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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1902)
HASTE TO GET fllCH. PLEA FOR OLD RELIABLE METH ODS OF SAVING. Speculative Spirit Now Rife and Gen eral Desire to Become Wealthy With out Labor Have Bud Effect Upon Principles and Practices of Men. Are the experiences and methods of die man who began building his pres ent fortune lifty years ago likely to be regarded by the youth of to-day as of any prat-ticul benefit ? The question was propounded to the veteran William J. Oimlmn , of Chicago , by a representative of the Chicago Tribune. .Mr. Onalian answered : "In their details and as affecting young men at large no. The sane , sober , careful methods of lifty years ago are as applicable to-day to the founding of fortunes as ever they were in his tory. But they read too tamely for the young men of this strenuous age. The spirit of speculation has gone too far. The excitements of gaining , from the penny-tossing by the newsboys to the 'margining' in the bucket simps , has led the young men of to-day to look upon the methods of founding for tunes lifty years ago just as they would look uion the methods used at that time in sending merchandise from New York to San Francisco. "You can't reach the masses of the young men of Chicago , for instance , by saying to them that the only way to build a safe , desirable and lasting for tune is by slow accretion and that this accretion should begin with the lirst salary thai they draw. Tell a young man who may be taking up business life that even on a salary of $10 a week he should be laying some of it aside , and the chances are that he will laugh at you. Why ? Simply because the temptation to spend never was"so great as it is now. Yet this habit of saving is easier to acquire on $10 a week than it will be afterward at i'Ju u week , and you may be sure that it is the one dominant trait that must be at the foundation of fortune building. "In the nervous energy of the present there is a general disposition abroad to shelve almost any philosophy of mate rialism fifty ; .ears old as being out of " date. It has been so easy to say. 'Yes , you could do so and so once , but you can't do it now. ' "But a truth Is a truth and that per manent fortune must be the product of sound , conservative building is truer to-day , almost , than it ever was before. Most of the wealthy men of to-day be gan fortune building from the ground up. They began when habits of thrift and frugality were far more general in both old and young than they are now jind. while they worked longer hours for less pay. they saved more money. "I have looked to the Civil War. al ways , as being the line of demarcation between the young man of yesterday nnd the young man of to-day. I don't know but what war is productive of the spirit of extravagance. It repre sents waste and ruin. It creates n feel ing of unstableness. Certainly the great Civil War in this country changed the traits and characteristics of the people. Excitement took the jlace of repose. Speculation supplant ed steady * trade and this has led to the spirit of gambling , which in one or another form has become dangerously widespread. "Too many young men to-day have become infected with this passion. There Is a haste to grow rich. Con servative methods in business are too slow. The hope of gaining fortune without labor has become widely allur ing. "This is a fatal delusion. Even where wealth is thus gained it is more often a curse than a blessing. The fortune quickly gained and without la- lor generally is as speedily dispatched. Yet just to the extent that we see flat tering opportunities held out to young -.men for the making of fortunes bj some short cut. just to that extent one 'may guess that these projHisitious arc Accepted. "No doubt there is now more restless energy displayed by young men in all pursuits than formerly , but there were in ore steadiness , greater perseverance , and. as a consequence , more lasting i-esults iifty years ago. Then habits of life were simpler , temptations were less common and extravagance of liv- inir comparatively unknown. Now it requires great strength of character in the young man to stand out against the temptations of environment. No doubt there is a certain fascination in these modern activities in the whirl and excitement of latter day trading and speculation. Amusements , too , are more common and costly and dissipa tions are more alluring. "That there are $2.500.000,000 in the savings banks of the United States and that the totals are increasing every Jrenr shows promise. At the same time I am not sure that it would not be shown by analysis that adopted citi zens from continental Europe lead as these depositors. To some extent it may be true of the direct descendants of that old stock , but it has lost its sig- nih > ance when applied to the typical American. "In these observations it should not be lost to mind that in general a vice is more apparent than a virtue. And on the surface we often see traits to be deplored lack of reverence and re spect for parents and pnrential author ity , loss of the deference due to age , nnd a falling off in the chivalrous re spect due to women. 'But as for opportunity for young men to-day , it is greater than it was * ever before , only it is not to be sought In the bucket shops or on the race course. Steadiness , sobriety , and per severance will , assuredly bring theii reward 10 the young men of to-daj as in the past , and more swiftly. The enormous activities of the present age ; the universal expansion of American trade ; which now as never before , pushes its giant ramifications all over the country , point to the gates of boundless possibilities to the energy and capacity of American enterprise. And the young men of to-day hold the keys. " CONVERSATION WITH TENNYSON Enthusiastic Admirer of the Great Poet Wn Thoroughly Snubbed. An American gentleman , in the course of a recent reminiscent talk , told his friends how he once listened to a conversation between Lord Tennyson and a young Englishman , then just be ginning to be known in literature. It took place in a country inn , where the two had been introduced bya friend of both , who had left to catch his train immediately after the presentation. The American , sitting at a table near by. heard the Englishman , a shy but ardent admirer of the poet , begin mod estly and stammeringly to tell him how much pleasure he had taken in h'.s poems. When he ceased speaking , Ten nyson said : "Humph ! ' ' The young man was abashed , but he tried again. He spoke of the beautiful scenery in the vicinity , and mentioned the points of interest which he had vis ited , and which he knew were more fa miliar to the poet than to himself. His final remark was a question. Tennyson answered : "Humph ! ' ' A third time the embarrassed young man resumed the conversation , al though he looked as if he would like to escape if he knew how. He had become desperate , and talked about the weath er. The clouds had grown threatening ; would it really rain ? Tennyson was standing near the threshold. He step ped outside , looked up. held out his palm to feel if any drops were falling , and uttered : "Humph ! ' ' Thenhe walked off around the house , and disappeared from view. "Well ! " cried the Englishman. The American , although he was not ad dressed , looked up with twinkling eyes and responded , "Humph ! " Then both laughed , and an acquaintance sprang up between them which prospered more fortunately than the relations so rapid ly begun and terminated between the great laureate and his thoroughly snub bed admirer. The Accordion. Ernile Gautier has written a plea for the despised accordion. He calls it the poor man's piano forte , and wonders why it should be so overlooked outside of Russia , where it is the national in strument. There all the regiments have their acordion players , whose lively notes relieve the monotony of long marches. The instrument is in every sense an artistic one. because it embodies the required qualities ; it gives accurate and melodious sounds in conformity with the rules of music. The keyboard is etxensive enough to bring forth the most delicate shades of tone. It gives even an orchestral richness , in small volume. Under the measured action of the bellows , which plays the part of the how. it affords all the inflections and modulations of the violin in its upper register. In the lower register it resem bles the violoncello. Of course the warmth of praise be longs to the Instruments of the best French make , not to those which are hastily put together for an imliscrimin- ating market. Seventy-three years ago the accordion was invented in Vienna by a man named Damian. The invention em bodied a Avonderful knowledge of music , together with nn astonishing cal culation and skill. When the instrument came out it was a triumph , but the pub lic soon regarded it with indifference. A Story vrith a Point. Among Booker T. Washington's many stories of the contempt of the low-class Southern whites for the ne groes is this one : "One day , " says Mr. Washington , "a poor , ignorant white man came to the polls to vote. ' 'I wish you'd oblige me by voting this ticket , " said a bright mulatto , who was standing near the polls. " 'What kind of a ticket is it ? ' asked the poor white man. " 'Why. ' said the mulatto , 'you can see for yourself. ' " 'But I can't read. ' " 'What , can't you read the ballot you have there in your hand and which you are about to vote ? ' exclaimed the colored man. " 'No , ' said he , 'I cau'l read at all. ' " ' "Well. * said the colored man , 'this ballot means that you are in favor of giving equal franchise to both white and colored citizens. ' " 'It means to let the niggers vote , does it ? ' " 'Yes. sir. ' " 'Then I don't want it. Niggers don't know enough to vote. ' " New York Times. Appropriate Text. "Hit surtingly do till dis ole heart ob mine wif joy , " began the Rev. Flat- foot , as the last wail from the wheezy organ escaped through an open win dow , "ter see so rnenny strangers pres ent dis galorious sabbath mawnin' . De good book hit say : 'He war er stran ger an' Ah took him in. ' De deacons will now perceed ter take up de collec- shion. " Her Own Hair-Dresser. Mrs. Sweller Do you employ a pri vate chauffeur ? Mrs. Uotrichtkwick No , I always do up iny hair myself. Ohio S iite Jour- naL _ TRAILED TO DEATH HIGHWAY ROBBERS COME TO GRIEF IN CALIFORNIA FOLLOW TRACY EXAMPLE YOUTHFUL BANDIT KILLS HIM SELF WHEN WOUNDED A RUNNING FIGHT ENSUES Ills Companion Captured by a Posse Made Up of Victims of Their Dar > ng Crimea on the Highway. San Jose , Gal. , Aug. 11. A series of daring highway jobberies which resulted in the sensational death of one of the robbers and the wounding of a citizen occurred on the Monti eal road last eveniug. Two young men apparently 'tttle more than boys in age , compelled an old lady who was d'riving along the highway neat Eden vale to deliver the horse and butrgy to them. They then drove to E. F. Heples , a store at Coyote , where they purchased cartridges for a pistol. This they loaded and im mediately proceeded to hold up the proprietor and several bystanders. From here they continued toward Gilroy. On the way they met W. W. McKee , a sewing machine agent , and when he failed to stop on their order ; they fired at him , inllicting a trifling wound. McKee lashed his horse into a run and escaped. The robbers con tinued to Stevens'store , robbing two or three teamsters on the road of small amounts. They were just en tering Stevens' store when they saw five or six armed men riding rapidly toward them. This was a posse con sisting of E. F. ETeples and the oth er men who had all been robbed. The robbers abandoned their jaded horses and started across a field to ward the westerly foot hills. \ run ning fight ensued in which one of the robbers was shot through the stomach. In emulation of Convict Tracy he placed bis pistol to his head and blew out his brains and died al most instantly. The other threw up his hands and was taken into custody. BURNED TO A CRISP San Angelo , Tex. , Aug. 11 Fire early Sunday morning completely des troyed the Ladnon hotel , burned seven people to a crisp and did a pro perty damage of $75,000. All of the bodies have been recov ered but are so fearfully charred that they bad to be moved in blankets to prevent disintegration. When the clerk discovered the fire , the interior of the dining room was a mass of flames and he could not get through. He rushed ip the main stairway , kicking in doors , calling out at the top of his voice and mak ing every effort to awaken the guests. There were seventy-five people in the house , and all of them got out safely with the exception of the sev en and three others who have not yet been located , but who are believed to be safe The seven who perished got out on a small balcony and were vainly urged to jump into blankets which wf > re being held for them , but they hesitated and in a few moments the balcony fell back into the flames , which were fast consuming the hotel. T In addition to the hotel , three stables and a half dozen stores were burned. Only the greatest effort pre vented the town being destroyed. ARREST WIFE OF VICTIfl Elln Rlley Charged With Murder of Her Hu lmnd. Springfield , 111. , Aug. 11. As the result of a coroner's jury in the case of W. H Riley , formerly a dairyman of this city , but at the time of his death commissioner of the big lake drainage district , and residing on a farm in Fountain Bluff township , who was murdered In his bed by be ing shot at midnight Thursday night his wife Ella Kiley is in the county jail at Murphysboro charged with the murder of her husband. W. N. Cownger of Springfield son-in-law of Mrs Riley to whom it is alleged she wrote several love letters could not be found by the local police after a search today. He left Springfield suddenly Friday. His effects were searched but no letters from Mrs. Riley were found. Potatoes should be eschewed by those who "have a horror of getting fat. " HURERER OF HARSHAL KILLED Joplin Mo. Aug. 11. At Webb City a mining town two miles from here early Sunday City Marshal Rich was shot and killed by Joe Gideon who was in turned killed by a policeman. The officers were trying to arrest Gideon and his brother James. Af ter the shooting James Gideon was hurried to tue police station to prevent violence a mob hav ing gathered becoming greatly ex cited were swearing vengeance. TRIES TO BURN CITY 'ERSISTENTWORK OF A FIREBUG AT PEORIA , ILL. Peoria , 111. , Aug. 13. The police , nd fire departments were kept on ihe jump today by the operation of a Irebug , said to be Edward Faluagan. Ie is now under arrest and is charged rith having applied the match to ive separate nres during the day. Che first fire was at the Val Blaz Brewing company agency , at the Toot of Harrison street. It was dis- : overed in time to prevent much dam- ( ge. The next was discovered in .ime to prevent much damage. The icxOvas discovered among the sheds' > n Dooley Bros' coal yards. No daui- ige was occasioned. Shortly after .he . noon hour fire was discovered in Sfeurniller's livery barn. The flames .pread . with such rapidity that the liueteen horses occupying the base- uent floor , all the rigs , both those iwned by the livery company and the joarders , were lost. The flames ipread to the undertaking establish * nent owned by C. W. O'Leary , adjoin- ng the livery barn , and caused darn- ige amounting to about $2,500. For a time it looked as though the mtire block at GOO South Adams itreet would go up in smoke. A gen- ; ral alarm was sounded and every ) iece of tire fighting apparatus in the ; ity was called out. While they were fighing the Neu- niller's fire an alarm came from the louring mills owned and operated by Horace Clark & Sons at the head of iValnut street , two blocks away from ihe Neumiller fire. Part of the de partment was rushed to the mill , but she flames had gained such headway ihat damages amounting to $8,000 were done before the llames could be jhecked. Horace Clark the venerable ) wner of the mills , was found dead 'n bed at an early hour this morning , aaviug died of heart failure. While ihe fire department was fighting the 'Jlark mills an alarm came in from . esidence of Mrs. Reggy , 320 Warner ivenue. The flames occasioned a Jamage of about $400. The police this afternoon arrested Edward Faloagan , 20years of age , re- iiding at 320 First avenue , and jharged him with being the incend iary. They claim to have direct ev idence against him that will land aim in the penitentiary. Shortly af- jr his arrest the muterings of the jrowd made it necessary as a precau tionary measure , to remove the pris oner to the county jail for safe keep ing. Since then Flanagan has re fused to say a word. He will neith- jr deny or affirm the charges made igainst him. The fire bug began his work in Peoria about April ' , and so vigorous ly did he apply thi torch during the month of April that the city council ncld a special session and offered a reward of $500 for his capture and conviction. For weeks men lay wait ing in alleys armed with shotguns in Q < pe of landing the reward. All this time he continued applying the match. The tire under writers' association offered an additional reward of $500. Notwithstanding the fuct that the reward had been doubled he continued bis work. Up to date he has succeed ed in suffocating and burning fifty- Bve horses and causing fire damages aggregating many thousands of dol lars. When the Clark flouring mills tire broke out today Flanagan was seen looking iu through a window. The person who saw him watched him throw something into the build ing and then walk hurriedly around the block. He was followed and af ter the department had arrived at the fire he returned and watched them work. Ha was watching the fire with apparent satisfaction when the police arrested him. The total loss of today's fires will aggregate about $25.000. with insur ance of about $12,000. The Clark loss is estimated at $8,000 , with insur ance $7,100. The Neumiller livery barn loss will amount to about $10.000. Nineteen horses were suffocated and all the rigs were destroyed. O'Leary the un dertaker , estimated the loss at the fire in his establishment at about B2,500 fully insured. The anniversary of the arrival of the French troops at New York dur ing the revolutionary war was ob served by the laying of a corner stone of a monument to be erected in Trinity church yard to the memo ry of Admiral De Ternay , who ren dered efficient service to the patriotic cause during the war with Great Britain. KILLED DURING LOVERS QUARREL Alientown , Pa. , Aug. 12. During a lovers quarrel at the woman's home today , Hany S. Weston shot Bertha Brown and himself. The woman was shot in the left temple , the bullet coming out of the right cheek. Wes ton was shot over the right ear , the bullet penetrating the brain and being split in four parts. Both are at the hospital and cannot re cover. They are each twenty-three years of age , . . . . . MOB LYNCHES PAIR WHITE MAN AND NEGRO HANGED FROM SAME TREE. MISSOURIANS INVADE JAIL BHEAK DOWN DOORS WHEN RE FUSED ADMITTANCE JAIL DOORS BROKEN DOWN Do Their Work Quickly ami With T.ittl * UiHOider YictiiiiM Mmdtred Man vrlio Found Th iu in a Hrulioitse. Lexington Mo. , Aug. 15. Charles. Salyers ( white ) and Harry Gates ( col ored , were taken from the county jail here by a masked mob at 1:30 Wea- iiesday morning and linched. They were charged with killing George W. Johnson , a wealthy farmer who surprised them at his hen house near town a week ago. Before thiy were strung up Salyers made a state ment to the mob saying that Gates had fired the shot that killed John son. Salvers and Gates were arrested on the day following the shooting , after n exciting chase. Johnson was one of the wealthiest and most respected men in the community and the feel ing against the two men was intense. A mob gathered while they were being brought to town , but was quieted through the efforts of the offi cers , and it was believed the men would be allowed to stand trial. Shortly after midnight armed men came to town by twos and threes , most of them masked. They massed finally near the court yard , in which the county jail is situated. The mob was orderly and well directed , each man doing his work efficiently and effectively. A demand upon the jailer for the prisoners meeting with refusal , sev eral members of the mob , who had come well prepared , broke in the out er door and made quickly for the cells of the murderers. It took thir ty minutes to cut through the steel doors. Salyers was taken out first , then Gates. Without further ado and without encountering any serious ob jection , the mob started with their victims for a point half a mile south of town. There Salyers was granted permis sion to make a statement. He said that Gates had shot Johnson after firing three times and that when the last shot was fired he had hold of Johnson. Before being killed John son had exchanged shots with the men and Gates was found to have been shot in Che right hip. Salyers' statement finished , the men were quickly strung up to a tree. They were left hanging and the mob dis persed quietly at 2 o'clock , after an hour's work. Only one shot was tired , and that w is to put out an incandescent light in front of a livery stable as the mob passed on the way to the scene of the lynching KILLED IN WYOMING. Fremont , Neb. , Aug. 15. News of the killing of Chares Osterman , a young man aged about thirty years , who was born In Fremont and lived here until be grew up near Rock Springs , Wyo. , this week. , was re ceived in the city yestreday. It came by wav of Nickerson , where relatives of Mr. Ostermau's wife live. The information was embodied in a telegram and did net give details of fie manner in which he came to his death , but it is conjectured that h w .s shot in some of the trouble that has been in progress between the cat tlemen and sheepmen of Wyoming. Osterman was the owner of a sheep ranch and had been in the business of raising those animals for some years. His father , Charles Osterman , sr. , lives at Central City , Neb. He was formerly a member of a Fremont partnership in the commission busi ness. Only three months ago the young man married Miss Bessie Ha vens , a niece of Plate and M. Ha vens of this city , at Nickerson , and the couple went west to live on tne groom's ranch. The relatives expect ed to receive the remains on an af ternoon Onion Pacific train today , but whether he will be burried here or atN iokerson is still to be decided. It is easy for a millionaire philoso pher to telll a young man how to live on $6 a week and put money in the savings bank. DUMONT SAILS FOR FRANCE New York , Aug. 15. Santos-Du- mont , the aeronaut , sailed for France on La Tourraine today. His intend ed departure was known only to : few friends and was explained by the aeronaut himself as due to the fail ure of certain parties to put up the expected $25,000 prize for a success ful flight in this city. He said he would return to this country io time for the airship contest at the St. Louis exnosition. NEBRASKA NOTES. The canning factory at Beatrice resumed operations here yesterday. One hundred and fifty men and wom en will be employed until the can ning season closes. Thieves entered the residence of B. Mannefield of West Point Sunday night in the absence of the family and got away with $20 worth of jew elry and silverware. The 3-year-old daughter of Loui * Whirling , who resides near Ellis- Irauk concentrated lye and may die. . The child is at a sanitarium at Lin- joln icceiving treatment. Guy Eastman , 12 years old of Beat rice , has mysteriously disappeared from his home in this city and his whereabouts is unknown. He stole iiis father's bicycle in leaving the1 city. The residence of Jimmie Nelson , who resides southeast of Mason City was struck by 'ightning Friday night killing an eight year old child and tunning the other members of the family. J. II. Rail , Rock Isalnd brakemaa whose skull was fractured by striking the Tenth street viaduct while rid ing on a furniture van , died on the way to the hospital ne was from Fairbury Robert H Thayer was found dead in the road near Bertrand , "Neb. Sat urday morning. Thayer has been a sullerer from epileptic tits and ofteu said that he had to drink to prevenD a recurrence of epilepsy. The coro- oners jury returned a verdict that Thayer's death was due to alcohol ism and epilepsy. The Salem Chatauqua organized yesterday , and the various depart ments began regular work. Mrs. Eugenia St. John of Denver lectured for the Woman's Christian Temper ance union. In the afternoon De Witt Miller lectured and in the even ing the chorus gave preliminary concert Over three thousand people' were in atendance Sunday. Mrs. Myler , the mother of Mrs. Minor Shawhan , of ITumbolt died Saturday night at the home of the- atter , several miles northwest of this city , at the age of 2 years. Her death was due to old age. The fu neral was conducted at the home to day by Rev. Shamel or Table Rock , and the remains were laid to rest In the Lynch cemetery east of this city. , The new German Evangelical Luth eran church , at Germautown recent ly completed at a cost of % ' ,000 , was formally dedicated Sunday with im pressive services. Three sermons were preached , two in the morning and after noon being in German , and one in the evening in English. Over 1,000 people were present at each ser vice. The church is located live miles southeast of here. The trouble among the Millard Ri fles at Lincoln will be looked into by- Adjutant General Colby. The com mission appointed to investigate the matter reported that the entire com pany should be mustered out. but-afc this report such a protest went up from the company that the general hopes to settle the matter by less strenuous action. It is certain that several officers and privates will be forced to withdraw. A score or more o South Omaha people are forming a sort of alliance for the purpose of securing lands ic South Dakota , Already more than a dozen people from the Magic City huve filed claims at the land office at ( Jhamberiain , S. D. , and more are go- 'ng up there daily. Dr. W. J. Me- Crann returned yesterday after tiling a homestead and a water claim and he says that there is a movemet on foot among tne people here to form a sort of colony and get land as near together as possible. Max Anton , foreman of the paint gang of theMcCook Burlintgon shops of this city , fell under the wheels ot the second section of No.3 last night about a mile east of Edison and was instantly killed , being horribly cut up and mangled The remains were not discovered until this morning and were brought to MCcook by the wrecking train this afternoon An ton got on the engine at Oxford and that is the last seen of him. Trains No. l ] and ( J passed at Edison He dnubtless intended to go to the back of the train at Edison and in some way fell under the wheels and was ground to pieces. He was homeward bound from visiting a daughter in DCS Moines with his family who have been notified of his terrible death. Prof. A J Mercer , of Lincoln , whc was elected as teacher of science n the High school at Falls City las spring , has resigned Fie has beet elected to a position in the Lincoli High school The First Baptist church has tend ered a call to Rev E. F. Jordon o' iGrand Island. The former pastor T. L. Kitman. has recently accepted the position of district secretary 01 be American Baptist Publication . 'society.