing with you in thus applying for office
But I assure you I am in earnest
You may accuse me of egotism and
arrogance in thus addressing you But
how can I expect an office unless I ask
for if
You may perhaps wish to have my
character before appointing me to office
But indeed I would not exchange my
character for any office whatever
I could perhaps get a good recom
mendation for my neighbors But I do
not wish to ask them to tell a lie for
me
L Jf you wish a reference to some per
son high in office I will refer you to
the Hon John F Kyland of our
court But he knows yery little
you can do nothingsfor me in the
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way of office please write to me and
say so But make no apologies
I shall await anxiously an answer
to this letter But I shall be agreeably
disappointed if 1 get one
My address is Pleasant Hill P O
Cass alias Van Buren County Missouri
But what of that
In looking over this communication
I see as many personal pronouns as if it
had been Written by Colonel Benton
himself But I assure you it was not
I could write more BUT I fear it
would be wasting time to no purpose
Ho more BUT remain yours etc
Martin Eice
To Thomas Ewing Secretary of Home
Department Washington D C
Nearly half a century later Mr Hol
combe received a letter from which
letter I make the following extracts
It is dated
Lone Jack Jackson county Mo
March 22 1894 To Appointment
Clerk Holcombe I notice that it is
stated that in delving amongst the old
archives at Washington you had dug up
an old time application for office during
the administration of General Taylor
in 1849 I write to say that the old
time applicant still lives and has not
yet succeeded in obtaining any office
under the federal government
A stranger as I said in my letter at
that time to fortune and to fame I
have in a great degree remained so
And though I failed in that
instance to obtain what 1 asked for
I have had a thousand disappointments
since more serious than that one was
and I suppose and feel sure that I did
not feel half as bad oyer the disappoint
ment then as thousands have since felt
and are feeling now under similar ones
for you must know that the application
cost me nothing but the writing of that
letter and a postage stamp
Now inregard to that old letter
written so long ago I will say that in
looking over it at this late date I find
nothing in it that I wish to take back
I said then that though self taught I
had much yet to learn and in forty odd
years that have since passed I have
learned a good deal and am still learn
ing something but like other old men
I am also forgetting things that I once
knew I
Since then I have written many
things much more important -in
my estimation than was that letter
things that perhaps will not live half
as long as it has lived That
was ay hrst application for federal of
fice and the last and Mr Cleveland
should appoint me to any office it will
be a case of the office seeking the man
and not the man after the office
Thanking you again for the favor
you have done me and wishing to make
a return of the favor I send you a copy
of the third edition of my Rural
Rhymes and Talks and Tales of Olden
Times with a hope that you will find
it more interesting than was that old
letter of mine and also hope that you
will answer this letter as promptly as
Secretary Ewing did the one in 1849
Yours very truly
MARTIN RICE
The full title of Mr Rices book be
speaks the authors originality
Rural Rhymes and Talks and Talcs
of Olden Times Being a Collestion
of Poems and Old Time Stories Grave
Humorous Didactic Sentimental and
Descriptive Written at Different
Times and under Different Circum
stances By Martin Rice Lone Jack
Mo
The volume consists of over 500 pages
the rhymes far exceeding in number
the tales and talks The mention of a
few of the subjects will indicate the
general nature of the book
Lawyers and a Lawsuit of the Old
Time An Old Settlers Talk A
are good back east Lock all
here too now
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Preacher
Humor philosophy love ot nature
and a profound reverence for all things
holy pervade the book Martin Rice
was born in east Tennessee about thir
ty miles north of Knoxville in 1814
In 1833 his father and family moved to
Jackson county Missouri and en
tered 160 acres of government land
near Lone Jack a part of the farm on
which Martin Rice now resides Polit
ically Mr Rice says he has generally
been in the minority1 in religion he is
a Baptist During the war between
the states he was a steadfast friend of
the union
An engraving from a photograph of
Mr Rice is the frontispiece to his book
It shows a lined and rugged face with
broad browand kindly eyes a face of
the calm resolute pioneer typetesti
fying to the courage and earnestness of
the man
The old blue folds of the remarkable
document are now encased in a large
official enyeiope and endorsed very
old and unique application for appoint
ment But And it is safe to say that
it is more carefully treasured than any
of the thousands of elaborately worded
high sounding applications on file with
all their imposing lists of illustrious
signers and their awe inspiring indorse
ments
Martin Rice failed to receive his ap
pointment but it will be a pleasure to
your readers to see this very unique
official paper Atlanta Ga Constitu
tion
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Jack Strong is in town again
Geo Miller and Mrs Gunderson
celebrated at Cody
Only four fights in town for the
celebration only one bad eye out of
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the four
able
Wm
The boys are quite
Metzger
and
Mr Shadbolt
came in this morning from Gordon
They say it did not rain so much up
there yesterday
Dewey Kellogg came in Tuesday
night from Iowa to look after some
business matters here He says crops
right
A grand reception was given by the
ladies of Pocahontas auxiliary of
the Red Men in Davenports Hall
last Saturday night After an excel
lent program in which Pocahontas
appeared in the person of Miss Eva
Harden a supper of ice cream cake
lemonade and fruit was served on a
table reaching the length of the hall
A large number were in attendance
including several from the Fort
Everybody had a jolly time and there
is another feather in the caps of the
Red Men
175- Test Headlight Oil at
15 W A Pbttycrews
Dont tie the top of your
jelly and preserve jars in
the old fashioned -way Seal
thembv the new quick
absolutely sure way Dy
a thin coating oipure
refined Parafline Wax
Has no taste or odor
Is air tight and acid
prooi iiasny applied
Useful in a dozen other
ways about the house
Full directions with
each -pound cake
Sold everywhere
Made by STANDARD OIL CO-
BRYAN
Special Dispatch to THE DEMOCRAT
Kansas City Mo July 5
Bryan was nominated by acclam
ation at 830 tiis Thursday eve
ning and convention adjourned to
1030 am Friday
David J3 Hill of New York
will very probably be the vice-
presidential nominee
ORIGINAL OBERAMMERGAU
PASSION PLAY
Under the management of Dr John
H Scherer and the lectures of the
two professors Jacob Willig and
Chas Brey will be given at Cornell
Hall at Valentine Wednesday July
18th at 8 pm
This is the original Oberammergau
Passion Play copied from the scenery
at Oberammergu Bavaria Germany
from large photographs that were ta
ken for the King- of Bavaria which
were afterward subjected to Edisons
science and by him made into living
moving pictures reproducing the
realistic features of the great origi
nal passion play which is the aston
ishment and admiration of the most
learned and cultured people of Europe
and America consisting of 175 pic
tures of the life of Christ his mir
acles sufferings and death together
with pictures of the holy places made
sacred thereby Admission 50c Re
served seats 75c Children 25c
Crowds always attend this play so
secure tickets right away and come
early 24 2t
Many thousands have been restored
to health and happiness by the use of
Chamberlains Cough remedy If
afflicted with any throat or lung trouble
give it a trial for it is certain to prove
beneficial Coughs that have resisted
all other treatment for years have
yielded to this remedy and perfect
health been restored Cases that
seemed hopeless that the climate of
famous health resorts failed to benefit
have been permanently cured by its
use Bear in mind that every bottle is
warranted and if it does not prove
beneficial the money will be refunded
to you For sale by Quigley Chap
man 1
JBig JFiy lives
Supplementing articles we recently
published concerning the production
and consumption of copper the follow
ing table shows the value of copper
manufactures of all kinds including
copper in bars plates and ingots ex
ported in each year from 1890 to 1899
1890 2349392 1895 14463703
1891 4614597 1896 19720104
1892 7226392 1897 31621125
1893 4525573 1S98 32180872
1S94 19697140 1899 35983529
Copper mining is probably the most
profitable enterprise of the day and it
is more stable than any other class of
mining Given a property where ore
exists in sufficient abundance it can be
made to pay well The uncertainties
of gold mining are not present in the
mining was never as bright as it is
today An unusual opportunity is af
forded of becoming interested in an en
terprise of that character is presented
by El Progreso Copper Mining Co
The companys advertisement in this
issue concisely states the case As the
property has been worked for
there can be no speculation about
it and it seems to be a project where
only capital is needed to very profitably
develop its great resources
Was it a Miracle -
The marvelous cure of Mrs Rena J
Stout of consumption has created in
tense excitement in Cammack Ind
writes Marion Stuart a leading drug
gist of Muncie She only weighed 90
pounds when her doctor in Yorktown
said she must soon die Then she
began to use Dr Kings New Discovery
and gained 37 pounds in weight and
was completely cured It has cured
thousands of hopeless cases and is
positively guaranteed to cure all throat
chest and lung diseases 50c and 100
Trial bottles free at Elliotts
ACH
OIL
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35c in
Sgallon Lots
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173 PER CENT ANNUALLY
Thats the Profit Copper the Article
Mexico the C ountry
El Progrcsso in its group of six mines lias
some of the rtchest copper ores in the richest
mining country in the world Ore runs 12 per
cent copqer l oz silver a trace of gold total
value about -13 a ton and in two of the mines
in addition to copper and silver ore contains 3
percent to 5 per cent quicksilver or merciuy
about 103 a ton The great Lake Superior cop
per mines Calumet and Hecla Wolverine and
Tamarack Quincy etc that annually return
millions run only from S3 to -513 a ton -
Boston and Montana six years ago sold for
15 a share to dav 273 paying 24o per cent on
the investment United verde sold for Coc a
share today stock not in the market and pays
8G6G per cent on investment
Calumet and Hecla sold for 1 a share to day
worth 5800 and pays on Investment 10000
per cent
Entire capital stock of United Verde was off
ered for S150000 and refused Senator Clark
later paia 2U000O and to day he has annual
income from this property of over 13000000
If this is possible here with labor six times
higher than in Mexico with ore live times less
valuable wite fuel live times dearer and every
toing else in proportion do you doubt that El
Troirress will return 173 ner cent and mon an-
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Notice to Creditors --
In Couuty Court within and for Cherry County
Nebraska in the matter 6f the Estate of
Annie E Handy deceased
To the Creditors of said Estate
You are hereby notified That I will sf t at the
County Court Room in Valentine in said Coun
ty ou the 14th day of July 1900 at 1C oclock a
m to receive and examine all claims against
said Estate with a view to their adjustment
and allowance The time limited lor the pre
sentation of claims against said estate Is 7
months from the 14th day of December A D
1S90 and the time limited for payment of debts
is one year from said 14th day of December
1899
Witness my hand and the seal of said County
Court this 20th day of June 1900
22 4t W It TOWNE County Judge
Application for Appointment of Ad
ministrator
Tn the
raska
County Court of Cherry County Nebr
In the matter of the
Estatft nf AlmilifTm
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uaiuj man deceased
S VS S Sie bal1 i Martha J Hoffman filed in my ofilce a petition
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Am experienced Know tne country tue peo
ple the language lived there 18 years and
know the mines of this tection of Mexico and
unhesitatingly state El Progreso is the best
have been worked for generations in a Mexican
way and supplied the copper tor the surround-
pr
jraying for the appointment of William
Haley as administrator of the Estate of
ham Colman deceased All persons interested
in said estate will take notice that I have fixed
July 7th 1900 at 10 oclock am as the time and
my office in Valentine Cherry County
KcfthSid made t0 eX WI Ume Place kn persons iEesteVl In
plant smelting only the 43 ore will return I appointed u8ior snail noune
S4uuuuuper annum miisfiu tor treatment i Witness mv hand and th pji
is now
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euuals 33x40 tons equals 1320 a day for 300
daj s equals 390000 This will pay 20 per cent
on Sl5uOooo total capitalization Par value of
shares 100 OuOOOO shares are treasury stock i
and 400000 of this to be sold very low to raise i
money to start things when price will be greatly
advanced -100000 at 12c all sold 100000 at 15c
100000 at 20c 100000 at 25C
Dividend multiplied
If Stock No of by No of shares for
purchd shares Annual 100 show annual
at for 1 Profit Profit
15c Ga 17i Per Ct2GxCjl73 Per CO
20c 5 130 Per Ct 25x3 ISOPerCt
25c 4 104 Per Ct 26x4 104PerCt
30c 2 52 Per Ct 2CX2 52 Per Ct
100 1 26PerCt2Gx12GPerCt
The best chance ever offered of securing stock
m a legitimate copper mining enterprise
Send for prospectus
Organized company on a plan to give a chance
to all big and little rich and poor great and
small none need be excluded If quick you
can own GH shares for every dollar you remit
DAVID B RUSSELL President
El Progreso Copper Mining Co
63 Wall Street New York
Cure j or Cholera Infantum Sever
Known to Fail
Daring last May an infant child of
our neighbor was suffering from cholera
infantum The doctors had given up
all hope of recovery I took a bottle of
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diar
rhoea remedv to the house telling them
I felt sure it would do good if taken
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j according to directions It two days
J time the child had fulpy recovered It
vigorous
and healthy I havo
recommended this remedy frequently
aud have never known it to fail Airs
Curtis JJaker Bookwalter Ohio or
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22 3t W K TO WNE County Judge
From Georgia- la Bout
two sorrel
April lo 1900 yearling
horse colts not branded Oneiarjre
chestnut soi rel with white stripe in
face and a smaller light son el with
white spot in forehead
Geo Grabe Crookston Nebr
STRAYED
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3-year-old bfindle cow
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shoulder W L Nichols
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branded JPW2 on left side or hin A
reward will be paid for
recovery C H CORNELL- fc
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Valentine Nebr
TAKEN UP
The latter part of May at my place
near Reige German precinct 1 gray
mare about 12 years old brandedljjjj i
on left shoulder and T on right
der weight about 850 pounds
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