THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
- I. M RICE EDITOR
H1.OO Par Fear in Advance
PUBLIBHED EVERY THURSDAY.
itafered at the Font-office M Valentine. Cherry
souutv. Nenrailca. as 8econd-cIa B matter.
8TAT2 OFFICERS
EZKA P. SAVAGK. Governor ,
C. F. STKKLJC. Lieut. Governor.
GKO.V. . MAKSU , Secretary of State.
CM AH. WESTOtf , Auditor Tub , Accts.
WM. STKUKKB , Treasurer.
FKAUK N. PKOUT , Atty. General.
GEOKOK FOWLEB , Cora , Pub. Lands and BldR.
LKK HAKDMAN , Librarian.
U. 8. SENATORS
JOSKl'H H. MlLLARD.
CHA8. H. DlKTBICH. *
CONGRESSMEN
ELMRllJ. BUBKBTT. Rep. 1st DLst.
DAVID H. MRRCBB , Kep. 2nd Dist.
JOHN .1. ROIUUBON.FUS. 3rd Dist.
WM. L. STABK , us. 4th Dist.
A. C. SUALL.KNUKBCER. Fus 6tb Dist ,
WM. NKVILLK , Fus. Gth Dist ,
COUNTY OFFICERS
W. C. SIT ATTACK , Treasurer.
C. S. RKERK , Clerk.
W , K. 1 Q VTXR , Judge.
L , N. LAVI-OBT. Sheriff.
A. M. MOBBIHSKY , Attorney.
ETTA BBOWN , 3up rlutendent.
LKBOT LEACH , Surroyor.
ALFKKD LEWIS. Coroner.
COUNTY UOMMLSHlOJiEIW
W. B. HALEY , 1st Dst. :
A.LKX BUBB. 2nd Dist.
L. LAUFEB , 3rd Dist.
Oharies H. Faulhabor
Brownlee
Breeder of
Reit'st'd Hereford * .
o
Hyatt ] , No. 74.538 ,
at head of herd.
Young bulls from 6
to 18 months old
for sale.
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HENRY AUGUSTON
Blacksmith
Brown lee , Nebr.
Does general blacksraithingathard
; times'pricefl for cash.
PAT HETT
Valentine , Nebr.
Good , Hard. * _ Book .for. sale in any
quantity.
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H. M. CKAMER ,
City Deliveryman.
Trunks , rallses arid packages hauled to and
from the depot aud all parts of the City.
E # Telephone 12.
W. A. KIMBELL
Barber
First-clasd-Shop in Every Respect
KJU do ( juininu Hair Toiilc , Golden Star hair
Tonic , Herpicldo and Coku'a Dandruff Cure.
Try Pompeian Face Massage Cream
LEllOY LEACH
County Surveyor
or \ % < dlak '
\vn. ATTKM EJ ) TO.
JOUiN POKATfl
Uiegts Xebr.
Tubular wells aud Eclipse wind
mills.
A. M. MOKKISSEY
Attorney at Law
Valentine , 3 br.
A. N. COMPTON
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Quigley & Chapman's
Drug Store. .Nights The Don-
oher residence , Cherry Street.
Edward Furay
Physician and Surgeon
Office Fraternal Hall or El
liott's Drug Store. (
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F. M. WALCOTT
ATTORNEY X. ABSTRACTOR
Valentine , Nebr.
Practices In District Court and U. S. Land (
Office. Real Estate and Kaucb Property
hnnght and sold. Bonded AhHtrao.ter
The Democrat
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TIME TABLE
No. 27 Fft. Dally 2:33 P. M.
.No. 25 * ' except Sunday 9:40 AM
No. 3Passenger Daily 12:49A.M.
EAST BOUND
No. 23 Frt. Dally 6:50 A. M.
No , W " except Sunday 5:00 P. M.
NO. 4 Passenger Dally 4-.47A.M.
SOCIETIES ,
K. ef P. CHERRY LODGE NO. 169 meet * 1ft
and 3rd Friday of each month at 8:30.
M. V. NicnoLsox , MAETIK CH T8TKNSEK ,
C. C. K.oIE. & . S.D
VALENTIN 12 LODGE NO. 2O3 1. 0. 0. F
Meets Thursday night each week ,
AMOS RANDALL , J , T. KKKLEV ,
N , G. Sec'y.
LODGE A. F. *
AM. . NO. 1O58. Meets 2st Tuesday each month
T. c. HoiiNr , W , W , THOMPSON ,
W. M. Sec'y.
AO. . U. Tl' . XO.7O. Meets 1st and 3rd Mun
day ol each moutli.
W. A , PKITVCKKW , U. G , DUNN ,
M. W. ' ttecoraei. .
Dl.iSUKKOK I1OAOII NO. 11O. Meet- .
2nd and 4th Monday eaun muntii ,
JKNNIKPKTTIJOHN , W. A.i'EiiYcut4w ,
U. of 11. Kecoruer.
M. W. A. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays eacK
mouth.
AI. V. .NICHOLSON , W. K , HALKY.
V.C. Clerk
Fit ATI * UN Ali UMON O. 50S-MceU
every Saturuaj u Jfeb
J. A.HOUNUACK , K. D , CLABK ,
F , M. Sec'j.
ROYAL. NttlUltliORM.- 2nd uu.
4th Wednesday * each mouth.
MAkv ( UIOLKY , MINNIE
Oracle.
aud D n hi * ri of 1'rotectiu.
JLotlgo Au. 6. Meets 2nd and 4th Fridays eau i/
niunth :
A. E. I'KTTTCHKW , W , A. PKTT YCBKW ,
Pies. bec'y
Devon C
2S 1. Meets 2nd Friday eaca month.
ED CLA UK , . , K. HALEY ,
I. P. ' " ' Sec'y.
MILL PRICES FOR FEED.
iiran , bulk 76 per cwt $14.00
shorts bulk 85 per cwt $16.00 101
Screenings 70c $13.00
Chop Feed . . . . 1.05 $20.00 "
Corn.1 , .95 $18.00"
Ohopoorn 1.00 " $19.00"
Onto 1.20 " $23.00"
ETTA BROWN
SUPT , PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Examination Third Saturday of each
monthand , Friday preceding. .
VALENTINE NEBRASKA
Paint ,
Wall Paper ,
Calcimine.
Brushes ,
Pure Linseed Oil
Varnishes
Christensenfs.
M ojses & Hoffacker.
Simeon , Nebr
tf on right nr left
O slioulrif.r of hon
O on left Jaw. H on left side. 11 on toft thigh
S. N. Moses.
W right shoulder
O KB d hip.
SEQTJAH (3267)
Dark brown , Foaled Nov. 3ithr
1889. Sire "Nimrod" (1066) ) , by
(867) ) . Sequah's dam 289 Ladyj j |
"Comet" (151) ( ) , by "Eclipse" (191) ( )
by "St. GilesT(687) ) by "Wildltre" ,
bird F. S. Vol. 7 by Restless T. B. i
Sequah's G. dam by Larrywheat
T.B. )
He will stand for season of
1902 at Sherman's barn.
STETTER.
QwnjBr.
THE QUEEN OF SPICES
CINNAMON , DELICIOUS AND SUGARY ,
AROMATIC AND PUNGENT.
The Discovery of Urn Valuable Prop
erties Antedates Recorded History.
Something of Itm U e aad tieVay
InWhich It I * Produced.
Cinnamon is in itself unquestionably
the most delicious of all spices , being
sugary as well as aromatic and pun
gent. Many thousands of pounds are
consumed annually In every civilized
country , and it is also highly appreci
ated by even semicivilized and bar
barous nations where culinary art and
medicine have as yet made little prog
ress.
Its uses in sweet cookery are innu
merable. There are very few fruits
which are not improved in preserves ,
pickles and pastries by the addition of
more or less of this delicate bark. It is
an essential flavoring in all spice cakes
and in many varieties of pies and pud
dings. In chocolate , confectionery ,
candies , cordials and liqueurs cinnamon
contributes an incomparable flavor.
Its medicinal value is well known
as an antispnsmodic and carminative
and tonic. Its use is recommended as
a preventive and remedy for cholera ,
and in seasons when stomach troubles
prevail cinnamon drops are recomt
mended as the most wholesome form
of candy for children.
The discovery of the valuable prop
erties of cinnamon antedates recorded
history , as it is mentioned in the Bible ,
in the book of Exodus , as one of the
Ingredients of the sacred oil with
which the priests were anointed. So
highly was the sweet bark esteemed
by the ancients that even a small piece
was considered n lit gift for a king. It
is alwaysmentioned as an especially
choice substance by Greek writers pre
vious to the Christian era. It Is said
thnt the Arab traders , who first
brought it to Egypt and western Asia ,
surrounded its history aud production
with special tales of mystery and
magic.
The cimmamon tree is a member or
the Inure ! family , which in the tropics
is represented by a large number of
aromatic and medicinal trees and
shrubs.
There are several closely allied cin
namon trees , but the finest bark is pro
cured from -species native to the is
land of Ceylon , distinguished by bota
nists as Cittuamonimn xeylunicum. In
a state of nature this grows to be a
tree from twenty to thirty feet in
height , with rather large , oval , entire
margined leaves nnd yellowish flowers
succeeded by small , brown drupes re ?
sembling acorns in shape. The grnylrfi
brown bark is internally of an orange
color , which changes upon drying to
the characteristic brown which is the
recognized name of a particular shado.
Almost every part of the tree yields
some choice substance and is especial
ly rich in oil. The roots yield camphor
and the lonvcs an oil resembling the
oil of cloves and often substituted for
it. while from the fruit a substance
called cinnamon suet is manufactured ,
which is highly fragrant and from
which in former times candles for the
exclusive use of tlie king were made.
In the latter part of the eighteenth
century , while England was for a time
in possession of the spice islands , cin
namon plants were among the choice
products that were imported into vari
ous other tropical regions , including
the West Indies , where in Cuba and
several other islands it has become a
considerable article of commerce. Un
der cultivation It is not allowed to
grow into n tree , as the richest bark is
taken from shoots of from two to four
years' growth. The young tree is ,
therefore , cut and shoots from the root
are encouraged to grow. The majority
of these are cut when about ten feet in
height and the bark is detached In ten
or twelve inch lengths. After lying in
bundles for a few days the bark is
scraped by hand , both outside and in.
until reduced to a thin sheet. These
sheets are then made up Into compos
ite "quills" by placing the narrower
nnd shorter pieces inside and rolling
.tfghtly , forming firmrods , which after
Author drying are made into bundles
roughing about eighty pounds and
wra PP'd for shipping. Grocers divide.
assoi t and very neatly combine por
tions c tf these quills Into small packets
for the convenience of their customers.
The c U of cinnamon is made by
Tfndlng , Jie coarser pieces of the bark
and soaking them for two or throe
days in sc water , followed by the
process of Oistilling. Two oils , one
heavier and t lie other lighter than wa
ter , are the product , both possessing
similar properties. The color varies
from cherry red to pale yellow , the
latter being pritferrod by most pur
chasers.
Tho work of distilling is light , and
an oil equal to the best Ceylonese is
now produced iir Trinidad and various
other localities iw Cuba and other West
India islands.
As cinnamon cowmands : a good price
and its uses are continually multiply
* inducement for ex
ing , there is even
tending the area of its cultivation , both
in the eastern and western hemi-
spheres.-St. Louis Republic.
A Crisi * Met Half AVny.
There were strict orders in the Phil
ippines regarding looting , and one day
a lieutenant's suspicions were aroused
by a private whom he "saw peering ea
gerly under the .piazza of a house on
the'outskirts of Manila , writes Dixie
"Wolcott in Harper's Magazine. f
"What are you doing there ? " te de-
7iTamU d in his gruffest tones.
"Why , sir. " said the soldier , saluting.
Tm only trying to catch a chicken
which Tve Just bought. "
Lieutenant K. stooped and caught
wight of a fine pair of fowls.
"There are two chickens under
there. " he exclaimed excitedly. " 1
other one. Catch 'em both , "
A FEAST THAT FAILED.
The Story of a Raccoon That Was
Not Served For Breakfast.
It is within the memory of many
that the custom of schoolteach
ers "boarding around" was the usual
thing in country districts. Although
a custom which teachers seldom liked ,
it is doubtful if many of them had as
hard a time as a young schoolmaster
who described his experience in the
New England Galaxy for 1817. The
article was written by Leonard Ap-
thorp , then an undergraduate of Bow-
doin college. The young schoolmaster
was "to receive $ lo n month and his
board.
From the first day I perceived that
I was at board on speculation and at
the mercy of a close calculation , he
writes. One day the whole dinner con
sisted of a single dumpling , which
they called a pudding , andfive sau
sages , which in cooking shrunk to the
size of pipcstems. There were five of
us at table.
A few days afterward , on my return
from school , my eyes were delighted
by the sight of an animal I had never
seen before. It was a raccoon , which
the young man , Jonathan , had killed
and brought home in triumph. When
skinned , he seemed to be one entire
mass of fat and of a most delicate
whiteness. I was overjoyed and went
to bed early to dream of delicious
steaks which the morrow would bring.
Long before daylight I heard the
family stirring , and the alacrity of
quick footsteps and the repeated open
ing and shutting of doors all gave as
surance of the coming holiday.
I was soon ready for breakfast , and
when seated at table I observed that
the place of Jonathan was vacant
"Where is Jonathan ? " I asked.
"Gone to market , " said they.
"Market ! What market , pray ? I
did not know there was any market
In these parts. "
"Oh. yes. " they said , "he Is gone to
. about thirty miles to the south
ward of us. "
"And what has called him up KO
early to go to market ? "
"Ho Is gone. " said they , "to sell hla
raccoon. "
PICKINGS FROM FICTION.
The fool's ear was made for the
' ' "Indian
knave's tongue. Raroaswami's
Fables. "
Bad habits are leeches that would
suck a Hercules to effeminacy. "A
Speckled Bird. "
Money buys things , and love wins
things : power takes things. "Fame
For a Woman. "
Duty is what we think about When
ill or are reminded of by creditors.
Davidson's "Dumas. "
When n man ceases to make love to
his wife , some other man begins.
"Fables For the Elite. "
People whose lives are anything but
a Joke are usually content with the
smallest josts. "The Vultures. "
Mothers personify circumstances to
children. We are symbols to them of
baflling. cramping fate. "The Rescue. "
A woman is like unto a volcano ,
which , even when inactive , is palpitat
ing to spit forth its fire and which ,
when it does vent its fury , bursts the
bounds of its late enforced suppres
sion. "The Wooing of Wistaria. "
Girls Help Walter * to Client.
Among hotel employees sex does not
appear to make any difference so far
as honesty is concerned , says the
Brooklyn Eagle. Certain young women
who act : : s checkers in hotels work
with certain waiters. Whenever one of
the girls obtains a position the men
soon follow her. and the hotel proprie
tor is victimized accordingly. The wait
er who is in league with the dieeker
makes a small private mnrk on the
check with which hedesires to cheat.
She sees it. nnd Instead of stamping
the priees ngni'.ist the articles ordered
she puts her finder * over the figures on
the die so that a slight blotch is all
thnt Is re < vnl"il in the place for figures.
The waiter does the rest. She keeps
her necount against her confederates ,
and they settle up later on the outside.
Toneli TTmt Holds Memory.
Once upon a time there wns n mnn
who was n chronic borrower of money ,
and he wns lievef knoWii to slight nn
actinnintnnce through neglect. He was
extremely well known by ft law circle
which ho . ' contin
of : ie < iuniutnncps. v.'as
ually cili : ! nvoriiig to enlarge.
The members of this growing circle
never forgot him. nnd even nfter his
denth he remained green in their mem
ories.
Mor-'l.--A man to insure being re
membered must keep in touch with his
friends. New York Herald.
After the Snnnlilne.
"What became of that Sunshine club
which Daisy started ? "
"Oh. it's under a cloud. After the
first annual election of officers it was
impossible to get a quorum owing to
the fact that no two members of the
club were "on speaking terms. ' " Chi
cago Record-Herald.
Unconventional.
"You spoke of Gloobcr ns being
'queer. ' Is he mentally unbalanced ? "
"Not exactly that. lie's merely ec
centric and peculiar. He gives in his
property to the assessor at the same
figure he has it insured for. " Chicago
Tribune.
AVhnt lie Realized.
Judge You do not seem to realize the
enormity of the ciiarge against you.
Prisoner No : I ain't got my lawyer's
bill yet. but I'm espectin' the charge ' 11
be enormous , nil right. Philadelphia
Record ,
Dou't worry if your associates push
you to the wall. You will find the wall
handy ns a brace when you get ready
to push back. YlcJiBburg
NERVOUS ENERGY.
Don't Overdraw Yo r Accavat !
Bamk of Xatvre.
You hi ve a deposit of nervous energy
placed to your account In the bank of
yourbody. . It may be large , in which
happy case you arc a millionaire In
trength and accomplishing power , °
It may be so Microscopic as to need
careful husbanding and little eip ndl-
ture to keep it from dwindling out al-
together.
But many millionaires become pau
pers , and some "dime savings" swell
Into millions. It depends upon th way
the capital is managed. You may
think you have so much that there Is
no need to be economical. You get up
in the morning and feel the blood
bounding through your veins like moun-
tain cataracts , and you think you can
turn the mill wheels of the world.
You work day and night or you piny
day and night , which Is sometimes
more exhausting , nnd go at the limit of
your speed all the time. You arc over
drawing your bank account of energy.
and that needlessly , for you probably
have enough lo last n long and useful
lifetime. It pays to sit down and sharp-
en your tools , nnd It adds cent per cent
to your body bank deposit.
Another with not half your brains
or bustle will pet ahead of you in the
end , for he makes every act. every
thought , go straight to the mark. He
wastes no effort. Everything he does
means something. It helps toward some
given end. 1'ou spend n great deal of
ammunition on your quarry because
you are overanxious. He keeps cool ,
takes steady aim and wings his bird.
You get wrinkles and frost tipped
temples and become a bankrupt in vi-
tality when you should be in your
prime. You have overdrawn the best
nnd most valuable bank account the
Lord ever placed on the books of llfe-
the ability "to love and to work and to
play and to look up at the stars. "
A MONTE CARLO LEGEND.
The Story the Cronplcr * Tell of the
Wandering Jew.
All gamblers arc superstitious , nnd
some of their pet superstitions are now
go old as to have acquired the respec-
tability of venerable traditions. The
croupiers of Monte Carlo have an in
teresting set of traditional supersti
tions of their own , most of which are |
entirely unknown to the many Ihouj j
sands of visitors who toy with the
"tiger" In thnt gilded court of chance.
The most striking of these Is the
story of the Wandering Jew , which the
croupiers believe as fervently as they
do that the bank will down any "sys
tem" thnt ever was invented. There
Is one day , nnd one day only. In the
year on which the rooms of the casino
at Monte Carlo are closed thnt Is on
Good Friday. When the rooms are
opened on the following day. they say.
the first person to enter the "Grand
Nouvellc Sulle de Jeur * ' is an old man
of venerable appearance. He wastes
no time : but , walking straight to one
of the tables , he places with the trem
bling fingers of extreme old age a
piece of money upon a certain number.
The wheel Is turned , the croupier's na
sal cry falls upon the car. announcing
that the number selected by the old
man has won. With a bitterly savage
exclamation the aged man seizes his
winnings , throws them about him and
hurries from the room to disappear , lio
one knows where.
He Is the Wandering Jew , nnd until
ho can lose a bet at Monte Carlo he
must continue his wanderings. Get on
the "blind side" of any of the old crou
piers of Monte Carlo , and they will tr-11
you this leccnd. Have they sr-on him ?
Of course they have and are fully per
suaded that the aged and mysterious
stranger is none other than the man
condemned to perpetual earthly wan
derings nearly 2.000 years ago.
An Obstacle to Piety.
A story told by a western congress
man Is ftbout two brothers , Ed nnd
Jim , who dealt in wool nt their home
In Iowa. Jim went to a revival moot-
lug ( unthinkingly , the congressman
says ) nnd "got religion. " In his first
burst of enthusiasm he told his brother
of how much better he felt since his
conversion and urged Ed to come into
the fold. The latter pondered gravely
for a time and then said : "Ain't any
doubt but what religion's a good thing ,
and I'm glad you've got it. Jim. but I
gUess you bettor let mo alone just
now. " he continued reficrtively. "You
see , Jim , one of us has got to weigh the
wool. "
Chane That Frown.
Learn to laugh. A good laugh is bet
ter than medicine. Learn how to tell n
story. A well told story is as welcome
as a sunbeam in a sickroom. Learn to
keep your own troubles to yourself.
The w'orld is too busy to care for your
ills and sorrows.
Learn to stop croaking. If you can
not sec any good in the world , keep the
bad to yourself. Learn to hide your
pains and aches under pleasant smiles.
No one cares to bear whether you have
the earache , headache or rheumatism.
Thonwhtful Xntnre.
"How wondrous is nature ! " sighed
the dreamy eyed person.
"You bet ! " answered the practical
mnn. "Why , you know bow little love
Is lost between the Hibernians and the
Africans , nnd just look how nature has
arranged things so as to prevent the
Irish potato from coming in contact
with the blackberry. " Baltimore
American.
Merely a
"Man proposes and woman disposes , "
remarked the young man who gets quo
tations twisted.
"Well. " replied the beautiful blond on
the othi r end of the sofa. "I'm disposed
to do my part If some man will do his/1
Tlircu minutes later she bad him
laodei-CWcago
STEERAGE PASSENGERS.
'or America Are
I pfin as Care * .
One of tl : blcgrnt liner * nair.ii ? ut
of France , with S * J steerage jjc.rsen-
Jtcrs nhonni. w selected for ob wrvfmr
tlie manner of lntndlinp : stcTru'rc' pas
sengers bound furtncri - ; ! .
A firm conclusion re.nclml jiltnr , r
experieniv of thnt trip Is thnt nn immi
grant of this cln.is has to put up wltit
much mveceswirily unpleasant treat
ment fir-1 , simply because he la an
immigrant and therefore In Judgment
meriting It , and , secondly , became , be
ing what he is , he has not yet leani l
to . protect hlmnelf. The picture con
jured up by the term "Iramjrrnt" ! In
. .
the minds of tboso who have their mro
CE route is not at all the color of the
.
vision that arfucs before us with the
word. Here in America we hnve a
notion . of a band of earnest and. It may
be , If we are uncharitableworn and
unwashed men nnd women with fnin-
ilic * , though the family and the wash
ing aro really outside for the moment ,
.
hurrying from hard conditions of life
cant , underpaid labor , ignorance , op
pression . , misrule pressing on to whnt
they must conceive to be a bright land
.
of promise or they would not be ru8h- .
.
ins here ; to a glorious young country ,
where all men are free and equal and
.
all that sort of thing. But the mnn
who has to see that these immigrants
are given foot ! and bunk and thnt they
,
do not fall sick below has no such
.
fancies. His sympathy , he will tell
you , is not for the immigrant ! * , but for
the country thnt is to get them.
. Those in charge of immigrant
from southern Europe wnTtell you that
.
he is not a desirable creature. They
.
have handled many , many thousand *
of his kind , and they should know
something of him now. The company
trnnaports . him , It is true , but as to
thnt , he is freight freight of good
profit. The company would take freight
to the highest degree dtetastpful if so
be the rates were paid. Indeed , jep. It
is n business. There is a large profit in
the immigrant oh , yes but a * a fel
low passenger he is--oh. well , repul
sive , repugnant or whatever yon say In
your language. James B. Connolly in
Scribuer's.
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.
A German Hotel Keeper' * Opinion *
on Hatheaded Feaple * .
"I think that the Americans are alto
gether too quick to pick a qurfrrel. "
snid n. German hotel keeper in Uarleni
who had just had n petty tussle in put
ting out nil unwelcome customer.
"They are not to be compared with
the French , " said nn American lawyer
who happened to drop In. "Why , you
know nbout those French apprentice * ,
how they arc nlways ready to fight
nnd often lose their lives over a few
fords. ' '
"I've heard about these apprentice * , "
snid the Gcnnn""We have them In
our country. They ronm around thft
country. , But what "of that ? "
"Yes , " ' was the answer. "A party of :
them , with n lender nnd representing
some craft , will , for instance , meet an
other pnrty of apprentices. They are
organized into different societies , each
Intensely Jealous of the other , and if
two such bands are different societies
there is a fight in nn instant. First the
leaders come to blows , nnd then the
melee becomes general. They flght
with fists nnd sticks until the road is *
littered with the wounded and some
times the dead. "
The German , not to be outdone by
the French , said before he had thought
twice : "That's nothing. Why , our stu
dents in the universities have fight ? .
They belong to different societies and
fight with sabers. Because of some lit
tle-insult often one will hnve his head
fairly cut open. "
"And yet you complain about the
Amer'-ans' " 'said the lawyer as he
laughed to see how the German had
stepped into his own trap. New York
Tribune ,
A Tr e Friend.
It takes a great soul to be a true
friend a large , catholic , steadfast and
loving spirit. One must forgive much ,
forget much , forbear much. It coats t i
be a friend or to have a friend. There
is nothing else in life except mother
hood that costs so much. It not only
costs time , affection , strength , patience ,
love sometimes a man must even lay
down his life for'his friends. There is
no true friendship without self abnega *
lion , self sacrifice.
Bflrn IVltfc Them.
"Mamma , " said the little girl , her
eyes wide with excitement "I d6 be
lieve the minister told a story : "
"Why , the idea ! " said her mother.
"You don't know what you arc say
ing. "
"But I do , mamma. I heard papa
ask him how long he had worn whisk
ers , and he said he had worn them all
his life. " -
A Synonym.
"What ? Fifty cents a box for those
pills ! " cried the customer. "Why , it's
robbery. "
"I wouldn't say that , " returned the
druggist coolly.
"No ? "
"No. Since pills are under uiscup-
sion , I'd try to be humorous and call it
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"My boy Jceh f-rit s me that he is
stoppin' at the bert hotels , " remarked
Mrs. Corntocss ! .
"Is hs n. ccmxescii ! traveler ? "
' * Xa He's drivia' a. transfer wason. "
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