' " WM r u THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M RICE , Tub iKher. TALENT ] NE , NEBRASKA. The Cuban republic has started. Where will It end ? To'the young'man In love distance aoea.not . lend enchantment to the view. A forecast of desirable national con- 'Altlons : less immigration ; more Irriga- -tkm. . . . The easiest way Is to express jrour ; pinlon about a question before you anything about it. , , . The general respect "fory Marconi Is Ulcreasing. He hasrefused , an offe ? of , $1,000 a night for aseries , of lectures. . Ex-Governor Shaw of Iowa was born fen a log cabin. There is no barrier In tte road from the cabin to the cabinet A prominent Frenchman says the Itext great war will be under the sea. Flint , at least , will do to tell the ma- taes. ' A lady never swears and the man who steps on the hem of her skirt and , j tche8 her eye can readily understand that she doesn't have to. If after his coronation is pulled off Edward would make a tourvlth the Shtire aggregation it would draw bet ter than Barnuiu's show. . James Jeffries , the pugilist , has bought a .mine in Colorado. James is fruparing'h'iinsc-if agdins't a rainy-day there will be other champions. , * 'Men are killing their wives these fays entirely too often , " observes an exchange. And that Is true. By the ray , about how often should , men kill their wives ? A Long Island man complains be- fftuse'the saine man has run away with 4wo of his wives. He ought to get out in Injunction on that fellow before he r matrimony again. A New York magistrate has decided that It is a crime lo smoke cigarettes , , 'Jmt It seems to us he takes au extreme 'flew of the matter. The cigarette is the only efficient liool-klller. Professor Leob's discovery of the se- ret of perpetual life is highly Interest- . Jng , but we need hardly look for an Iin- ' $ nediate drop In the cost of life insur- ince. Insurance people are lamentably : - New York customs oflicers seized a man's wooden leg on the ruling that It eonies under the classification of "fur- raiture. " Then there are some ladles tvlu ) ought to be seized - under the clause regarding upholstering. . It is possible that Mr. Marconi's dis- ' to very may .make it unnecessary for 'the goverumeiit to acquire the tele graph linos at tt high price. A few ' .years later , telegraph stocks may look ; t omewhat less robust than they da at "present. With .nearly $3,000,000.000 worth of property destroyed by fire in the United -States during the last quarter of a ceu- tury , the need of an increased supply of .fireproof building material and more rtringeut laws enforcing its use would appear to be in order. The leader of a movement for giving work to Indian .clu'ldren when they leave Canadian schools is called by her grateful proteges by a name which sig nifies. "She makes things go pleasant ly. " It is a hopeful sign that employ ment and agreeable progress are syn onymous terms in the minds of the as- teted. That phopliftlng , like every other in dustry , is being reduced to a science is sbowu by the arrest of a young profes sor of vthe art in whose pocket was found a drawing of the layout of a New York department store. This was getting sj'stem down to a fine point. lcfortunately for the young man his system slipped a cog , as more elabo rate schenies-iire sometimes apt to do. Law eases are usually referred to by names.ijofplaintiff and defendant , as Wilkur.soii vs. Jones. Sometimes a pIcLurcsque feature in .the facts at is sue supplies a more popular name , just as ono of the latest batch of insular decisions ia , , always likely to be known a the "fourteen D'iamoud Rings" case , because these , were the articles which Mr. Pcpkc a returning soldier , brought in from tlio Philippine Islands without payiuont of duty. A'similar suggestive u populartitle was "The"'Smooth Ten- Cent Piece" ' case , decided some years If l ! } 1 1 It. should not be necessary to prove tiuiJigouUuiJJs."jia.v.sbut ! it . .duesHu - mm-lHMU r * ahv.-tytj admire that which apr--aU tx tht-ir better natures. The I things which hist sire Uie things nobly i fusion" ! . A thousand French artists paint pictures of women in red dresses t Jy.'i : . acrjss thu niilroad unck while I the express tniiu rushes down. But it is to i'reu hmnn Millet , with his quiet app-\iip ! ; > nobli ; scntlmonr. or Puvis de ( .rijitv\ij7ue : < . ir.tcnrf-t r of what is soort.--.thay will ; } as ! : i > tho future. Wht'ri' * Ort > i k .iroulr.s was modeling rlie V * iuis > f Milo. v.-bcn llsiphnel in hit Sistine Madonna , was portraying the beauty of matornily : ind fhlldhood , i. were time and Jraj.1/ : the gooll sur- vfviis. Ten million dollars would1 not buv il e Vj'uus of Milo a strnpie. uoWe conception of a noble woman. Snch a sum would buy all the work of thous ands who devoted their lives and tal ent to viclousness. This teaches that the highest success rewards honest , conscientious , moral work. It proves that permanent achievement and hon- I orable , profitable reputation are fouud- , ' ed most securely on good aims , good morals and a good life. A dispatch from London reads : "Cap tain Guy Burrows , who has just retired from the employ of the Congo Free State government after six years' ser vice , declared In on interview to ay that the conditions prevailing In the ; Congo" Free State arc a disgrace to civ ilization. " 'Captain Burrows is not alone In this opinion. Some two or three months back Edgar Canlsin * . an American who had been employed in the Free State for five years , returned to .London in a most hostile frame of mind toward the administration and Its agents. He. said that they were ex hausting the natural wealth of the country by their greedy and wasteful methods , that their monopolies were securing all the profits through their system of tolls and taxes , and that the natives were made to do their bidding at the muzzles of guns and were ruth lessly and wantonly slaughtered. The cruel details of his nan-alive were quite as bad as those of Burrows , who says he has sworn testimony that the Bel- gions keep in good terms with their cannibal mereceuaries by handing over helpless tribesmen to them to be eaten. Replying to Canisius , Baron Dhanls , who watf at the head of divers expedi tious composed of cannibals and cllivil- izers between 1892 and 1895 , , endeav ored to prove that the critic was wrong and to make a showing .on . the credit side of the account , but Cuuisius had1 in the Fortnightly Review H. R. merely added new scandals to old ones. , Browne , secretary of the Aborigines' ( Protective Society , gave a most dam1 aging summary of the works of the j Free State government and of the in- ' sidious policies through which interna- : tlonal agreements have been neutral-J Izod and a tyrannous autocracy estab- lished.He spoke of the enormoud financial gains that bad been made by th& favored monopolies , which , he said , were representative of the unecrupu- , lous zeal in torture , mutilation.and murder shown by approved subordinates ( of a sort that has Major Luthaire for its j most illustrious exemplar , " and added : , "Although neither British/French , Ger- ' ' man , Portuguese nor Italian exploiters In Africa have so clean a record that they con without hypocrisy denounce' ' on ethical grounds the atrocities of the j past twelve years in the Congo State , these atrocities are far more compre hensive , more cold-blooded and more destructive than the offenses of rival ! exploiters. " Altogether it would look | as though civilization and the cannibals were getting along famously in their pleasant partnership , and on this acI count .and some others doubts arise as to whether civilization ought not to rel main at home and attend to its owujj business. Numerous recent events have ! seemed to show that the main differj j euce between It and savagery was one e of weapons. * s c A New "Way to Clean Glasses. t The observant man who is always aware of what is going on about him , and always alert to gather useful infor mation , recently had an interesting ex perience in a Chicago hotel. His atten tion was drawn to an old man , a stran- \ ger , who sat next to him at the table. "Excuse me , " said the observant man , "but do you know what you ore doing ? " "Yes , sir. I am wiping my eyet glasses. " . t "Do you know what you are using ? " "Yea. I ain using a new two-dollar bill. I never use anything but a new bill for that purpose. " "But isn't it mighty expensive ? " "It would be , perhaps , if I took a new bill every time I wiped my glasses and threw it away afterward ; but It is just as good to spend when I am done with it I don't do it for show , or to make a display of eccentricity ; but 1 have found that there is nothing quite so good as a perfectly new bank-note for cleaning glasses. . It cleans them per fectly , and never scratches the surface of the glass. Make a note of it" The other man did KO , and In turn baa passed the recipe on to his friends. It may be n. new Idea , to many persona who wear spectacles. Youth's Com panion. Vicarious Vitror. An. Incident of Mr. Gladstone's mem orable Midlothian tour is recalled by the London Chronicle , . One day there was a great hand-shak ing ordeal at the window of the states man's railway carriage , and although the spirit was willing , the flesh was rapidly growing weak under It A stalwart young policeman who accom ; panied Mr. Gladstone proved equal to - the emergency. Crouching behind the j p great man. and thrusting his hand un der Mr. Gladstone's Inverness cape , the muscular fellow gave each coiner in turn a grip that had no lack of cor diality. "The old man's uncommon veegorous at his time o' life , " observed one un-j suspecting Scot , stroking his fingers as j . " he moved away. j L "He is that , " concurred another of i the policeman's victims"but did ye j J notice his nails ? " The obvious inference is that they were in mourniug for the occasion. Hugo Trade in Petroleum. The home consumption of .petroleum was 1.300,000,000 gallons ; the exports W.ere 1.081,000,000 gallons. It Is said the Lord lores a cheerful giver , and we hare often , wondered if he loves the poor , wretched husband of the cheerful giver , wb hoc to pay th , bills. KOM OF THE FROCK COAT IS SOUNDED. Does tne present-day rearing apparel epreaeut the maximum of comfort ami frarmth with the minimum weight ? In ddition , is it the most becoming we an wear ? To these questions Lord Ronald Suth- rland Gower recently- London gave m emphatic negative. "I have no wish to deaign a dress Fhich shall be beautiful at the expense if utility , nor do I wish only one class tf society to benefit , " said Lord Gower. IVIth slight modifications the proposed formed dress could be worn by all lasses. It Is only a question of ma- erlal not of cut "To begin at the top. The silk hat bast go. I fed especially strongly V W EYENINQ AND BUSINESS 8U1T. ibout this article of headdress. It is aeavy ] , hideous and unhealthy , and should be discarded in favor of u Hora- burg I , for instance , or a soft felt hat , lomething I between a cavalier's and a New 1 South Wales Lancer's in shape. " "You say that the silk hat Is the only sue ! that can be worn with the frock > oat" "Granted but why retain the frock joat i ? It suits very few men , and its length ! adds to the weight on the shoul- lers. : Let the man who would dress lensibly I dispense with tails and wear a lather : short coat not too abbreviated b 1 which I am sure he will look well ind i feel comfortable. "My most radical recommendations apply J to the nether garments. The un graceful { trousers should be replaced tvith f close-fitting knee breeches , coming below t the knee and fastening with three t buttons , and silk stockings and neat buckled or laced shoes would com plete t a serviceable costume. "As for the ladies , I cannot criticise their t toilet They always look charm- Ing. I " Lord Ronald frankly admitted that he 1 had not the courage to adopt his re- j formed t costume at once. However , ha j' ' has I not worn a silk hat for years , the. last I occasion being a royal garden , party. "I don't think the present period ia the ugliest in the history of inin's ' dress. " he admitted , "but that is not j i saying u great deiil. In 1S40 , in my. ' opinion , the high-water mark of down-j right ugliness was reached ; but we art ) nearly as bad to-day. " "The only way to get a sensible style of dressing generally adopted , " con- eluded Lord Ronald , "is to wear it in one's own home and among our Inti mate friends. Thea a body of us may visit a theater in reformed attire but it , wlll need a lot of courage. " Lord Ronald Is forming in Great Britain a league of dress reformers , in the hope of bringing about a revolu tion in men's attire. WIND MOTOR BICYCLE AWAKENS MUCH INTEREST. The Bettis "wind motor" may be de- icribed as the paramount curiosity of he Stanley bicycle show in England , .t consists of a rotating fan. set in ino- ion ou meeting a wind , and two sets > f beveled gearing at the ends of a re- rolving shaft. The spindle of the fan s attached to the upper pair of cogs , vhich turn the shafL This operates the ecoud pair , which are In front of the rank bracket , and they In turn engage rith a toothed wheel which sets the rank axle in motion. London-Made Clothes in Gothnui. London tailors make n fortune in ? ew York every spring and fail. They end their representatives over from -ondou ancl the latter put up at the jest hotels in New York City and take unumerable order for suits of clothes rom the younger members of the swell lubs who cannot go over and who de- ire to own English clothes with the , I English mark in the neck of the coat. \Yiicrein It Failed. "Why didn't the tenor sing to-uight ? le has such a sympathetic voice. " "Well , the reason he didn't sing was hat his voice wasn't sympathetic mough to touch the manager for a veek's , salary overdue. " Philadelphia Julletin. Before we die we hope to be warm ne winter , and not b worried by mrsting water pipec. I JOHN MURREL , THE OUTLAW. KotorionaBandit and His Gans Defied Officials for Twenty Veari * . Many notorious bandits nud train robbers have terrorl ed the Western plains for many years and It Is inter- : esting to recall incidents of the life of some desperado , like John Murrel , who defied the law for more than 20 years. Many lives and many hundreds of thousands of dollars were the trib utes levied on the country by Murrel and the gang that he so adroitly or ganized and masterfully ruled. The government officials were ever on hla trail Murrel's adoption of his criminal ca reer was dellbaterate. Of gentle birth , hia boyhood was quietly passed OB a Louisiana plantation. The de ir to . accumulate million * seized him , and us ! be had no desire to acquire money j through the ordinary avenues of sue- ' ' cess he chose & safe and comfortable form of piracy to be practiced on the ' Ohio and Mississippi rivers. At that time , 1820 , these rivers swarmed with flatboats ladem with all manner of pro duce and manufactured goods , some times bearing quantities of gold and silver coin and other government val uables. One of Murrel's first moves was to organize a band of 40 picked men and establish headquarters , which he did at Cave-in-Rock , Illinois. About 800 yards from the entrance were stabled his 20 horses and near by a year's pro vision for them. The opening of the cave , which faces the Ohio river , la more than 60 feet In diameter. From a long corridor filled with wonderful ta- , lactites deceptive passages branch off at frequent intervals. Murrol's own room was reached by a ladder. Miles of underground passageway would serve now as then to bewilder the un initiated hopelessly. One of these routes , however , led over a distance of 30 miles to Equality , Gallatin Coun ty. This provided an Infallible escape for Murrel and his confederates. In the long interval between 1820 and 1850 hundreds of boats were captured by the gang , their own men placed In charge , and tiie boat's crew and pas- sengers held prisoners in the cave while the pirates took the cargo South , assumed the real owner's name , sold out the contents and returned to the cave with the booty. Not infrequently would the captives be released later to return as best they could to their homes. A pretty and winsome lady was always a prize for the outlaws , and the number that lived and died In the cave "with the gang will never be known. Murrel's performances had been no torious for many years before the com- . merce of the central West demanded relief. He pillaged so long .and successi : fully that he amassed an immense for1 tune. The government placed a reward of $ oO,000 for his head. Trouble com- menced among the members of the notorious gang and many - deserted Murrel. Some had become West In. dia pirates , others had settled in far- off localities , unknown to the world , i and the old leader himself had grown I gray in crime. j t In 3849 Murrel was betrayed by one l of his followers and treacherously shot. & His head was offered to the govern- J5 inent for the reward , but the bargain i was never completed , owing In part to the murderer's fear that his own lif would be jeopardized by the act J > r. Abbott and Baseball. By a ludicrous mistake a notice from the captain of the Harvard University * baseball team was sent to the Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott Doctor Abbott is one of the university preachers , and his name appears in the catalogue next to the baseball player for whom the summons was intended. The card he received read : "I. Jones is anxious to have you come out for fall baseball practice. " I Doctor Abbott sent the following let w ter to Dr. Eliot , President of the Uni versity : t "Dear Dr. Eliot : I am very muci a gratified to find from the enclosed posj j tal card that I have been selected foi vv the fall baseball 'squad. ' Do you sup- pose my work as university preachei will interfere with this latest appoint ment ? "Moreover , I am not quite sure that my record and standing as an under graduate makes ine eligible for th nine. Do you suppose Captain Jonei has locked this matter up thoroughly js before selecting me ? I should be exu tremely sorry to have any smgestiot i g. of professionalism attach itself to th ' . . nine for the coming season through mj f' selection , and I should like to have th < _ manager and the captain understand that I am quite ready to withdraw from the 'squad' if it Is for the best in terest of Harvard athletics that J snould do BO. j "I should have preferred to be' ii football ! "Yours sincerely , Lyman Abbott' A Modern Nirurod. Where are you going ? Kllifion Only off for a day's shoot In/ ? . Jmison Great snakes ! With tha , ' carload of freight ? I'.illsou Those boxes contain books the latest and most complete compen diunis of the game laws of the State don't want to shoot anything out 01 season. New York Weekly. Hia Complaint. First Farmer Blest if I think th Agricultural Department is any goo < at all ! Second Farmer What's the trouble' First Farmer Well , I wrote to 'ein t < Dnd out how high wheat was goln' t go , an' I couldn't get no satisfaction a- all. Puck. _ We punish each other , aad them t l active the flerfl Js. BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN | Made Well and Strong by Pe-ru-na. ; ; \ j ' HESTEFT ROXENIO ROBBING A Doctor's Little Daughter n n Cured of Grip by Pe-ru-na. itIt It Dr. R. Robbins. Physician and Surgeon Itsi of Mu.skopee , Indian Ter. . writes : si "I have been a practiernj : physician for ' a good many years andvns always slow to take hold of patent medicines , but sc this winter uiy little girl and myself were taken with the grip. I was so bad 1 scsi was not able to sit up. I sent for a doc si tor , but he did uie no sjood. sio "Finally I sent and yot a bottle of Poruna > and commenced to trke it. 1 ntPi took ttvo bottles and my cough was ; ione Pi and inj lungs loosened up and uiy bead IV became clear. My little girl took the IVre same way. "It loohed as though she wncl t die , she was so 5/cft. / gave h ° r tnedJcir.c , a ' but it seemed to do her IL tic good , so sent and got one more bottle of Pe- wna find commin-eii to give It to hrr. w . It * as only a short time until she was fl get'lng along all right , so I h-e your llj medicine , Perum , the praise tor what lljvi It did for me atd my ( lias l.ttle daugh viT ter. " Dr. / ? . ftobblns. T " CANDY CATHARTIC Unuine stamped C C C. Never sold In balk. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "fomeihing juit as tfood. " Slightly Mixed. "Who was Ananias ? " asked the ! unday school teacher. After a thoughtful pause a band cent up toward the foot of the class. "Very well , Tommy , " said th encher ( , "you may tell us who AIJ- nias ; was ? " "Please ' " - " raa'arn" said-Tommy "he ruz th' feller wot said he swollered whale.5 PUTNAM : FADELESS DYES do net tain the hands or spot the kettle. Beautiful liegonla Plaut. One of the prettiest ; plants for ome decoiation shown hy the florist > a begonia with delicate paie pink looms | that intermingle with the ark-green leaves ID a way that dc- ghts ' the eye , A good sized plant asts 81.50. 81.50.Co Co "My wife had a deep-seated cough for three years. I purchased two bottles of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral , large size , and it cured , her com * pletely. " J. H. Burge , Macon , Col. Probably you knew of cough medicines that re lieve little coughs , aft coughs , except deep ones ! The medicine that has been curing the worst of deep coughs for sixty years is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Tbmtftw:25c.0c.1. ytrar doctor. It he 5273 tata it , tbaa de sa he BXJ * . If he telU you not t * v u , then dim't take it. lie knows , Lrc It Witt him. W * an winiDR. J. C , AYEB CO. , Lowell. Mrs. Schafer , 430 Pope Are. , St Jlo. . write * : "in the early part of last year i to you for advice for my daughter four years of age. "She has been a puny , iyf - - - - _ . - child since her birth. She had cojjJK sions and catarrhal fevers. I was JW23 commenced to " * doctoring until we She strong a d Peruna. grew Peruna U a wonderful tonic : the medicine I hare ever used. Schafer. , .ij f M Mrs. C. B. Long , the mother of httiti Uina Long , writea frem Atwood , Goto. , a follows : "We can never thaak you emougb for the change you have made in our 1UU o.-e'a n al.b. Before ah beg ; n tak-j Inir your Peruna si e suffered every- tmu , in the way of coughs , colds an * cr u , but n w sue has ia G i not quit * bottle or Peruna. is well ana strong as sns Uas ever been in her life. She na iiotha ; the croup one.since she beyan takin * Peruna , an i wuen she has a little eoht a few uooed of Peruna fixes her out all' ru-ht. We can nf ver praiso K. /nouijh. " Mrs. C. E. Long. Mrs. G. W. Heard , of Howth , . Texas , writes to Dr. Hurtman i * regard to her baby girl , Ituth : "My little girl had some < fe of the bowel . She was A nere skeleton mnd we aid not think she vould e ver get well. A tier giving her es - than one hot le of Peruna she was ound and well. A'ow she has a gootf 'ppeti e anJ is a pfciure oi health. " Mrs. Heard also writes in regard to he * on , Carl : "My son's cars had teen affected Incc he was a baby only a few months id. Ths last year I thought he had tmost lost his hearing and had a local hysiclan treating him for about six eefss. Finally I begun giving him yoay cmcdy , and after he hid : taken two ottics he was entirely cured. I cannot raise Peruna enough. " fllrs. G. HV 'card. If yon do not receive prompt and natia- nrtory results from the usiof Peruna , rite at once to Dr. llartman , giving a nil statement of your case , and he will e pleased to give you his valuable ad- ice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman. President ef "he Uartman Sanitarium , Columbus , O. 4 Berlin has a little circus in which the performers are trained ants. Thejr ( lance , turn somersaults , draw minia- } ture wagons , fight sham battles and ; perform other wonders. A school teacher in Frome. Eug- land , sent this to the father of one of his pupils : "I beg to inform you1 that in my opinon your son is suffer- ] ing from myopia , and bis case re-i quires prompt attention. " The uex& day the boy brought back this writ ten request : "Mister please knoct it out of jim as I aint got time. " A Ranchman's .Experience ; . Lea , S. D. , March 3. Wm. H. Xeelen. , a ranchman , whose headquarters ar& here , ea.ys : " 1 have been afflictedwith Kidner Trouble for several years. I had a very severe pain in the small of my back , so bad that I could scarcely sit in the- saddle. "I also had a frequent desire to uri nate when riding and the pain and am- noyance I endured was very greut. * * " 1 trie : ! many medicines without get- ' ting any better till at last I was tohl to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. "I have used In all six boxes of thls- medicine and can say that they have- done me more good than anything else I ever used. "I have had more relief and comfort since u.sing Dodd's Kidney Pills than I had for years before. " M. Tessipoff a Russian naval sur- geon.has been experimenting with ao apparatus for taking photographs of the sea bottom at any depth. His. efforts have been so successful that reliable records of submarine life may be reckoned among our available sources of biological knowledge. Many School Children Are Sickly. MotlierGray's Sweet Powders for ChlWren. suc cessfully ug l by Moth r Gray , a nursein Chiidreu'a ilntr.e. : ww } ork , break up Cold * iu 21 hours , cure jhevenrhness. Headache , itotnat-h TroaWw , Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms Tea thousand t stimonials. T lEY NEVER * FAIU At al ! UrusrgMs' . 25Sample mailed FKEE Ad- dr si , ALUM S. OLMSTUD , Le Boy. New York. Men with a will regard it as a weakness to confess defeat on any ar gument. A curious remedy for cholera was mplicity relied upon by supersti tious Persians less than a hundred V. years aco. The afflicted rolled a leaf of the Koran into a pill and swai- owed it. As a rule negroes hare beter bear- eg than white people.