Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, April 10, 1902, Image 6
! IHE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT L M RICK , Pnb labor. TALENT1NE , NEBRASKA. There nre some men who * : m stand prosperity nor adversity. A theatrical angel is probably so- wiled because his inonev has wings and The name of an umbrella doesn't ncc- . Rsnrily belong to the man who has the -juubrella. -Distance of manner does not lend en to a young man's views of a girl. "Upward , ever upward , " Is now Chl- motto , the skyscraper limit hav- bcen taken off. WluU a jolly world this would be If tie millionaires would shut up and 'their money talk. Germs of lockjaw have been discov ered at the national capital. They have very remiss in their business. Almost any one can have the cour of his convictions when he Is sure tie won't lose anything by It. professor says people may Mm to be 150 years old. Of course ay , but very few of them do. A man has been sent to jail for five aomths for stealing an umbrella. Jus tice saast have been peeping that tin ; ? . could be used to better ad- by most people were it not for the Difficulty In penetrating their dis- * f these fellows who kill their wives ad then commit suicide would only the order it would be more kind of railroad merger is that which two moving trains try to pass the same track hi the center of a tunneL JL rich Chicago man put $6,800 into a erar. Most people would prefer a safe ty deposit box , but there is no account- fac millionaires. Senator Hoar gets all the anar- sent away to some remote island turn his attention to the peo- * rho prod with their elbows hi a biggest beggars in this country r&tne big universities. The more they the more they seem to need. A of millions only satisfies the crav- moDientarily. Catching contagion from unclean Jtaak notes Is again exploited In the etrspapers , but as usual the great ma- jerfty do not bother about the conta- ao that they are able to catch the Philadelphia Enquirer wants to "whether a man owns his own trains ? " That depends. If he is in ydfitfcs for office and office only , some * e-e3se owns his brains , as well as his Jbceeches. . mathematician has calculated that streets of heaven occupy 124,198- OT.000,000,000,000 cubic feet. This MjrtC comforting to persons who live In mortal fear that they may be Jammed up against disagreeable neigh- fcooi in. that better land. The upbuilding of the West depends the occupancy by settlers of ev- acre of ground capable of Intensive 'CQltfration. No scheme of disposing of the public lands which shuts out the Mali settler can promote its develop- ueat by making the West more popu- , Gfcand opera will never command the wide appreciation and It will never reach the general vogue In this country that t enjoys abroad until It can be heard for $1. The big music halls are t&e first step toward the solution of the -problem of how to make grand opera f > ny. It must appeal to the masses. It ooat be within the reach of persons of moderate means before it can be sure < rf unvarying success from a box-office jnrint of view. The trouble Is that the majority of ( he citizens nre not practical in their politics. The so-called practical poli tician is one that never forgets his self ish Interests. If all citizens were sim ilarly attentive to their own interests , J which depends on the welfare of the city , they would be scrupulous in all the duties of citizenship and on election day would bear in mind that they are voting for men who will conduct the business of the voters. There will always bo party leader- Hliip. as thero has always been. Men of exceptional 'capacity will go to the frciit by the force of brains , which Is something very different from the boss n ruling by the cohesive power of public u plunder. The one appeals to the In o telligence and patriotic impulses of the a people. The other lives , moves nxid has his being by liis control of party patron- ngi' in all its varied forms. The leader is n natural evolution of our political fa system. * "TI boss comes from a selfish , fas fab and de- ofiice-gotting money-grabbing - b * * uloi > mcnt as a way of absorbing po litical powr. E .V thin , very hard-working man of e .Wall street , one of those who make v , or $20,000 a rear and struggle Vt to keep what they have away from the others , was looking gloomy when a friend paid to him : "I wish I was aa much of a millionaire us you are. " Said the other : "You are dreaming. I am no millionaire. " But lie soon admitted that he was a millionaire at least in this sense , that he possessed that for which he would not take a million. His friend said to him : "flow much cash would you take for that new baby of yours ? Would you take n million ? " The reply was. of course : " 'Not a mU- lion , or a hundred millions , or all tlie money in the world. " And then fol lowed the usual sud result of asking a fond father about his child. "Say , have I told you about those two boys ? 1 catch cold in the head all the time standing on the bridge watching the trains go through the tunnel. I am not exaggerating when I say that my older boy , little as he is. knows more about engines and railroads than I do and the youngest keeps me In the Zoological Garden all day Sunday. He knows all the animals and can Imitate them all. I am going to make a naturalist of him , " etc. , etc. , etc. After about fif teen miuues of this , allowed to tell a few remarkable things about bis chil dren , a few extraordinary plans for their eduaction and the chance he meant them to have , he was quite ready to admit that If he was not a millionaire , he was a good deal better off In some ways. The man who wants money and the power of self-indul gence Is usually not very patient when you talk to him of his other blessings. But as a matter of fact , the actual money is the least important of all. We simply strive for it It Is a phase of modern life. Our existence would b barren , utterly worthless , but for the children , worth ten thousand millions apiece , the friendships that lend color to life and the true affections thaf make the years pass quickly. That Is a gratifying discovery which President Eliot has made with regard to the effect of success or failure in athletic sports on the number of stu dents enrolled at Harvard. It appears that this effect , one way or the other , Is so small as to be negligible. Har vard victories do not mean an increase in attendance. Harvard defeats do not mean a decrease. Young men seem to go to Harvard for reasons quite apart from the strength or the weakness of last year's crew or team. Here Is a lesson that certain other colleges might lay to heart It has been in. many places a theory Implicitly sanctioned , if not openly avowed , that athletics must Te fostered In order to spread the fame of the university and attract students to its doors , A good football team has been held to be one of the necessary features of a successful Institution of learning. Hence the efforts of the fac ulty as well as of the students to get a good team together. Hence the strug gle between rival colleges to secure the services of the best players from the preparatory schools. Hence the bringing in of blacksmiths and brake- men to stay In college till the end of the football season. Hence the resort to every kind of questionable method in the frantic attempt to win. It has been j winning , not playing , that has been uppermost In the minds of coaches , managers and students. A defeat for the team has been regarded as a blow to the college. This exaggerated notion of the value of athletics has done great harm. It Is well that students should take exercise. It Is not so well that their taking of exercise should develop Into a vast system of athletic exhibi tions meant to advertise the college and leading to ugly features of profes sionalism. The act of contest between man and man and between team and team Is not without Its educational ef fects. Wbat needs to be eliminated Is the glorification of athletics at the ex- lense of other more important elements In college training. President Eliot has shown that perhaps colleges are mis taken In thinking tbat their prowess with the oar or at the bat has a great deal to do with their material prosper ity. At any rate , he has shown that the two things have no connection at Harvard. The great work of the uni versity goes on whether the teaoic win or not This Is as It should be. A Task for the Cook. A good story Is told of a certain man who had suddenly become rich whose desire to "show himself off" was only exceeded by his Ignorance. At dinner one day one of his guests , a well-known literary clergyman , said : "I dined at X's , and he gav us a capital epigram at dessert. " The "new rich" was humiliated. Hft had no epigram. After his guests were gone he called his cook. "Didn't I give you carty blanchy for this dinner ? " he demanded. - "Yes , sir you did , sir. " replied the cook. "And didn't I tell you to have every thing that anybody had ? " "Yes , sir-you did. sir. " "Yes. Well , now it seems that at X's they have epigrams at dessert , andi good ones , too , aucl folk miss "em when they come here. Now , you'll have to serve up epigrams , and. what's more , cook 'em better than any one else ! " a Charcoal for Turkeys. 1 : It has been ascertained by experi- t ; ment that turkeys that get charcoal ! f mixed with their food get heavier than \ s others , and their meat is more tender t and better flavored. 1) ) 1)t t : Tea Plant in India. > In India the tea plant is naturally a j , tree , but by means of pruning it is kept small that It seems to be ouly a bush. > Only the unexpected interests us. > History records the race won by Hint > easy-going tortoise , but soys never a * ' word about the many previous races ° > won by the bare. ' A liifthijr Machine. The device shown is just the thing for the farm that is operated bj one man with occasional help , as many farms are run. A platform , of any di mensions desired. Is built of heavy oak planks with a hole cut in the middle in which is inserted a post made of timber three or four inches square. A slot is cut in this post to extend nearly one-half its length , and is an inch and a half wide. The lever should be made of timber one and a half inches wide so as to fit snugly in the slot This lever is bolted into position. A number of v LIFTING MACHINE. holes should be bored through this lever so that n longer arm may be had on one side of the post when wanted ; as a rule the lever works best when it extends about double the distance on one side. If the object to be moved is heavy It may be best to spike the plat form to the ground , which may be read ily done by the use of long wooden pegs driven through boles bored in each cor ner of the platform. It will be noticed that two holes are bored In the post , below where the lever arm is fastened , permitting the operator to lower the a : in to suit the work he has to do. This 111'ter will be found very handy in mov ing logs , grain In bags and other heavy things which must be handled on the farm. Growing 8orjhnm for Stock. The failure of the corn crop last year will induce farmers to plant more or less of other/things the coining season. Alfalfa , millet sorghum and speltz will all be tried , and in some localities one or more will be found a most de sirable addition to crops for stock. The culture of sorghum Is extending , and tests have proved that its culture is not confined to favored sections , but that It can probably be grown with success wherever corn can be grown. The plant is drought-resisting , It yields heavily and the stalks , If properly cured , are eaten and relished by all farm stock. The main trouble experi enced with sorghum Is in the curing the 1 crop seems to be as easily raisrnl as corn , but it is best cured under cover by setting It In small shocks along the wall of a shed. It may be cured In the field , like corn , if put up In small shocks. Every farmer with cows or swine should give up an acre of ground this spring for sorghum. You may not be able to grow it wrth full success this year , but will learn its needs thoroughly , so that the next sea son it will be a success. Horae-Made Milk Aerator. It pays to use some standard device for aerating and cooling the milk drawn fresh from the cows. The aera tioii of warm milk is very important when several cows are milked. For ft small quantity of milk in shotgun cans a home-made device can be utilized. The accompanying cut Illustrates Its con- MILK AICUATOR. struction and use. Procure a good hand bellows and havj i tinsmith solder on a small tin tube. nrlth a "rose" attachment at the bot- ( torn , somewhat like that shown at A n the cut. B represents a brace sol- lered on to make the attachment more rigid. A clamp con be attached at C to fasten to the edge of the cnn , though : he bellows can be easily operated tvlthout. It may be necessary to extend : he tube of the bellows at D. This ar- angeuieut will work satisfactorily In . julckly arenting a can of warm inilk j md can be done while the can is setting n water to cool down. Hoard's Dairy- nan. ( Does Sheep-Snistnj ; Pay. a To this the raiser question sheep on t and at n low value will undoubtedly t , and the man high mswer yes on price j and no. It would seem as it' SOUK'i i hlug was wrong with this state of af- 'aiw. Year by year the raising of heep in large numbers changes from Jie high price farm to the one where and is cheap. It may be true that in he East where farms are held at rices more than double tbat asked for and In sections of the West farmers aiu not afford to raise sheep , yet why lot ? In a.ny section where sheep can e raised without the winter season f feeding being too long sheep should e raised with profit regardless of the and value of the farm , within reason , f course. It Is largely n question of " ntelligent management , just as with any other croy. Everything seems to point to a decided change in methods during the coming years , and the thoughtful farmer with some knowl edge of sheep raising Is beginning to feel that by keeping up the fertility of his farm he can raise sheep as profit ably for his market as his distiut com petitor for his. The Ideal Farm Home. Forty years ago this subject would have meant something quite different from what it does at present , says In- , diana Farmer. Then a plain frame building , vrith plastered walls and a brick chimney would have seemed a great advance on the double log cabin , with its stick and mud chimney at either end , the well sweep in the yard , chickens roosting In the trees or in the front yard was not deemed out of place in early days , and shade trees , shrubbery and flower beds were ex ceptional , If not unknown. The Ideal farm home as we now re gard It , must have many ornamental features and numerous conveniences that in pioneer days were unthought of. As to externals our first thought Is regarding walks and drives. They should be dry and clean. Mud should not be tracked into the house , and to prevent this gravel should be used freely , not only to make walks to barnyards and outhouses , but to build drives from the road in front to the wagon shed In the roar. A shed or covered way ought to extend from a side porch of the house to the drive so the ladies can enter or depart from the carriage dry shod. It must have a telephone connecting with all the neighborhood and the towns and vil lages near. It can have a dally mail , which it easily can have if the roads are what they ought to be. It must have shade trees , vines , shrubbery and flowers in the blue-grass lawn , and a small fruit as well as a vegetable gar den , well stocked with the best varie ties and well tended , and it should be convenient to the kitchen , so as to be most available and useful. Shield for the Cram per. J. F. Granger , of Waukesha County , Wisconsin , writes Iowa Homestead : "I enclose a sketch of a cood nlan to k n a horse that Is an habitual craraper from getting his A tail over the line and giving trouble. Buckle two lengths of light leather from hip strap arouud the tail above the breeching , making it fit easily and loosely over the tail. From the buckle of the crupper on each side fasten a perpendicular strap on each side of the rump. Make leather network down to the bottom piece , and one will have a device tha will let the horse switch his tall and a the same time will prevent any trouble coming from getting his tall over the lines. " Wheat as Stock Feed. The Topeka State Journal says that a miller and grain dealer in McPherson , Kan. , says there is less wheat in Mc Pherson County than for many years at the same date. The scarcity of corn and it § high price have led many to feed it to stock. He claimed to know of some who bad fed out 5,000 bushels and one man , who sold 7,000 bushels last July , had since bought 8,000 bush els to feed oat , and another had bought 15,000 bushels for the same purposi. He estimated the amount fed on the farms in that county at not less than 500 bushels on each farm , and the to tal as not less than half the crop of 1001. While we think these figures n may be a little exaggerated , or more than a little If applied to more than the one county , we do not find fault if h they are true. Though In the Eastern States , we used to think wheat flour bread a luxury compared to that made from corameal , or "rye and Indian meal. If the farmers there cau grow wheat so that it costs less than corn , let them feed it , as It has about the same nutritive value. Not many years ago the farmers of Kansas and Ne It braska were reported as burning their corn because a ton of it would not buy a ton of coal , and made a better fire. Now if a bushel of ground wheat will fatten as many steers or hogs as a bushel of cornmeal , and costs less , let them use It. American Cultivator. ti tia Beet Pulp aa Feed. .Seven thousand sheep and loO steers Ci are on feed on the beet pulp at the CiU Fort ] Collins ( Colo. ) sugar refinery. The si company also sells the pulp at 30 cents per ton. and the sheep eat between ten ' and fifteen pounds of It each day , Ic while each steer tucks away from 100 to 150 pounds daily and often bawls for more. The feeding is largely of II the experimental order as yet. The IIcl officials say that they will import some fr grain in order to finish the animals tl properly before sending them to mar ket. Cost of Keeping a Hen. There is considerable difference of y , < opinion as to how much it costs to keep ol hen. The cost depends upon the hen's olbi ability to forage. It is a saving and bi clear gain to convert refuse into eggs o and mea' The cost of keeping a hen el : has been variously estimated at from 50 cents to $1.50 a year. It costs more iu the Northern States than in the Southern States. It costs more if the n hens are confined than if they are al lowed to run. A Barn for the Cows. \v ' in barn with Don't keep cows same > other stock. Time is money , therefore Jie barn should be convenient for clean ing out , for feeding and for getting cows In and out It should allow an abundance of sunshine. ' The te * dollar note , known as the "Buffalo Bill. " has on It the face of a suicide , Meriwether Lewis. p HOW THEY DO ABROAD. En London They Fine Those Who Over- crowd Street Cura. Henry Cuthbert. a journalist of Old Broad street , city , was summoned n North London court for assuuitiiu Thomas John Whiting , managing di rector of T. J. Whiting & Sons. Limit- ed. of Fiusbury. II. W. UouulkiT Kance. LL. D. , appeared for the coin- plainant and G. V. Young defended. The complainant said that on thoj morning of the IGtb of November he was a passenger from Ba.-uet to Broad street. The train pulled up at Dalston Junction and as there were already two passengers in the carriage over the rec ognized number he ( Mr. Whiting ) re seuted the attempt of the defendant to enter. A porter assisted the defendant and when the carriage door was open ed the defendant pulled him ( Mr. Whit ing ) out and himself got in , and in the struggle his hand was hurt. Mr. Fordham You protested to the porter putting more people Into an overcrowded carriage and still he did so ? The Complainant Yes. Mr. Fordham 1 may lie unreasona ble , but I know 1 should have protest ed. It is abominable that passengers should be so inconvenienced and quite time that people knew that they tia\e no right in an already full carriage. But the company does not appear t care so long as it can sell its tickets. Mr. Whiting ( continuing ) said the de fendant and he traveled in the samt > carriage to Broad street and when he got there he wanted to give the latter into the custody of a .railway police man. Mr. Fordham But he did not take him ? Mr. Whiting No. Mr. Fordham-The railway constable is in a different position from the ordi nary one. Tlu-y dress him up to Imi tate the others , but he has no powers. He is really only a sort of scarecrow. . ( Laughter. ) The defendant said Mr. Whiting stepped out of a carriage. He ( defend ant ) thus saw an opportunity for a seat and stepped in. A railway porter was called for the defense. He admit ted trying to put another passenger in to an already overcrowded carriage. His duty was to find seats for the peo ple. ple.Mr. Mr. Fordham said he frequently ex perienced the inconvenience of this overcrowding and the matter was made much worse when the railway servants willfully contributed to it. He could not help thinking that the rail way company was In a measure re sponsible for this assault. He believed Mr. Whiting's story of the affair , says the London Daily Mail , and fined the defendant 20 shillings and 2 guineas costs. A PRETTY FAIR LIAR HIMSELF. Story that Won the Doctor a Record as a Prevaricator. They were seated around the stove In the village store one cold evening , discussing remarkable incidents. The schoolmaster bad propounded this ques tion : "If a man tells a lie so often that he finally comes to believe it him self , can he be said to lie. if he con tinues to tell it ? " All were silent for a few minutes , but finally the doctor said : " 1 think not In fact , I can furnish a case where a man told a falsehood so often that it finally developed into a truth. " "How was that ? " asked the teacher. "Well , " said the doctor , "in the town where I began practice there was a man named John Higgins. who was known to be the greatest liar for miles around. One of his stories was about his war experience. Now he had never been In the army , as every one knew , " but be used to tell stories of privations , hair-breadth escapes , and hard-fought battles. He had one particular story which caused much amusement. It was about being wounded in the shoul der with a minie bullet , and when he 8 had an attack of rheumatism he called the pain from the old wound , saying 8P always that the bullet had never been extracted. He told the story so often P that he came to believe it firmly , and went so far as to consult me as to the B advisability of extracting the ball. "To humor him 1 made an examina tion of his shoulder. I found the scar , and on feeling the flesh discovered the presence of some hard substance. To carry on the joke I made an Incision. used : a probe , and brought out a bullet such as he had described. " "Did you say. " said the storekeoper , 'that be was the biggest liar in that locality ? " "Yes , " replied the doctor. "He would lose his reputation If you lived there now. " remarked the mer- jhant as be. In response to a signal from the schoolmaster , passed around the cigars. Probably Correct. Inquiring Philosopher To what do -ou attribute the Increasing number of ld maids in this section ? i Astute Native 1 couldn't quite say , ut seems to me as if it might be due p the inert-asm' number of old bach-'cl ' lors about here. oi B1 In Time. "Flow do you come to be celebrating rour golden wedding. Binks ? You've inly been married three years. " I sc ; "I know. " said Binks , "but my wife'st ' ; ind I thought we'd better have It now gi vhen we really need the gold. " Harer er's Bazar. y < m Not Her Affair. Mrs. Pnette Why. Belinda , the piano ios six weeks' dust on it ! In Inai Belinda Well , mum. I ain't to blame , ai 've been here only three weeks. fc fce e : Woman grows old about as gracefol- 39 as she climbs out of a namuuxjk. 39y y < fc Peculiar to Itself. ! This applies'to St. Jacobs Oil used for 'fif'y f ' years. It contains ingredients that ' unknown to any one but the manu facturers and their trusted employees , its are marvellous , as pain k.lling properties t-stificd to by the thousands of once cnppled human beings now made well and free from ' pain by its use. St. Jacobs < > il has a record of cures greater than all othxr medicines. J I Its talcs ate larger than those of any other ! proprietary med.tine and ten times greater ithan | all other embrocations , oils and hm- t ments combined , simply because it has bee proved lo be the Lest. WeaJi and Sickly Children Who , perhaps , 'have inherited a weak digestion , continually subject to stomach troubles , loss of flesh and general weakness , can be made healthy and strong by the uss of Vogeler's Curative Compound. Every doctor who is at all up to date will fay that Vogeler's Curative Compound will make thfr blood pure and rich , bring colour to the cheeks , and put on flesh A\here health de mands it. Children who have been weak and sickly since birth should be treatedwith small doses of Vogeler's Curative Compound , from two to five drops , twice daily , mos * satisfactory results will follow. It is the best of all medicines , because it is made from th formula of a great living physician. Sampls bottle free on plication to the proprietors , St. Jacob * Oil. I " ' " * Healthy In lr Ml. "So this is a healthy to\vn ? " inter- rotated the new arrival. "Healthy ain't no name for it , stranger , " boasted the native. "Why , we have only three patienW In the hospital. " "Who are they ? " "Why , the doctor , the nndertaket and the tombstone man. They ar there for lack of n < urishrnenb. " Chicago Dsiily News. Threw His Canes Away. ' Sault Ste. Marie , Mich. , March 24. Mr. C. L. Smith of 309 Anne street , the secretary of the Trades Council , ha written this startling statement for publication : I feel It my duty to make public th facts of my recent Illness and recor- ery. I was very sick and sore , an I hart to walk with the aid of two canes. U was a very painful attack , but I don't know what It was. Some said It waa Lumbago , and others that it was Sci atica or Rheumatism. "I was told to take Dodd's Kidney Tills , and began a treatment After I had used one box I could walk wltk one cane , and after two boxes were used I could walk without any help , t kept on and three boxes cured me com pletely. "I am now well and happy without a pain or an ache , and I can very truly say that Dodd's Kidney Pills are wor thy of my greatest praise , " , , , ij'f * Idea of 1'arentn. Here Is a little gem clipped t om small boy's essay on parents : "Par ents are things which boys have to look after them. Most girls also have parents. Parents consist of pas and mas Pas talk a good deal about what they are going to do , but most ly it's the mas that make you mind.ir More Factories Needed What the Western towns need Is mor * manufacturing industries. Take Unionville , Mo. , for example , Ten years ago it was an ordinary couar try town ; to-day It is the best town is North Missouri , because in this town 1 * located the Putnam Fadeless Dye Com pany' * factory , which annually manufac tures three million packages of Putnan * Fadeless Dyes. This not only gives employment to r large number of men , women and chil dren. but it makes the postoffice the beat paying office in North Missouri. Tin mail from this firm alone runs from 506 to 7,000 letters per day. It also largely Increases the express telegraph , and railroad business , beside * indirectly benefiting every business i town. Couldn't S e Any Cloth * " * . Ethel's mother told the grocer to > send Ler a dressed turkey , and when it arrived the little raiss said : , "Mamma , the turkey isn't dressed aft all ; it's perfectly nude. " CHANGEJF LIFE. Some Sensible Adrice to Wo men by Mrs. E. Sailer. MRS. PESKHAM : Whom I passed through what is known as change of life , ' I had trr o years' suf fering , sudden heat , and as quick chills would pass over me ; my appetit * was variable and I never could tell for MBS. E. SAILER , President German Relief Association. Los Angeles , Cal. day at a time how I would feel th jext day. Five bottles of I > dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ihanged all that , my days became day * health , and I have enjoyed every day iince now six years. " We have used considerable of your Vegetable Compound in our charitable vork , as we find that to restore a poor nothcr to health so she can support her- elf and tho % dependent upon her , if nch there be , is truer charity than to rive other aid. You have my hearty- indorsement , for you hare proven ourself a true friend to suffering- - nen " MBS. E. SAIMSR. 75GK Hill St. , No other person can grfve snch -n lelpful advico to women who ire sick as can Mrs. Pinkham , or no other has had such great sxperlence her address is ! Lynn , Hass. , and her advice free if on are sick write her yon oolish if you don't. l