THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
I. J\I IlICE , Pub lnher.
VALENTINE , NEBRASKA.
The north pole continues to maintain
Its splendid isolation.
Wouldn't it be a snd old world if
there were no ridiculous people in it ?
Do women with splendid necks wear
their waists cut low , just to keep cool ?
It is the most unhealthy sort of sen
timent that sets the late Harry Tracy
up as a hero.
Mr. Fitzsimmons announces that he
is through lighting. But is he through
talking ? That is the question.
Most people know where their next
meal is coming from , but they don't
know how much it is going to cost.
Rose Coghlan has about decided to
settle in this country. She ought to
know by this time whether she likes it
or not
After hs reference to "common
American clay" Emperor William will
have to do something pretty nice to
keep up the brotherly relations.
A Boston man is trying to start a
home for poor inventors. It should be
fitted up with a number of good padded
cells for the perpetual motion crowd.
George Francis Train has been writ
ing his autobiography , but he says he
doesn't expect to get rich from the
sale of it. Mr. Train always was a
modest man.
It has been found that a Londoner
.vho died supposing he was worth .about
a million really possessed about ten
millions. There aren't many of us who
have nine millions in small change in
our pockets for which we cannot ac
count.
The Kaiser's belief that the cost of
militarism is more than repaid by the
discipline and training secured Is sim
ply another way of expressing his con
viction that a few years in the army
is calculated to eradicate any anti-
monarchical ideas that the citizen may
have imbibed previously. It is not so
much the welfare of the country as the
stability of the throne which he con
siders.
There had been a domestic crisis in
the Weeks family. The maid of nil
work had been 111 ; company had arriv
ed unexpectedly , and the weather was
very hot. But Florence Weeks had
Just come home from college , and prov
ed a re-enforcement that saved the day
for the tired mother. When the skirm
ish was over her mother said , "Flor
ence , I believe you sweep and dust and
cook aad wash dishes better since you
studied calculus ! " "Why not , mother ? "
answered the girl. "Isn't that what
Calculus Is for ? " Good George Herbert
exhorted women to devout service
when he wrote :
Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws
Makes that and Ui' action fine.
To-day his voice is echoed by the ed
ucator and the political economist. To
be able to do what needs to be done ,
and to do it at a minute's notice , is to
be the most perfect product of modern
education. A woman Is urged to it not
alone by religion , as in earlier times ,
but by every social consideration as
well. That a woman can read Greek
or calculate an eclipse makes her move ,
not less , ready for service in an emer
gency in kitchen or laundry or diuiag
room. That she knows how to use her
bead and her hand for large matters
Is ground for expecting her to be skill
ful in small ones when occasion re
quires.
Children's day was celebrated at
Ocean Grove. N. J. , on a recent Sunday.
After SOO little ones had sung songs
and received souvenirs in the shape of
aluminum cards with new pennies in
the center the Rev. J. O. Wilson , D. D. ,
arise to address them. He had selected
ns his topic , "The Best Thing in the
World Good Heart. " Before repeat
ing his text to the children , however ,
the good man spread out his hands as
if in benediction and said : "Now , my
little friends , I am going to ask you
what Is the best thing In the world ? "
'Money. Money , " came in a shrill
-chorus from the 800 Interested listen
ers. And It is thus that the teachings
.af young Mr. Rockefeller , who says
money Is not all , and of Mr. Carnegie
and Mr. Schwab , who sadly declare
that money does not bring happiness ,
are ignored. It Is littlewonder that the
good preacher was so startled that he
forget what he had Intended to say.
But why should we consider those
children lost ? They simply showed
that they possessed the power to ob
serve and had the honesty to state the
conclusions to which their observa
tions had led. The difference between
those 800 children and most of the
grown people who pretend to give
their opinions as to the greatest thing
in the world Is that the children were
truthful. Most of them , however , will
live to learn that money is not the best
thing in the world , "even though it so
occupies the thoughts of men that its
possession seems necessary to their
happiness.
The habits of a rich man are always
Interesting to the general public. If
he have both health and wealth public
curiosity regarding his dietary , his rec
reations and his daily regimen , is ac
centuated. If a man can accumulate
riches and at the same time lay up
stores of bodily and mental vigor to
draw upon In old age he becomes such
a rare biological specimen as to Invite
study and contemplation. The recent
physical collapse of President Schwab
of the United States steel trust has
stimulated public Interest in the habits
of other notables of the industrial and
financial world. It appears that the
great financiers of the country are 'n
much better physical condition than
might be expected in men who have
strenuously applied themselves ro the
building up of great fortunesmerl
can millionaires are alive to the impor
tance of recreation and relaxation as
means for preserving health and induc
ing longevity. The habit of "knocking
of ! " from work to pursue various out
door diversions for a good portion of
each year is becoming more general
among the captains of industry as well
as among those whose business or pro
fessional en.ieavor is on a more mod
est scale , but who nevertheless feel the
strain of its exactions. Russell Sage
appears to stand out as a unique excep
tion to the rule among millionaires and
industrial magnates regarding recrea
tion and diversions. Nearly every one
of the others interviewed gives a cer
tain amount of time to golf , yachting ,
billiards , lior.se racing , hunting , fishing'
and automobiiing. But Russell Sage ,
at the age of 8U , is hale and hearty , de
clares he never took a vacation , and
lias "no diversion except making
money. "
We may not envy the very rich men ,
because we know that of all classes
they have the hardest work , the heavi
cst strain , the mo'st worry and the
least real enjoyment. The instinct for"
accumulation , being purely animal ,
overwhelms and deadens the finer
senses through which wealth may bd
enjoyed. But we do envy the rich
men's wives and daughters , who need ]
strive for nothing , but have freely
poured into their laps all their hearts'
may desire. And there we are might-1
ily in error. The unhappiest , most rest
less women in this land are the idla
wives and daughters of rich men. It
is true they have fine houses , their
carriages and automobiles , their fine
dresses , their magnificent jewelry , their"
state calls upon one another , theii4
grand dinners , their brilliant recep4
tious , and all that. But it is all a
veneer. It Is merely a mahogany fin
ish upon a base of ordinary , common
timber. It is not happiness , but only a
pretense of It an extravagant attempt
at imitation of it. The great mass of
women without wealth , who work in
their homes , rear their children them-1
selves , cook the meals , mend the cloth
ing and do the thousand and one un
ending tasks of the housewife need not
envy those glistening butterflies of
fashion. The envy should be on the
other side and is. The happiest wom
en In the world
are hard-working ones ;
Not overtaxed drudges , whose lives are
necessarily miserable , but the women
whose time and minds and hands ard
ever occupied In making the home hapj
pier and life for those about them
sweeter. Happiness must come from'
within , and it Is no mere pious precept
that the best satisfaction comes ofl
service performed faithfully for somej
loved ones service that requires
thought and effort and application.
An Ohio woman wants to know if
she can safely send her young daugh
ter to San Francisco alone. She can.
Modern travel has not become a mat
ter of speed and luxury alone. It has
been made possible for a woman to go
anywhere at any time , by rail and wa
ter , covering thousands of miles , with
out fear of insult. Her wants are quiet
ly attended to , the few directions need
ed are given her at the right time , and
she now travels as independently and as
comfortably as a man. The truth of
that statement is a tribute to the char
acter of men in the employ of transpor
tation companies. They may not pos
sess college degrees , but , in the main ,
thej' are high-minded gentlemen , who
seldom forget that they have wives and
daughters of their own. And year by
year the mental and moral standing of
these men is improving. Their positions
carry more dignity and responsibility
than they once Jid. A woman recently
visited Yellowstone Park alone. Once
that trip would have seemed an under
taking. Once other women and not J >
few men would have questioned her
sanity , if not her morals , had she an
nounced her intention of taking such a
journey without an escort. It is differ
ent now. Nobody questioned , nobody
gossiped , nobody stared. The neigh
bors' wives wished they could go , and
that was all. Listen to the traveler :
"The conductors and brakemen might [
have been my own brothers , so well did
they treat me. I was not given a dis
courteous word , I did not meet any
mashers , and everywhere I found the
real American gentleman , with his hat
off. anxious to oblige , willing to do any
thing for my comfort. I saw dozens of
women traveling without escorts. My
opinion of men has gone up 100 per
cent because of this trip. " The world
Is growing' better. You can see the
signs everywhere , and the testimony
of women who travel only clinches a
fact.
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What He Thought.
Mrs. Locuttc This is my new even
ing gown. What do you think of it ?
Mr. Locutte Whew ! Don't you cr
wear anything else with it ? li
Mrs. Locutte Oh , yes , a few flowers ,
of course.
Mr. Locutte Well er you'd better
get about two dozen sunflowers.
When a man refers to the happy days
when he was a barefoot boy , it indi
cates that his bank account will tide tl
him to the grave. Poor men never
speak of any happiness in connection
with bare feet
A girl is as certain to sow her affec
tions as a young man to sow his wild a
oats.
Signs of a Good Milker.
When it comes to buying or raising
a dairy cow too many neglect to con
sider whether the cow , from her gen
eral appearance , seems to be fitted to
do good work in the dairy or not. Now ,
it is to be admitted that you cannot
ttll certainly whether a cow 'is a deep ,
rich milker from her general appear
ance ; but still , so large a percentage
of the high quality cows of the land
have certain external signs that have
come to be regarded as the marks of
a good cow that it is folly to overlook
these marks when selecting cows 'ir
one's herd. One of these special signs
that is extremely important may be
comprehended under the term "ca
pacity. "
In order to turn a large amount of
hay , grass , ensilage and grain into
A GOOD MILKER.
milk and butter a cow.must have a
large , deep body and a large udder.
The cow illustrated shows the great
deep body and the splendid develop
ment of udder that characterize the big
milkers. A cow's body is a butter ana
inilk factory. You cannot expect to
make much butter and milk in a small
factory. The "wedge-shaped" cow has
a deep body where depth Is needed
where the machinery of the body is at
work converting fodder into dairy prod
ucts.
ucts.Notice
Notice the fullness in the fore part
of the udder and how well it runs up
behind , with the large , well-placed
teats and Its general appearance of
large capacity. Such an udder , when
milked out dry , will fall in loose , soft
folds , like an empty bag. It is a good
type to breed to.
Plowing : Under Green Crops.
While we advocate plowing under
green crops , when they are not worth
more for stock food th n for manure ,
we believe that there are some soils
where this practice may do injury
rather than good. If the soil is light
and sandy , lacking nitrogen , or when
it is stiff and needs to be made more
porous , then almost any green crop is
a good manure for it. Where it is low
and. wot , and perhaps has too much
acid in it , a heavy crop of clover or
other green manure will usually be an
injury to the succeeding crop , unless
it is given also a dressing of lime in
some form , and we would prefer to
pay more for a good phosphate of lime
or fine ground phosphatic rock , with
an addition or potash , than to use
either slaked lime or sulphate of lime.
Yet In a limestone soil we have seen
green manuring work wonders , and so
it will on land recently cleared , where
the bushes and brush 1md been burned
on the ground. Phosphates , potash and
wood ashes may be put on to grow
the green crop , and if used liberally
will benefit that and the succeeding
crops. Sowed on the surface and har
rowed in they do not waste or do any
harm if the amount is much more than
one crop needs. American Cultivator.
How to Set a Hen.
Here's a good way to set a hen. The .
nest is made in a roomy box , with a
cover. Nailed to one side of the box
Is a little slat yard , slats on top also ,
n which water and food are kept con
stantly. The hen can go out Into the
yard at any time , eat and drink , and
:
:
NEST i-OK A SETTEK. V ,
las no temptation to wander away and Vin
et her eggs get cold. Where several
tens are sitting , a contrivance like this
or each saves all bother of looking
fter them , to see that two do not get
n one nest , etc. You put food and water i
n the dishes the hen "docs the rest. "
J. D. Young , in Farm and Ilome.
Enriches Soil.
The complete shading of the soil rap-
Ily enriches it , even without the appli-
ation of manure. It may be that shad-
ug causes a deposit of nitrogen from
he air ; every farmer knows that wher-
ver a stack of hay or straw has stood
or several months the ground under-
teath is not only enriched , but grows ,
luch darker in color. Anyone may try i
n experiment as follows : Select the
loorest spot of ground on the farm. lay
ova' a strip of any length , but about
, a yard wide , a few inches of straw ,
and cover with a board , or , if preferred ,
lay only a board on the ground. If
! the place is seeded to something aftei
the covering is removed the difference
in growth between the portion previ
ously shaded and that not shaded wilj
! be very marked
Status of the Farmine Industry.
There are 10,438,022 persons engaged
in agricultural pursuits , while all oth
er industries engage 18,845,000 persons.
One-third of the entire area of this
country is devoted to tilling of the soil.
There are to-day 5.739.G57 farms in the
United States , and the value of farm
property , including improvements , stock
and implements , is $20.514,001,838. The
number of farms has quadrupled in the
past fifty years , while the value of the
farming land to-day is five times as
great as the selling price of fifty years
ago. More than 1,000,000 farms hav
been laid out and fenced in by settlers ,
principally in the West , in the past ten
years. Fifteen thousand farms were
given away by the Government during
1901. When the Indian Territory is
opened for settlement , about 1904 ,
8,000,000 acres of fine farming laud will
be offered for sale at low prices , and
farming will receive another valuable
acquisition to its ranks. There are 306-
000,000 acres of unsettled land in the
United States ready for immediate oc
I
cupancy.
The total acreage used for farminc I
purposes is 841,000,000 acres an area
which would contain England , Scotl. l.
land , Ireland , Wales , France , Germany ,
Austria , Spain , Japan and the Trans
vaal , leaving sufficient room for several
smaller countries to go in around the
edges. None of these countries , or all
of them combined , would make a re
spectable showing with our agricul
:
tural products. The value of farm ex
ports in 1901 was $951,628,331. R&
view of Reviews. :
Yields of Cheese From Milk.
With ordinary milk the yield is about
2.5 pounds of cured cheese for each
pound of butter fat In the milk. The
per cent of butter fat In different
milks very nearly determines their rel
ative values for cheesemaklng. Pro
fessor Van Slyke found by a series of
experiments that with milk rang
ing from 3.4 per cent to 4.4 per
cent the amount to each pound of but
ter fa * was 2.72 pounds of green cheese ,
or 2.5 pounds of cured , five weeks. It
was found that 5 per cent milk made
but 2.4 pounds of cured cheese for
each pound of butter fat , but the better
quality of the cheese from the richer
milk was thought to compensate for
the slight difference in quantity. It :
will be seen that a hundred pounds of
4 per cent milk made ten pounds of
cheese and a hundred pounds of 5 per '
cent milk made twelve pounds of
cheese.
)
Corn-Huaking Pejj.
Miles R. King , of Macoupin County ,
Illinois , writes in Iowa Homestead as
follows : "I have not seen an illustra-
tion or tlie new
husking peg , and
since a great
many of your
r e ad e r s would
like to know
about them , 1
send you a sketch
of one that I have been using. It will
require a short time to become accus
tomed to one of them after the old- be
fashioned peg has been used , but when
ince a person gets used to them he can
tr
make good headway in taking out corn ,
rhey are sold in all the markets , and
consist of a stout strap with a hook at
tached. as seen in the illustration. " Sfr
to
Successwith Poultry.
Those people who do not have good
success in hatching eggs under hens , hi
usually will not do much better with
the incubator. They may be divided
into two classes , one that is careless wl
ind neglectful , and the other that
.s altogether too fussy , who wants to
ie stirring the hen , or feeding her. or
: u
aandling the eggs three or four times
fu
i day. For either of these to suc-
RU
eed with the Incubator there must be
th
i thorough reformation ; a determina-
sti
don to follow the Instructions given
BU
jxactly , and do no more and BO less
han Is explicitly laid down , and to do eg
t by the clock. This can be done , of
1
ourse , but how many can or will settle
, -
lown to those rules ?
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Ideal Animal for Beef. he
The first point observed in an ideal ca
mirnal of beef type is his form. This
vill approximate the rectangular. It
vill show a body that is compact , sym-
netrical , broad , deep and close to the
ground. Legs are onl.r of use to carry
he animal around. He is "straight in
lis linos" that is , the lines from the
op of the shoulder to the tail head ,
ml from the brisket back to the purse
ire : is nearly parallel as possible , as are
ilso those from the center of the shoul-
lors to the center of the thighs , no devi-
ition from the horizontal being allowed
he top lino. This will give the form a
octangular appearance.
Get After the Borers.
In August we get after the borers in
he orchard. We find them by the wood
lust around the stem of the tree. We
ro after them with a sharp knife and
small wire. If we do not get the job
lone in August , we do it In September ;
lays Farm Journal.
PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR
PRAISES PE = RU = NA.
Chronic
Catarrhai
Ailments
First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro , Ga. , and Its Pastor and Elder.
" " HE day was when men of promi
1" nence hesitated to give their testi
monials to proprietary medicines for
publication. This remains true to-day
of most proprietary medicines. But
Pernna has become so justly famous , its
merits are known to so manj people of
hich and low stations , that no one hes
itates to see his name in print recom
mending Pernna.
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna a strong endorsement.
Men representing all classes and sta
tions are equally represented.
A dignified representative of the Pres
byterian Church in the t > erson of Rev.
B. 1 G. Smith does iiot hesitate ro state
1I iniblicly that he has used Peruna in his
f family and found it cured when other
remedies failed. In this statement the
Rev. Smith is supported by an elder in
lis church.
Rev. E. G. Smith , pastor of the Presby
terian Church of Greensboro , Ga. , writes :
"Having used Peruna in my family
for some time , it gives me pleasure to
testify to its true worth.
"My little boy , seven years of age. had
> een suffering for some time with ca-
arrh of the lower bowels. Other reme-
lies had failed , but after taking two
jottles of Peruna the trouble almost en-
irely disappeared. For this special
nalady I consider it well nigh a specific.
WhiteHonae Visitors Counted.
Every stranger who enters the
vhite bouse at Washington is count-
id by an automatic register. The
ntsrument is held in the hand of
ne of the watchman stationed at
he door and for every visitor he
ushes the button. Congressman ,
enators , members of the cabinet and
lewspaper men are not counted.
Washington Star.
jk BnperriBor's Story.
Lockport , N. Y. , Oct. 6th. Mr.
George P. Penfold , Supervisor for the
? Irst Ward of the city of Lockport. has
vrltten the following letter for publi-
atlon to the newspapers :
"It gives me great pleasure to rec-
mmend Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure
'or Kidney Trouble.
"My kidneys troubled me more or
ess for years and treatment by local
hysiclons only gave me partial and
emporary relief.
"An old friend , knowing my trouble ,
idvised me to try Dodd's Kidney Pills ,
oiling me at the same time how much
hey had helped h'ni.
"I used altogether six boxes and
bund a permanent cure.
"This was two years ago , and I have
tot since been troubled in any way
vith pains in the back or any of the
iiany other distressing difficulties aris
ng from diseased kidneys. "
( Signed ) George P. Penfold ,
307 Church St. . Lockport , N. Y.
A man seldom wants a thing after
ie gets it.
For Dr. Fowler's
forty years Ex-
ract of Wild Strawberry has been
tiring summer complaint , dysentery ,
arrhoea , bloody flux , pain in the
tomach , and it has never yet failed
do everything claimed for it.
The sculptor is obliged to carve out
is own figure.
ARE YOUK CLOTHJiS FADED ?
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and make them
bite again. Large 2 oz. package 5 cents.
. "
- *
For ] two pies take three lemons , two
upfuls of hut water , two tablespoon-
uls of cornstarch. two cupf uls of white
ugar and four eggs. Grate the rind Into
ie water and , together with the corn-
tarch , boil for fifteen minutes. Add the
ugar and. when cold , the yolks of the
ggs and lemon juice , stirring well to-
ether. Line two dishes with paste , pour
the material and bake. Beat thp
-hites stiff with six teaspoonfuls of
rhite sugar , pour over the pies while
iot , return to the oven and bake a deli-
ate brown.
"As a tonic for weak and worn *
out people it has tew or no equals. "
Rev. E. Q. Smith.
Mr. M. J. Rossman , a prominent mer
chant of Greensboro , Ga. . and an elder
in the Presbyterian Church of that ,
place , has used Peruna. and in a recent
letter to The Peruna Medicine Co. , of
Columbus. Ohio , writes as follows :
"For a long time T was troubled with
catarrh of the kidneys and tried many
remedies , all of which gave me no re
lief. Peruna was recommended to me
by several friends , and after using a few-
bottles I am pleased to say that the long- -
looked for relief was found and / am
now enjoying better health tJian I have
for years , and can heartily recommend
Peruna to all similarly afflicted. It if
certainly a great medicine. " M. J.
Rossman.
Catarrh is essentially the same wher
ever located. Peruua cures catarrh
wherever located.
If you do not derive prompt ami satis
factory results from the use of Peruna , .
write at once to Dr. Hartman , giving a
full statement of your case , and he will
b * pleased to give you bis valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address Dr. H.irtman , President of
The Hartman SHnitarium , Columbus ,
Ohio.
easiest quirk breakfast : Mrs. Anstin * *
Pancakes. Rendj t serve. At grocers.
An inmate of an insane asylum in
Vienna has to be closely watched to
prevent him from standing on his
head , which he wants to do all the
time.
If you wifrh beautiful , clear , whit * clothe *
use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz. package
5 cents.
You can't take a , woman at her
face value as long as cosmetics are
OD the market.
Two million Americans suffer the
torturing pangs of dyspepsia. No
need to. Burdock Blood Bitters
cures. At any drug store.
French aeronauts are planning to
send a ballloon across the desert of
Sahara. Pigeons will be the only
passengers.
Don't let the little ones suffer from
eczema or other torturing skin dis
eases. No need for it. Doan's Oint
ment Cures. Can't harm the most ,
delicate skin. At any drug store ,
50 cen ts.
A happy thought Mr * . Austin's Pancake
taste delicious. Your
grocer supplies you.
Had Been to n Circus ,
In a small school
an inspector was
examing a class in geography. He
bad failed to puzzle the bright young
sters , and in despair demanded ab
last to know what is the equator ?
There the was a momentary pause , and
inspector smiled
triumphantly.
But the smile
had
haidly got to its
widest limits when a fierce loukin ?
bov with a shock of tangled hair
growled out the answer "The 'nua-
-
tor" said he. "is a menagarie Ion
running round the earth. " 4 '
The dog catcher's labors should be , f
cur-tailed.
Potato JHacnit.
One cupful of yeast , on cupful of
warm water , one cupful of sugar. en
? upful of mashed
potatoes
, one cupful
) f butter , three eggs. Set to rise in the
Tiorning. at noon add the butter and
iggs and knead it ; then let It rise like
bread. When light
, make rnto Rma
Biscuits , let them rise and bake in a
quick oven.
Fwrty-eighb summons cases were
disposed of by a Brooklyn magistrate
the other day in forty-live minutes ,
establishing a record for the conrt.
A T A * 1ET4 W Y W" % T
LABASTIME
THE ONLY DURABLE WALL COATING
'
Kalsomines are temporary ,
rot , rub off and scale.
SMALL POX
and other disease
germs are
nurtured and diseases dissem
inated by wall paper.
ALABASTINE
should be used in renovating
. &l and disinfecting all walls.
eanaot thrire. °
ALABASTINE COMPANY , Grand Rapids , Mich.
