Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, December 05, 1901, Image 3
4- ' < & - * SendNGH/lonew p n intpectlon to any ptnoa who will recom endnuaeuidtddreu and we will cad you mend and f how it to their f rlendi. We want thli magnificently eotraveddoubla hunting adverUu oar watches alid convince " t * > yoa cut , "American httindnrd" watch for of their superior quality , before yoa pay one f r e hupectlan. Ca if madt of the newly cent. S nd us your name , port offle * and ex- dltcoverca cold alloy with extra fire.ii oince , sUU If you wantladlef or gents kart Solid of H * Iiosvjr pUto size , and wo will send yon at onco Gold , and even expert ! cannot . our watch for free Inspection. After dollar watch. Ullltfrom a 60 convinced yourself to have HIh-cr demoTeineDtf ally jew you satisfaction , that the own eled , duplex eicapeaeot , pate&t watch your l.s equal to any that would train , item- , pinion ( julclc cost 15 dollars In your own town wind and ict. with Absolute and the Rreittitbaryiln you ever 10 YEARS GUARAHTEE , caw , then pay our SIMICIAL Ths American BUndard If Ui Xaadromert and bet t timekrcp- FACTORY PRICEOF54.35 ine witch ever offered for the and expreii cnargtiotherwise not price. Watch dealer * bay them In ono cent. Many write us they sold the . IIH il preference to other tnakei , costing IS to watch same day with ten dollars profit. 20 dolitri. We have received during the I art 3 Anyone can sell several of thcio watches every m weelc without devotinc extra time or effort , month * orer 10,000duplicate orderiaod thout- ny andj of tejtlmonlili from all over the world. and make a profit of 5 to 10 dollars on every Oar rejaUr factory price It $00 00 per dozen , watch. Order at once a.t our special factory price ilii but In order to extend our tr dewe will for the as this offer Is limited. Catalogue free. Addrw , next 41 dayi only , send * lampla watch for free EAGLE WATCH MFC. CO. , 195LeesBldgCHICAOi ; . ThinHm fm thnmitnhltl TfHnhl ? Please mention this paper when writing to advertisers. ASTHMA CURE FREE ! Asthmalcnc Brings Instant Relief and Permanent Cure in All Cases. SENT ABSOLUTELY FREE ON RECEIPT OF POSTAL WRITE YOUR AWD ADDRESS PLAINLY. There is nothing like Asthmalene. It brings instant relief , even in the worst cases. It cures when all else FOR TEN fails. i YEARS The Rev. O.F. WELLS , of Villa Ridge , 111. , says : "Yourtrial bottle of Asthmalene re ceived Infgood condition. I cannot tell you how thankful J feel for the good derived from it. I was a ilave , chained with putrid sore throat and Asthma for ten years. I despaired of ever being cured. I saw your advertise ment for thp > cure of this dreadful and tor r menting disease. Asthma , and thought you had overspoken yourselves , but resolved to give it a trial. To my astonishment the trial acted like a charm. Send me a full-size bot tle. " Rev. Dr. Morris Wechsler Rabbi of the Cong. Bnai Israel. New York , Jan. 3,1901. Drs. Taft Bros.1 3IedIcine Co. , Gentlemen : Your Asthmalene Is an excel lent remedy for Asthma and Hay Fever , and its composition alleviates all troubles which combine with Asthma. Its success is aston RELIEF. ishing and wonderful. . state hat Asthmalene contains no opium Anur having it cHixiully anaij/.td , we can morphine , chloroform or ether. Very truly yours , REV. DR. MORRIS WECHSLE3. Avon Springs , N. Y. , Feb. 1 , 1901. Dr. Taft Bros. ' Medicine Co. . Gentlemen : I write this testimonial from a sense of duty , having tested the wonderfu effect of your Asthmalene , for the cure of Asthma. My wife has been afflicted with spas . exhausted own skill as well as many others modic asthma for the past 12 years. Having my windows on 130th street. New York , I at once obtained sign I chanced to see your upon your a bottle of Asthmalene. M y wife commenced taking it about the flrst of November. I very soon noticed a radical improvement After using one bottle her Asthma has disappeared and she Is entirely free from all symptoms. I feel that I con consistently recommend the medicine to all who are afllicted with this distressing disease. Yours respectfully , O. D. PHELPS , M. D. Feb. 5 , 1901. Dr. Taft Bros. Medicine Co. . I have trlt d numerous remedies Gentlemen : I was troubled with Asthma for 22 years. and started with a trial bottle. . I advertisement but they have all failed. ran across your I fout'd relief at once. I have since purchased your full-size bottle , and I am ever grateful I have family of four children , and for six yeass was unable to work. I am now in the best of health and am doing business every day. This testimony you can make such use of you see lit. S. RAPHAEL. 67 East 129th St , City. . Home address , 235 Rivington str Trial Bottle Sent Absolutely Free on Receipt of Postal. Do not delay. Write at once , addressing DR TAFT BROS. ' MEDICINE CO. , 79 East 130th St. N. Y. City. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. Please mention this paper when writing to advertisers. II The Names and Memory of Three Great est and Grandest Men of the Age Will Live Forever LINCOLN , GARFIELD AND M'KINLEY assassinated while serving their country. The lives of these men should be a ' and inspiration for every man , woman and child. i'Uide -beautiful picture , size 16x20 , giving We have finished at a great expense a - and correct biography "of each , ' which includes the last perfect likeness this beautiful work of words uttered. The artist who designed and grouped at the splendid results achieved. The to feel gratified art has every reason will touch a responsive chord in the heart of everyone who sees It. picture in territory. The sales will " to act as our representative your want "We you ' be enormous ; the profits large.Ast at once ; tomorrow may be too la'te. Ke- mit in stamps if moreconvenient. . $ -25 Sample copy , postage prepaid 50 Three copies , postage prepaid COMMONSENSE BOOK CONCERN , Publishers' Building , Omaha , Neb. Please mention this paper when writing to advertisers. COUNTRY PUBLISHERS CO. , OMAHA , Vol. 4-No. 49-1901 The Chicago Limited anj UK East x-0 Chicago , Electric Lighted Train Ticket Officel504Farnan > St of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R. will find in Omaha , jfatrons other important depots the officials of the road present at all Chicago and it is to be of and arrival of all trains , whose special business * e departure Jfcrvice in every way possible to our patrons. . THE IMPROVED K1MBALL BROS. CO. , Mfgs. Council Bluffs , la. - 1051 9th St. - - St. 1010 llth - - Omaha Office , - Chicago Post : The Right Rev. James N. Fitzgerald , Methodist Episcopal bishop of St. Louis , has been vriticised of Pittsburg by some church women because he plays chess. Evidently they hold that a bishop should do nothing more exciting than sit and twirl his thumbs. By the way , we wonder if these critics ever gossip ? Washington Post : The "Holy Ghost- ers" operating in "New York appear to be a species of Dowieites. They don't neglect the cash register. CURED PILES Absolutely Cured Never To Return. A boon to Buff erers. Acts like magic. In reach of everybody. A home treat ment that can be handled to perfec tion in the most humble home. Why suffer so long when you can find out how to be cured at home by address ing Loudon Pile Cure Co..Cordova , 12th & Penn , Kansas City .Mo. The newest floral wonder Is the "Shasta daisy , " originated by a flower grower of California , It measures a foot in circumference , and when one was exhibited recentl yin a florist's window in San Francisco , people liter ally flocked to see it. Georgia farmers and planters are ap pealing to negroes to help them with their turpentine getting. Builders of new cotton mills are greatly concerned as to where they will get hands to rur their mills. THE HOME DAYS. When the goldenrod has withered , ai the maple leaves are red , When the robin's nest Is empty ai the cricket's prayers are said , In the silence and the shadow of li swiftly hastening fall Come the dear and happy home day days we love the best of all. Then the household gathers early , ar the firelight leaps and glows Till the old hearth in its brightne : wears the glory of the rose ; Then the grandsire thinks of storie and the children cluster sweet , And the floor is just a keyboard f < the baby's pattering feet. [ f the raindrops dance cotillions on tl roof and on the eaves , [ f the chill wind sweeps the meadow shorn and bare and bound i sheaves , [ f the snowllakes come like fairie shod in shoes of silence , we Dnly crowd the closer , closer , whei the cheery kindred be. Dh , the dear face of the mother , as sh tucks the laddies in , 3h , the big voice of the father , hear o'er all the merry din ; 3ome and happy homely loved one ! how they weave their spell around 3eart and life and creed and memon in farmstead's holy ground. fVhen the goldenrod has faded , whe the maple leaves are red , TVhen the empty nest is clinging t the branches overhead , ! n the silence and the shadow of th hurrying later fall 2ome the dear days , come the horn days , in the year the best of al Woman's Home Companion. THEEE CALLS. "And do you find many changes ? " The girl was leaning back in he ihair , thoughtfully regarding the ma : ihe had not seen for ten years. "No , I can't say I do. " "You are changed. " "Am I ? " "You are changed both outwardl ; ind inwardly. Then you were no out LOW you are some one. " She looked at him for a moment i : ilence. "I wonder , " she said at last , "if yoi ind me as much changed as I di ou ? " Pie took advantage of the opportun ty she gave him and loked long at he air face. He ignored her remark altogether Why have , you never married ? " h .sked. She clasped her hands at the * back o ler head with a little yawn. "I have been unfortunate , " she said All the men who wanted to marry mi did not care for , and all the men ared for did not want to marry me t is the general 'cussedness' of fate ! ' he finished with a low laugh. "I think it is more due to the gen ral "cussedness' of your own nature , ' ie answered gravely. Her dark eyes twinkled. " ! am afrai < " she said , "ii ou are out of practice , tiaking pretty speeches. And wha .re you going to do now you are hoim gain ? " "I haven't decided about my futun -except in one respect. I hope t < narry. " She turned to him in surprise. "Ari " she asked. ou engaged , then ? He shook his head. "I want to knov C you will be my wife. " A little color crept into her cheeks ' " said. "Yoi 1 wish you wouldn't , she hould remember that you were always ne of the men I did not want t < larry. " "That was in the old days" quietly "Why should there he any different ow ? One could not change one's opin in during an hour's call. " "No ; " he said ; "it was not so mucl ny change in me that I thought woul ( lake you give me a different answei han you did ten years ago as th < hange in yourself and your circunr tances. " "My circumstances are unaltered , ' he said wonderingly , "and as to my- elf " "You are a good deal older than yoi rere ten years ago. " She flushed. "Then if you think I have aged s < vuch , " she cried sarcastically , "whj o you wish to marry me ? " "I never said I wanted to marrj ou , " coolly. "But occasionally one's ympathies become aroused and carrj ne away with them in spite of one'j elf. elf.Her dark eyes flashed fire. 'Sympathies ? " she cried "Wh5 nould I arouse your sympathies ? " "I don't know exactly , but somehou always feel sorry for girls like you pho have to give way to a youngei eneration. " Her hands fell to her sides. Thf normity of his words seemed to stur er. er."You are very kind , " she cried iron- : ally , "but will you please remembei lat I do not require your compassion , lough I can never properly express ly gratitude for your disinterested- ess in asking me to marry you tc ive me from such an end ! " "Not at all" calmly. "I may be old and passe , " she said s he rose , "but I have not sunk quite > low as to require your charity .There re at leastxfour men who would mar- , ' me tomorrow if I consented men ho reallly want to marry me. " "I don't doubt it , " he said gravely , ind I hope you will forgive me if I ive said anything which wounded au. One's sympathies are often mis- laced. You will let me come again , on't you ? " "I shall be charmed to see you , " with igid formality , and then she placed a stless hand in his. But when he had gone she went and jered in the mirror. "Do I look so old ? " she' cried with a itch in her breath ; but she looked for rinkles and gray hair In vain. "When I refused him before , " "she lid reflectively , "he cried. Today 2 laughed , " and she sighed as she irned away. * "It is a long while since you came to see me , " she said , as she sat down her chair after receiving him. - "Yes , a long while. But I have h so much to do that I really haven't h : time. " ' "No ? " She smiled , but her finge were beating an impatient tattoo < the arm of her chair. "I saw you at Hurlingham on Satu ilay , " she went on. "You were wal Ing about with one girl the whole af srnoon. Who is she ? " "Oh , you mean little Milly Danver Did you notice her ? Did you ever si such a pretty girl ? " "Just up from the country , I su ] pose ? " "Yes. Anyone could tell that at oni , vith the fresh color in her face. " "It was not her face that made n " : hink so" scathingly. "It was hi lat. " "Her hat ? " he repeated , blankly. "Yes ; and theway she put it o ; : nstead of the hat being on her heai ler head was rammed inside her ha By their hats ye shall know them , ' " icornfully. He shook his head In a mystifie ray. 'Men don't notice such things , " ri aid. "Don't they ? " skeptically. "I thin hey know pretty well if a woma ooks smart or'not. " "Smart ? Oh , I daresay. But , thei ine would never associate such a wor t'ith Milly Danvers. Sweet simplicit 3 her style. " She tossed her head contemptuously You called me old the other day , * he said , "and now I have discovere hat it is you who have aged mos t is only old men who discover charm ust out of the nursery. " "Milly has left school some months , rying to defend himself ; but she onl apped her foot on the ground wit ome irritability. "Don't you think we have talke nough about Miss Danvers ? " she saic Let us start a topic of some in erest" "Then we will talk about you , " ver romptly. She smiled faintly. "I don't thin hat will be an absorbing subjeci ither , " she said. "Besides , it migi. empt you to b-i as uncomplimentar ; s you were last time , and you woul ot be so amusing twice. " "Did I amuse you , then ? " "You always amused me even in th Id days when" with unnecessary em hasis "you and I were young. D ou remember how you cried then ? " "And did that amuse you ? I wil ry now if it will give you any pleas re. " f "No ! I don't believe you could cr , ow if you chose. I wonder " "And-what do you wonder ? " as sh aused. "I wonder what you would have don ' . I had accepted you the other day. "Perhaps I would not have askei ou to marry me if I had not beei uite certain you would refuse. " Her eyes flashed darkly. "I wish ad said yes. " "I might have kept you to you rord , and what would you have don aen ? " He was watching her very closelj nd she wished her color were mor nder her control. She laughed as naturally as sh ould. "I would have married yoi ut of revenge , " she said. "Well" in a tone of relief "al lings considered it is much bette lat you answered as you did. " "Infinitely so , " she replied , with per aps too much emphasis , and sh atched him afterward as he walke < way from the house straight and tall "He is too good for Milly Danvers,1 ie said , with a little strangled sigh. * * "Come out on the balcony , " she said it is so stuffy inside. " "You look tired , " he said , as. sh irew herself into a chair. "I am tired , " she cried , 'tired of ev ling ; of the eternal treadmill. Sure ' " passionately "one was made fo jmething better than all this. " "Have you only just found that out -slowly. "Only just , and I have had ten yean E it , and yet and yet I expect I shal > me up next season and do the roum ist the same. " "Perhaps things will be changed thei perhaps you will be married. " "Never , " she said restlessly. "I shal ever marry. " "What have become of the four tha anted to marry you ? " "They have gone , thank heaven ! " He looked at her intently. "I wonder if ever during your life , ' ; said , "you will regret any of th ( len you have refused and wish yoi id answered differently. " She laughed mirthlessly. "That would be a just retribution foi y sins , you think ? " she said. "A man who loved you once.woulc -obably love you always. " She laughed again. "I am afraid you know little of hu- an nature , " she said. "Men only tot ion console themselves. There is ar stance of that close at hand. Loot ; yourself ! " "I have not consoled myself' quiet- She looked away from him. "How is Milly Danvers ? " she asked "Milly is very happy. She is jusi igaged. " Her eyes looked even darker in con- ast to the white face she turned tc m. But her voice was quite firm. "Accept" my congratulations , " sh Jd. "You are very kind , hut I don't se hy I am to be congratulated. " "Naturally" in a colorless.even voice "Miss Danvers' engagement implies > urs , too. " "It does not , " he said , a little whim- cally. "You see you were right ; 1 as not old enough for Milly. Hei ince is ten years my senior. " VI am sc sorry for your disappoint- i * . , 4 ment , " she said , gently. "A little help ih worth a world pity , " meaningly. "And how can I help you ? " "By taking the disappointment & away. " He leaned over the flowers on tl balustrade so that he cold look tl better into her face. "I am tired of the treadmill , too , " 1 said. "Don't you think we might bei life better if we faced it together ? " She clasped and unclasped her hant nervously. "I did not mean to rouse your con- passion again , " she said with a sob I her voice. "You have never aroused anythin In my heart , but love " "You said I was old and passe " "Ah , didn't you see that I was acl ing ? " He took her two restless little hand in his. "Dear , " he said , "my love has sur idved the weariness and silence of te long years won't you trust me now ? Her dark eyes were shining throug i mist of tears. "I was afraid I was afraid , " sh : ried , "that you had gone away fror ne forever , and until 1 had lost you lever knew I loved you how I wantei rou ! " Mabel Rabinson in Malnl ; rVbout People. TALK ABOUT WOMEN , Mrs. Indiana Fletcher Williams ha eft $750,000 for the purpose of erectin ; i new college for women in Amhers : ounty , Virginia , as a memorial to he laughter. There were many women delegate it the nineteenth annual convention o ; he American Ornithologists' union ecently held in New York , but non > f them wore bird plumage in thei lats. lats.Miss Miss Frances Keay , a girl student o he University of Pennsylvania , ha > een chosen to compete in the fina rials for the 'varsity team which wil neet Columbia university in the an mal debate. Should the Baroness Burdette-Coutt : ive to witness the coronation of Ed yard VII next June it will Ire the thin vent of the kind she will have wit lessed. At the age of 1G she sav Jeorge IV crowned and she also at ended the coronation of Victoria. Mrs. Carrie F. Cole , editor and pub isher of the St. Croix Falls ( Minn. Itandard , besides running a hand press irinting an edition of 500 to 600 copiei lerself , attends to all the office bus ! less as well as her household work aring for four small children. The German empress has hair almos now white and , while really only i ear older than the emperor , impressei ne as being his senior by a mucl : reater margin. William II does no aok his 43 years. Alma Stancel , a 13-year-old Califor iia girl pianist , has been accorded ai inique honor in Berlin. Countess voi Juelow has invited her to play in thi mperial chancellor's palace in WiL .elmstrasse to an audience of cabinei linisters , diplomats and other dlgni aries. Mrs. J.enkins , wife of Governor Jen > ins of Oklahoma territory , is a Qua er preacher and is noted for her char- table acts. She fills the pulpit of th < seal Quaker church every Sunday anc isits regularly the United States jai a Guthrie and ministers to the ma- erial as well as the spiritual wants o ; he prisoners. Mrs. John A. Logan will , for the firs ime in several years , live this wintei t Calumet Place , her home in Wash- ugton , D. C. She will set apart tht irge wing room on the east side as luseum for the thousands of trophies nd mementos of the late war ownec y her husband at time of his death A California girl only 19 years old Ithel Hobson of Santee Margarita , has he unusual distinction of having her- elf harvested a good crop of grain anc one the threshing for the entire coun- y , barring a gang of men whom sh ( mployed to assist her. She is ex- eedingly feminine in appearance anc lanners , yet she has had no difficulty ither with her patrons or her em- loyes. Last winter Mme. Patti was staying 3r a. few days in an isolated village al he extreme end of Yorkshire. To kil tie monotony of the place the prime onna went one night to a concert giv- n in aid of a certain village institu- ion. Hot half the performers turned p. Appreciating the difficulty , Mme 'atti incognito , of course offered tc blige the audience with a song or two 'hen ' she sang , in her own sweet way iree of her sweetest ballads. At tiu lose the chairman approached and ir Dlemn tone thanked her. "Well nss , " said he"you've done uncommor rell. And although 'Arry Ock , the iggler , who thinks nowt of takin' 'old f 'ot pokers and a-swallorin' needles , : mldn'-t turn up , yet you've pleased us ery considerably , miss. " Cleveland Leader : The Salvation ar- iy has won its way by single-handed evotion , by unreserved self-sacrifice , nd hy a devotion that nothing daunts , ito the darkest recesses of the city's aunts of misery and vice these sol- iers of the cross go fearlessly , worner nd men. They do not go with denun- iations , but with loving appeals.Manj t them can say , and do say"We were 3 you are. We have found the hettei ay. We are here to lead you into it ome ! " And hundreds have followed lese apostles of a loving faith out oj n and wretchedness into a better life , H. C. Thurston , who was the tallest tan in the confederate army , is stil ] vlng in Mount Vernon , Tex. Although feet 7 finches in height , and natur- lly a mark for sharpshooters , he was Bounded only once in all the cam- aigns. "CUHUJ WrttUk AIL fcUsE jr/ULS. / , Brst Coojjh Syrup. Tones Good , use In tlmo. Sold t > r dmcalm. . German physicians arc applylnc a. lew remedy lecithine to the cure of lisease which requires treatment of : he nerves and nutrition. Lecithine ind its compounds are said to have a .endency to increase weight and jrowth. Sleepy grass Is found in New Mexico , Fexas and Siberia. It has a most In- lurlous effect on horses and sheep , aelng a strong narcotic or sedatlve.and. causing profound sleep or stupor last- ng twenty-four to forty-eight hours. The employes of the Crank Trunk railway at Port Huron. Mich. , have raised a fund of $3,000 to establish a lo-operative store where they can pur chase the things they need at lower prices. J. M. Lewis of Altamonte Springs , Pla. , has a curiosity In a blood grape fruit. It is the first year that the tree tias fruited , and the fruit is a reyela- ' Lion to him. There is more Catarrh In this section 3f the country than all other disease put together , and until the last few ears was supposed to be Incurable. For a great many years doctors pro nounced it a local disease , and pre scribed local remediesand by constant ly failing to cure with local treatment , pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional Jisease , and therefore requires consti tutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure , manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co. , Toledo , O. , Is the only constitu tional cure on the market. It Is taken Internally in dises of from 10 dropa to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of th * system. They offer one hundred dol lars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials : Address , F. J. CHENEY CO. , Toledo , O. Sold by Druggists , 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. There are 80,000 persons , men and the law de ivomen , employed in what scribes as gainful occupation working for others for compensation in New Every one who uses Hamlln's Wiz ard Oil to cure pain is never again without a bottle of it. The oldest royal dynasty in the world Is that of Japan , which goes back unbroken for 2,60 Oyears. ' Hamlin's Wizard Oil is an old remc- 3y , andlike an old friend may be de pended on. It cures pain. FREE TUITION , , , in IN Telegraphy , Shorthand or Book-keeping , , . , AT BROWN'S BUSINESS COLLEGE , 12th & Main Sts , , Kansas City , Mo. The Recognized Leader. To a few students who enroll during December or send us $25.00 for a three- nonths term in Telegraphy , Shorthand ) r Beekkeeeping , we will give three nonths free. This offer is good to but > ne person from a town , and Is made : o get representatives from different jlaces. One month free to those who inter between January 1st and 15th. 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"When writing , mention this paper. A GREAT COUNTRY The eyes of all America are turned oward North Dakota's magnificent xops , just harvested. Over 80,000,000 ushels of wheat and 19,000,000 bushels if flax , good 'corn and abundant grasses. Thousands of farmers raised 4 to 18 bushels of flax per acre on new ireaking , now bringing them $1.25 a lushel. Think of your getting free ; overnment land and realizing $25 per .ere for the first breaking ! There is plenty of good government and left , but It Is being taken up fast. Llso excellent-chances'to go Into any uslness in new towns on the "Soo" jine. If you. want free land , or are ooking for good business locations , vrite D. W. Casseday , Land Agent 'Soo" ' Line , Minneapolis , Minn. A cold blooded scientist has just ad- ninstered a death blow to the tradi- ional belief in the "Blue Danube. " He patched the big river for a whole yeac , riving to his studies an hour every norning. The result of these observa- ions was that he found the water t ie brown 11 times ; yellow , 46 ; dark rreen , 59 ; light green , 45 ; grass green , 5 ; greenish gray , 69 ; other shades of rreen , 110 , and that it never had any- hing like the hue with which It is. xedited by the bards. New York has 250 hotels ,