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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1902)
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT L M RICK. Pufc lnk r. NEBRASKA William Mellcan advocates th ? slioot- tgof men when they have reached the of 45. Why wait so long ? . "The canse of Irrigation is making JHiberslow progress , considering that it DO visible opposition. Perhaps its wear gum shoes. I damn B. Anthony says there are too ; jM"ij babies in the world. It would be pfc nucb , however , to expect a lady In " " i * position to harbor an extraor- fondness for babies. , , _ _ flies of an old Ohio paper provt tflfefct Whitelaw Reid used to be Jacob field and that he wrote poetry , damaging facts were excavated mean journalist hunting for column stuff. JL man , still young , who was famous Iris way a very few years ago , and received as much as five thou- t dollars and expenses for nine ' service as a base-ball player , aow earning his living by ditch-dig * , at a dollar and a halt' a day. A athlete's life is a rather one while it lasts , but the ; .jproeperity of a man who trains his in- i&ellect instead of his muscles generally longer. The old , old story Is told once more tfe ihe downfall of the Detroit bank iwrecker , Frank C. Andrews. Specula- : tlon and peculations are spelled with ; the same letters. It is said that If An- Nlrews had abandoned the stock market last summer he could have retired with 4the comfortable fortune of $1.000.000 , 4 > ut. of course , he did not do this , and 'Anally too much faith in Thomas W. JVawson and Amalgamated Copper set tled his fate and that of the bank he looted like any other vulgar rascal. With a vast network of Interurban trolley lines spreading over the State , crossing and recrossiug the steam rail- , the grade-crossing problem in country is becoming more serious , nd calls for speedy adjustment. The fBestion should have been settled years t aa It was easy to anticipate the extension of rural electric trac- < tT0n lines that has now set in. In Eng- Sltsd and other European countries the grade crossing was abolished ago. This state , In common with other States , will soon be grid- Jctmed with trolley and steam rail- , and the dangerous grade cross ng be wiped from the list of perils menace railway and trolley traffic. Many Incidental as well as direct 'results come from the participa- Jfl B of a large number of women in t u ) work of women's clubs. They are Steaming for one thing the difference false and true courtesy be- the considerateness for others is always lovely , right and desr- and the easy-going complaisence ; that is merely a soft-hearted weak- Real courtesy is nowhere more than In clubs and assemblies ; courtesy should never prevent hoii- oppositlon to what is disapproved , new clubs and among inexperienced embers such expressions are still tewnmon as : "I didn't agree , but I t speak out and hurt her feel- "It is a pity the motion was -carried , .but Mrs. So-and-so had set her d&art on It , and we didn't like to dis- , -appoint her. " "Oh , dear , no , it doesn't drork well at all ; but the thing oiily Clipped through because nobody want- to get up and fight It. " When to 3 , how to oppose , and when to ; eease opposing Is something desirable -every one to know ; but it is a les- especlally needed by women , whose roatural politeness makes them pecu- apt to fail in frank opposition to act , a measure , or a decision 011 so- matters at the moment it ought to contested. Then , when they have 4 ne nothing to prevent the error , fol- * l wa often the further fault of com- ; jrtalning either piteously or angrily of rlir results. Even the culminating es- -dutperntion of "I told you so ! " Is some times perpetrated by those who have thought so , but have not told any one ifo , or have not told the right people , or .enough of them , or at the right time. JQxperlence of club work has taught many women that there and elsewhere 4they owe it alike to courtesy and to elf-respect to oppose first , rather than io complain afterward. Our grandfathers , born In placid soli- , were reared to few things more exciting in their youthful days than a reen-apple stomach ache. But in these times city infants are taken on trolley before they reach the age of one are Introduced to all the excite- 4aent of city streets before the age of 4 , and by the simple process of experi ence and observation know at 5 more ways of being exterminated than their reat-grandfathers did at 15. They know about turning on the gas. chloro forming a cat. getting run over by a train or a street car , rough on rats , breaking one's neck on a bicycle , being electrocuted by a live wire , being blown p In the street , being cut and smashed la a railroad wreck , falling down aii Ierator shaft , and all sorts of things that are seen or heard or read about in the papers. Compare this fandango of horrors and excitements , with which city children nowadays become more or acquainted at a tender age , simply of their environment , with the serene , almost bovine , existence which their ancestors in this country enjoyed < aly two or three generations back , not In childhood and youth , but even In maturity and old age. Is It-rerrwrk- flble that children In these times iMve nerves ! The few great disasters that take folks utterly unawares sometimtv reap a big harvest , but being the must adaptable creature to existence , a city man Is all the time adapting himself to his surroundings , and as his surroun I- 11 Ings change , be changes with them. He now "looks out for the engine" In a minute more than his remoter ances tors did in a mouth , and he does It w.th perfect unconsciousness , for the most part , of the nervous strain upon him. And his alertness and watchfulness , grown with the development of the a e. doubtless save him from exterminating. But he Is all the time growing more nervous and bis children are growing more nervous. In all these respects it would seem clear that the physical basis of life In cities is much less to be desired than the physical basis of life in regions where greater repose pre vails , especially for the rearing of one's kind. President Eliot of Harvard Uni versity declares that the attendance at that Institution is not increased by vic tories of the students In athletics. Com parisons extending over a term of years show that victories are some times followed by a low registration , defeats by a high registration. On the other hand Dean Meiklejohn of Brown says that athletic prominence not only conduces to a large attendance at that university but that the influence of v.c- tories Is peculiarly marked. Both pres ident and dean are absolutely reliable witnesses to the facts concerning the enrollment of students , but the presi dent's conclusions with reference to the effect of athletics coincide with the giMie'al conclusions which one would jirriv * at from a consideration of the subject. A victory or a series of vic tories in a single year is no proof of fixed athletic superiority , and the stu dent whose choice was determined by such a fleeting glory might find that his impulsive selection had condi nr.ed him to a share In the humiliation of four ycirs of defeat. Nor is it by any men s certain that even a long record for v'c- * ory or defeat exerts any marke'l Influ ence upon the attendence. Harvard which has by far the largest attendenco of any university In the country , ha = not been fortunate In athletics. Taking the two sports that are given the widest notoriety , boat racing and foot-ball , it will be * found that she has lost twelve out of fifteen races with Yale since 1884 and ten out of fifteen foot-ball games. In the meantime both universities have grow .1 rapidly , with not a sign to show that victory or defeat was materially affecting their popularity. As a rule sudents make their choice of a univerf sitj or college , or have the matter de- elded upon , long before they are through with the preparatory school Where they have perfect freedom of choicefrey are affected by their associ ations. by vague sentiments hard to de fine , by mere fancy , aud a very small per cent make athletics a serious fac- tor In the selection. Again , there are many who have the question settled for them by their parents before they have taken their first lesson In visualization One of their earliest articles of faith is that a certain college is to be a second mother to them , and they never think of disputing her claim. In the whole student body the athletic floaters are hardly worth counting. CHICKERING HALL. Another New York .Landmark that Must Pass Out of Si ht. Many old landmarks of New York are disappearing rapidly , and now Cliickeriug Hall , where so many dis tinguished men and women have trod its spacious platform in the twenty-six years or so of its existence , must go. The property has been sold for $000- 000 , and an eleveu-story building is to be erected on the site. Chickeriug hall has been an important auditorium for more than a quarter of a century. The opening concert there was given by Von Bulow , the pianist , followed by Ole Bull and Emma Thursby. Famous singers that have appeared there were Anna Louise Gary , Clara Louise Kel logg , Brignoll , Carapanini , and , in fact , nearly all the lyrical stars that were in this country up to a few years ago. Eminent lecturers that have discoursed to immense audiences included Henry Ward Beecher , T. Dewitt Talmage , Wendell Phillips , John B. Cough , Can on iKJngsley , Charles Dickens and George Augustus Sala. .Many art sales havebeen . heldjin tti * old hall , the most important being the Morgan sale In the spring of 18SG , at which priceless pictures were sold. Chicker- ing hall is very large , and , at 18th street and oth avenue , is in a central a and convenient situation. Commerce is drawing art out of lower Fifth ave nue a'nd it Is only a question of time wlyjn even Carnegie hall , at 57th street , will be "downtown. " English Clothes tor Americans. London tailors make a fortune in New York every spring aud fall. They aeud their representatives over from London and the latter put up at the best hotels in New York City and take innumerable orders for suite of clothes from the younger members of the swell is clubs , who cannot go over and who o desire to own English clothes with the P English mark In the neck of the coat. c A Slap at Tradition. Dorothy "What did you and your mother-in-law fall out about , Kitty ? " p Kitty "Oh , she never liked me.after is she heard me say that no husband of mine should ever wear home-made shirts. " When a woman treats her husband with suspicion , it doesn't mean that he has done anything wrong ; she may have dreamed that be h * . METHODS OF JREFOliiJ. MODERN MEANS OF RECLAIMING CRIMINALS. Severity Was Anciently Supposed to Be the Only Logical Way , but Fear la Not Effective Kindness and Close Supervision Arc Boat. There is probably no subject of great er importauce to organized society tiian the problem of how to deal with the criminal classes , so as to reduce their uuuiber aud thereby prevent crime. Criminals there always will be , aud hence some crime. How to minimise both deserves the best thought of the hour. Crime is largely a matter of heredity aud environment. Men seldom become -rimliials unaided. A few acts of crime are commltted uuder stress of extreme necessity ; but the men by whom these are committed should not be ranked with the criminal classes. It is often said that crime is on the Increase. It would be truer to say that what constitutes crime is constantly being Increased by legislation , our istate Legislatures at every session pa0s one or more statutes making certain acts misdemeanors which were not so before. Real crime and actual crim inals are not on the increase. Profes sional criminals are rapidly fading away before the advancing l.ght 01 civ ilization and education. Punishment for crime has much to do with making criminals. This state ment seems paradoxical , but it is an In disputable fact. Hundreds may be saved from a life of en me by the p.oper administration of the criminal laws. It used i to be thought that severity of pun it ishment ii i was the wise course , indeed the t only method , to prevent crime Fear 1 , no doubt , deters many ; but it is no. 1t 1i fear i that must be chiefly relied upon to t save men from crime. Crime exist ed when men were drawn and quar tered t and when death was the penalty not ti ti only for murder but for many minor otfenses. it existed when the death penalty was inflicted in public places and when the plucking out of an It eye , the cutting off of the hand auo various other kinds of torture were common punishments. No man was ever made better by being put lu the stocks. Severity Is useful only In cases EI In I which reformation is hopeless and In which absolute removal from all so cial Intercourse is therefore necessary. We are rapidly coming to believeTthat klnduess and close supervision are the . best preventives of crime. There is no more cruel , Inhuman or unwise provis- * on ' , says J. Franklin Fort In the Fo.um than that of the New York constitution which requires the judge to impose for a second offense double the penalty fixed by law for the crime of which the offender is convicted. It simply sub stitutes brute force for reason and righteousness. Criminals and penal ties must both be graded. Time has demonstrated the wisdom of so doing. Until within a few years say fifteen as the greatest period all the States con fined convicted persons , whatever their age or offense , in the same prison , and the penalty imposed had to be served by all Inmates alike for the term im posed. Such is still the case in many States. But gradually there has grown up as a first step In criminal reformation a system of reduction of time for good behavior. This was es tablished at first largely as a measure to assist prison discipline. It was found to be successful In its operation and it has led up naturally to two other systems now existing in several States namely , conditional pardon and par- oTe. THE KITE AND THE AIRSHIP. Toy Is the Prototype of Flyinj ; Ma chine Future of the Latter. The kite is the prototype from which the flying machine will be developed. The modern idea is only the evolutiou of this toy , substituting a motor and propeller for the string. The problem is threefold. 1. To get a surface strong enough to support one pound per square foot. 2. To get a surface which is stable. 3. To get a surface which will offer BO little resistance to forward motion that but little power Is needed to drive It. The first problem seems to be satis factorily answered by the Blue Hill box kite construction. This kitebuilt In the form of a truss , is capable of standing a pressure of five pounds per square foot aud hardly any flying ma chine would bftjrequired to stand such pressure. K tes are held to the ground and thuk feel a pressure equal to that of the Actual velocity of the wind ; but when a flying machine leaves the groujhd and loses its first inertia there exists for it but one wind , and that is the wind of its own mak ing , f To Illustrate ; The resistance to the movement of a steamer Is dependent upon its speed relative to the water in which it float/s / and is independent of whether Itflojats In a strong current or In calm wJiter. To fly lu/a wind which . moving ! over the earth at the rate of 100 miles an hour involves no more pressurejcjn the machine * than if it was calm , andf therefore the supporting sur face neeojf only be made strong enough to ' standlithe pressure necessary to sup- l port they weight at a-given ratio of surface/to | weight , which in this case one pound to one square foot. Sincethen , these kites above spoken of caff stand a pressure of five pounds per sqi ; ; are foot , I claim their factor of safety ? is sufficiently large to prevent theirfgollapse under any air whicnfa flying machine would be Ject f I $ i \ The question ni w Is what Is the fu ture for flying machines ? There Is no question in my mind , says a writer In Modern Culiure. that , like the balloon , they will never com pete with modern methods of trans- portlag passengers or freight. In com parison with a navigable balloon they will be very cheap both to build and to run , and very compact , and there fore will be used for individual trans portation , perhaps , as the automobile is. They will , 1 think , perform over long distances and to otherwise inac- cessible points the same work thai the motor bicycle will do on the roads. The stability of a flying machine will be so delicate that , like the b- ! cycle. It will always depend more or less upon the skill of is rider to keep it upright , which eliminates it as a passenger-carrying machine and also limits its size. Nevertheless its Im- portance to the human race will be tremendous. A Itenp to Fame. In the Smithsonian Institution at Washington is a glass case containing a stuffed cat A card tells why this par ticular cat Is known to fame , and the -story Is as follows : Many years ago , while the Washing- ton mounment was still in an unfinish- ed coudition. an adventurous aud patrl- otic cat ascended the Interior of the shaft by means of the ropes and scaf- folding. When the workmen arrived at the uuper landing the next morning aud began to prepare for the day'9 work the cat took fright , and springing : o the outer edge , took the leap of one hundred and sixty feet to the hard earth below. t In the descent which was watched closely by two score of men , the cat spread herself out like a flying-squirrel , . 'ell slowly , and alighted as cats always Jo , on all foul's. I 'After turning over on the soil a few times as if dazed , she prepared to leave he grounds. She had got almost be- yond the shadow of the monument , when a dog belonging to oue of the workmen pounced rpon her and killed her , she of course not being able to run as fast as usual after performing such an extraordinary feat One of the men rescued the body of the cat smoothed out her silky coat and turned the remains over to a repre- tentative of the Smithsonian Instltu tion , who mounted the skin and placed it under the glass case. No Danger. The stage was rolling along the anyon trail when suddenly the horses. reared back on their haunches as a one highwayman with a Winchester ippeared on the scene. i "Step out of the hearse , gentlemen , ' md hands up ! " be ordered. | One by one they climbed out , with elevated hands. The highwayman re- lieved the party and several times was forced to remind one nervous little man to keep his hand from his pocket " ' " he' ' "What's the matter with you ? Inally roared. "You make another : nove like that and I'll pump the slugs 'n you ! " "Please let me , " pleaded the little man as his hand again slid toward bis jocket "Please let you ! " roared the desper ado. "Please let you perforate me ? You're Imposing on my * generosity , mny. Look out ! Look out ! Keep vour mit away from that pocket , or by the Eternal " "But It won't hurt you ! " protested he little man. "It won't hurt you at ill ! Stand just as you are now aud Iceep your rifle levelled. There ! That's it ! " And while the highwayman was re covering from his astonishment the little man had flashed his kodak am' snapped the button. Fraudulent Giants. The teeth and bones of the fossil ele phants found In Europe were formerly assigned to giants , and many remark able stories were circulated regarding what was supposed to have been an extinct race of men "with teeth weigh ing from four to ten pounds. " The last of these finds , which was believed to be the remains of a giant of the : * enus homo , was discovered during the reign of Louis XIV. and was re ferred to as the giant of Dauphine. These gigantic remains were discov ered by a surgeon , who stated they were inclosed in an enormous sepul chre covered with a stone slab which bore the inscription , "Teutobochus Rex , " and that in the vicinity there were also found coins and medals , all of which showed the remains to be those of a giant king of Cimbri , who fought against Marius and was slain. It was afterward proved that the sur geon discoverer of these gigantic re mains was as great a fraud as the man who manufactured the plaster cast known as the "Cardiff Giant" . * i > Nature Defies the Decrees of Man. In a beautiful cemetfvy near Han over stands this curious monument It is one that was placed on the grave of a > "tiug wife by her husband , and on which he had engraved the following inscription : "Bought for Eternity .and by strict command is this grave never to be opened. " A tiny seed fall ing into a crevice caused a large tree to take root upon the same spot , which filially split the solid marble , and opened wide a tomb around which for many years had hung a mystery. Snuff-Taking. Snuff Is coming Into fashion again with the early Victorian fashion. Snuff-taking Increases the size of the nose and keeps it in a state of perpet ual irritationLondon Chronicle. Sale Used in London. London consumes eleven tons of salt ft day. A WISCONSIN PAPER ON WEST- EKN CANADA. Saakatoou , Saskatchewan , One of the Favored Districts. i The following , clipped from the cor- respuiideuce eoiuuius of the Eau Claire ( \ \ iscuusiuj Leadtv , is but one of uiauy letters of a similar character that might be published concerning Western Canada , the laud of No. 1 hard wheat and the best cattle on the continent. It Is a simple mutter to reach the lau is spoken of , the Canadian Government j having agencies established at St. Paul and Duluth , Minnesota ; ( Jrafton , North j Dakota ; Watertown , South Dukota ; Omaha , Nebraska ; Kansas City , Mis souri ; Des Moines , Iowa ; Wausau and Milwaukee , Wisconsin ; Chicago , Illi nois ; Indianapolis , Indiana ; Sault Ste. Marie and Detroit , Michigan ; Toledo and Columbus , Ohio , and by writing , to or calling upon any of these agents at these points full information can be secured. This Is a great opportunity to secure a home free of cost , or If you desire to purchase lands , they can be bought now at prices much lower than will exist In a few months. But read what the correspondent referred to has to say of one particular district : To the Editor of the Leader : "The rush of the land seekers will be to the prairie provinces of the Domin ion of Canada. The allurements of a soil { that yields 40 bushels of wheat to the } acre are too great to be resisted and , an Immense migration from this country may be confidently predicted. People ] here laughed at first at the idea of < any one leaving the United States for ( Cana 'a , but the Dominion authori ties ' knew they had a good thing and they stuck to It. Their officials evident- ly j knew the value of printer's ink. They spared no expense in letting the people i of this country know that these lands were , there and that they were exactly as represented. They did more. Thoy sent out specimens of the crops raised and samples of the grain. We have I' haJ ' them here at four consecutive street fairs presided over by one of their l ablest immigration officers. This gentleman | spared no pains. He ex plained the value of the lands and the richness of the soil from morning to night to all comers. "All this told In the long run. Sev eral went up from here to spy out the land 1 and , like Caleb , the sou of Jepun- neh , and Joshua , the son of Nun , brought back a good report and now some ten families will leave here In a few weeks for Saskatoon to settle upon farms there , and others are preparing to follow. Of course many will appear shocked at the idea of any one leaving the Stars and Stripes for the Uuiou Jack , but patriotism is but a nomencla- ture after all , aud our experience has been that In nine hundred and ninety- nine cases out of a thousand , a man is the most patriotic where he can make the most money and do the moat harm to those whom he hates. " May K tor f o itlca. Field. The Montana Federation of Labor , as well as the state organization of Wisconsin , has decided to investigate economic questions , with a view to entering the political field. IF YOU USE BAIX BLUE G t Red CIOBS Ball Blue , the b HI Ball Blue. All grocer * sell large 2 oz rack age 5 cents. Ohio's Working * > onion. Ohio has 20,920 working women. Their average weekly wages are $4.83 and savings 14 cents. YEIXOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLY. K > ep them wnite1 h Red Cross Bull Blue All grocers sell large 2 oz pHcknge , 5 cents. Renew Last Year's Contract. Thirty-one planing mills in Chica go have signed agreements with the Wood workers' union for the ensuing year. The agreement is a renewal of last year's , no concessions being p asked for by the men. it Every woman likes to have it to say that at least one man loved ner. HalfSid HHBUlMWBBi BBM WB " " I first used Ayer's Sarsaparilla In the fall of 1848. Since then I have taken it every spring as a blood-purifying and nerve- strengthening medicine. " S. T. Jones , Wichita , Kant. If you feel run down , are easily tired , if your nerves are weak and your blood is thin , then begin to take the good old stand ard family medicine , Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It's a regular nerve lifter , a perfect blood builder. SI. Ask your doctor wh t h think * of Ayer * SwiapmriH * . He know * Il about thU jtrand Id family medicine Follow hU dTlc nd we vrlll b snUified J. C. A TIB CO. , Lowell , Maw. Orluin of 'Catholic. " Explaining the reason why the oc-j thndox Christian church came to bW called , "catholic , " the Living Church' ' , says : "The church corporately was oripjf- nally i called only Christian. AfteV the l persecutions were past heresieaj arose , and the heretics as well as ttitf orthodox ( claimed ( rightly , for thej * were baptzicd ) to be christiansJ The f ol lowers of t he orl hodox or a | cient belief therefore termed them selves catholics , in distinctii ! te the various names of the heretics. " j Sweat and fruit aciils will not d ! - color goods dyed with PUTNAM ! FADELESS DYES. Sold by tlrugerlataj ' _ J Wl'l Insist on Franchise. The Compositors' Union of Swedea has decided to strike for a franchise' ' reform next year if necessar/J Hitherto only socialistic union * have agreed to that step. A budding statesman , who vra * elected to Congress to air his oratory,1 recently received this letter from onel of his constituents : "Please send ! me so me of the volumes containing- memorial addresses for dead mem-f bers of congress. There is nothing Jf read with so much pleasure as obit * uaries of congressmen. " Recognize * ! us a Specific. Nasal Catarrh quickly yields to treat- ' ment by Ely's Cream Balmwhich I * agreeably aromatic. It Is received through the nostrils , cleanses and heal * the whole surface over which It dlf-j fuses Itself. Our plan is to give every , one ' a chance to try the merit of Creaus' Balm for the cure of Catarrh , Hay Fever and Cold in the Head , by mall- Ing for 10 cents a trial size to test It * ? curative powers. We mail the 50-ceat size also and the druggist keeps It. TcsK * It and you are sure to continue th treatment. Relief Is Immediate anl ; JL cure follows. Ely Brothers , 56 War ren street , New York. 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