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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1902)
> THE VALENTINE .DEMOCRA' I. M RICE c-DITOF P-sr I'wr In PUBLIHMED EVERY THUKUDAl. ' rfnf.red at trie Pout-office at Valentine , Oherr county. Nebrsika , as Becond-clajw matter. STATS OFFICERS EZKA P. SAVAOK , Governor. C. F. 8TEHiR. Lieut. Governor. GKO.V. . MAIIBH. Secretary Stato. CHAP. WKSTON , Auditor Pub , ACCIS. WM STKUFER Treasurer. FRANK N. PKOOT. Atty. General. GROKOK FOWLER , Corn. Tub. Lands and Hldp LKK 11 A HUMAN , Librarian. U.8 SENATORS JOSKI'H II. MlLLARO. CHA8. Ii. DlKTRICH. CONGRESSMEN ELM Kit J. BURK.KTT. Rep. 1st Dlst. DAVID II. MRRCRR , Rep. 2nd Dlst. JOHN J. ROBINSON.FUS. 3rd Dist. Wx. L HTAKK , us. 4th Dist. A. C.SHALLKNniCRUKR. FtlS Gill Dist , WM. NBVILLK , Fua.cthDlst , CODN'IY OFFICERS W , C. SHATTfCK , Treasurer. 0. S. KKF.CE , Clerk. W , R , 'I OVTKJO , Judgo. L , N LAYPOBT. Sheriff. A. M. MOKRIBSKY. Attorney. ETTA BROWN , Superintendent , LBROY LKACH , Surveyor. ALFRKU LEWIS. Coroner. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS W. K. IlALBV , 1st Dist. ALKX Buuu. 2nd Dist. t. LAUFRU , 3rd DIsi. Charles U. Faulhaber Brownlee Breeder of Reu'st'd Hereiords. o Hyam , No. 74,538. at head of herd. Young bulls from G to 18 months old for sale HENRY AUGUSTON Blacksmith Brownlee , Nebr. Does general blacksmithing at hard times prices for cash. PAT HETT . Valentine , Nebr. ; trood , Hard Rook for sale in any qnantity. i i 111 , . , , i . . . . . . . . . , , H. M-CRAMER , City Deliveryman. Trunks , valises and packages b&ulud to and irom the depot and all parts of the City. 12. W. A. KTMBELL Barber First-class Shop in Every Respect 411 de Quinine Huir Tonic , Koldeu Star hair Tonic. HerpicidLand Coke's Dandruff Cure. Try Pompeian Face Massage Cream LEROY LEACH County Surveyor Valentine or Wood lake GEKKRAL. WOKK PKOMPTLY ATTKMJKD TO. JOHN POKATH Riege , Rebr. Tubular wells and Eclipse wind mills. A. M. MORRISSEY Attorney at Law Valentine , N br. A. N. COMPTON Physician and Surgeon Office , at Quigley & Chapman's Drug Store. Nights The Don- oher residence , Cherry Street. Edward S. Furay Physician and Surgeon Office Fraternal Hall or El liott's Drug Store. 19un2 F. M. WALCOTT ATTORNEY AN ABSTRACTER i Valentine , Nebr. Practices in District Court and U. S. Land Office. Real Estate and Hancb Property ftnnghtand sold. Bonded Abstractor The Democrat -FOB- it : . . . FOBJob Job Work. P. E.4H. V. B. I TIME TABLE No. 27 Frt. Dally 2-33 P. No. 25 * l except Sunday 9:40 A. J No. 3 Passenger Dally 13:49 A. 3 EAST BOUND No. 28 Frt. Dally 0:50 A. R No. 2P except Sunday 5:001 * , a NO. 4 Passenger Daiiv 4:47 A. R SOCIETIES , K. of P. CbEBEY LODGE NO. IC9 meet.- and 3rd Friday oi each month at 8:30. M. V. NICHOLSON , MAIMIN CHRIHTBNBEN , C.O. Koftt. & . 8.1 VA1FXTI.\K LODGE NO.2O51. 0. 0. J ' Meets Thursday night each week , AMOS UANUALL , J , T. KKKLRY , A , G. Sec'y. LODfeK A. F. 4 A 31. XV. l&e. MeetsSstTu stiayeach mont T. 0 , tioHNisy , W , W , TuoMi'aotf , W. M. Sec'y. AO. . U. W. BIO. 70.Meets 1st audsrdMuH day oi each mouth. W . A , FUTT VCKKW , U. G , M. W. 11O.VOR NO. HO.Meet 2nd and 4th Moudaj each month. JKNN IB PKTTI JOHK , W. A.i'ETTYCKjsw , C. of ii. Beooruer. 31. W. A. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays eacl mouth. At. V. MCIIOLSOX , W. E , HALEY , v.o. Clerk FltATEKXAL. UMO'O , 568-Meet ! every Saturcaj uifeh J. A.tiouMUACK , E. D , CLAKK. F , Al. Sec'y. HOY A Li XE1GHBOBS.- 2nd am 4th WeduesUaye each mouth. MAUY QUIULKV , MINNIE DANIEL , Oracle. Kec. and HauuhttTM of Protection Lodge Au. 6. Meets 2nd and 4th Fridays eacl month. A , . I'ETTTCKEW , W , A. FKTTYCKKW , Pies. Sec'y Royal lliKhlanderx , Devon Castle Xo 2 1. Meets 3ud Friday eaca mouth. KOCLAKK , .E.HALEY , 1. P. Sec'y. MILL PRICES FOR FEED , iiran , bulk 75 per cwt $14 00 IOL Shorts bulk 85 per cwt $16.00 too Screenings 70c " | 13.00 * Uhop Feed . . . . 1.05 " | 20.00 Uorn 95 $ i8UU " ihop ; corn 1.00 | 19.00 . 1.20 $2300" ETTA BROWN PUBLIC IN SIR U Gil ON Examination Third Satorday of each mouth and Friday preuediug. NEBRASKA Paint , Wall Paper , t Calcimine. Brushes , Pure Linseed Oil Varnishes -AT- Christensen's. Moses & Hoffacker. lineon , Nebr on right or loft shoulder of hors-3 \ / A 1 V" " A on left jaw. H on left Ride. H on left thigh- S. N. Mosee X = X left side Sf rlpht shoulder O and hip. SEQUAH (8267) Dark brown , F'oaled Nov. 24th , 389. Sire "Kimrod" (1066) ) , by 67) ) . SequaU's dam 289 Lady- Joinet" (151) ( ) , by "Eclipse" (191) ( ) ? "St. Giles'(687) ) by "Wildiire" rd F. S. Vol. 7 by Best less T. B. jquah's G _ dam by Larry wheat ' . B. ) He will stand for season of K)2 at Sherman's barn. X WSTETTE.R. . Owzier , VOTESBOUGHTANDSOLI A Widespread Evil That Dii graces Our Country. LAWS HAVE HOT YETBEAOHED I Worse Than Ever In the Recea Electioua Effort In Indiana t' ' Eradicate the Evil A Lnv Tlia Doesn't "Work Barter of the Fran chlae In Connecticut. All good citizens , to whatever part ; they claim allegiance , must condomi the growing evil of the purchase an < sale of voters at election. The practice has gradually grown to be a great evil and public opinion does not frown i down if the buying and selling are fo : the benefit of their own party and can didatcs. Those states and district where the voters are nearly equally oil vided between the two great purtie are the fields where the rascally worl is principally carried on. and it is tot bad to have to say that there are nc exceptions to the general rule. The New England states , the central states and the west are equally guilty whert the election is close and the voters an worth the price paid. Indiana has always been what known as a close or doubtful state and so debauched has it been that foui years ago the Republican legislature amended the law that then punished th ? vote briber and the bribed as equal ly guilty , so that now only the voter who sells his vote can be punished , and the one who pays the money goes free. The Indianapolis Sentinel and the leaders of the Democratic party havr constantly waged n tight to overcome this greatest offense that can be per- petratfd against the institutions of n free country and are now endeavoring to arouse public opinion so that a more efiicient law mny be passed by the com ing legislature. The newspaper named in its issue of Nov. 17 has a number of interviews with lending Democrats nnd Republicans , all of whom drelare against the practice. Among Ihf o William L. Taylor , the stato nlfnr < = y general , voiced tho opinionf majiy Republicans vrhrn b" said : "I n vorrl'd ' indorse theamcndmrnf to thH < viSf.i law which allows vor ! > hribor ? to pn scot freo. At tbr * s-nmp tini" I wnz nize the force of the arrunxnit imsd- by those who advocr.trd tl p amrwl mont. It Is easy to see th't ; if only OMC party to thp crimp is punis'vihlo ' prev entions aro more likely than it' i orb ; : r. punishable , for in the latin- would have the same rrasor. taining secrecy. -The law as it stood before th ' amendment was adopted wan p ; ly a dead letter , nnd I'm1 ami ; . ; . ; . . was passed in the- hopof mk..ig K effective. Cut even with thi amend ment the law is not much bitter than a dead letter. It is true th.re have been some prosecution.tinder it. In Montgomery county tlu-re were th'.ri : cast's brought against vote sellers. } - . : : > I believe there were some also In Spcn cer county. I see also that BOOKnii in Haughville has succeeded In : . ; : , up a lot of voters that he now wantb punished. These prosecutions have all been brought about by the reward clause placed in the amendment , which gives any one who furnishes Informa tion that will convict a man of selling his vote SICK ) from the county treasury. In my opinion , however , theote brib er is as guilty as the vote . ; : : rr. : r d I do not know but that Itvoud ! bsad visable to amend the law ajzaln. but I do not know how tin i iwhm * will fee ! about it. " Not one of those iisUTviewed hints that the charges are overdrawn of tut1 extent of the evil. In Connecticut vote buying on an ex tended scale would seem to be the rule for startling charges are made and published in the Boston Transcript , good Republican auil.rriwU.Hi ! on Nov. 15 said : William D. Bishop. Jr. . th r e io cr..tic candidate for co'.ipvsit ! > Fourth Connecticut distnn. is-i * re pea ted ly declared since his ( h'fV.-it that three-fourths of the vole of th < - small er towns is purchasable Mr P.isi.op is a man of high standing in th * com munity , and his words have o\- < - 'ptjon- al weight. lie says : "It is a fact that three-fourths of the entire v te in the small towns of ( "onnp'-iicut is pun-La-- able. I gave the chairmen of the toun .Tonimittees to understand that , while I n-ould willingly pay all legitimate ex pe uses that might arise in the canvass. [ \ Tould not .Alt up a single dollr.i v-Ul > wh.'ch to buy votes. Some of ibe.si IP eeiv vl this information all right , ant some of them were not so well pleased It is si peculiar fact that some year ? agoFhen certain prominent Bridge port i.vn were running for office the. ' , poured out money in many of tinsmall and doubtful towns. In some town ? where tlie entire vote would not u : . ceed 2K ) or 300 votesy put in from 52.000 to 3,000. and voirs sold as high as $100 each. And there is in innny of these towns a purchasable element thsl can be bought in every campaign. " Tlif Republican machine politicians- tlvnt rule Connecticut , of whom Sen ator Platt Is the leader , must have had knowledge of this wholesale debauch of the voters , as they were the bene ficlarSes of tho purchased votes , and i ? IsvwD Icnowu that the Democrats , if wlllr.jjr.did not have the funds to bid against them. Roonevelt nnd lildicka. President Roosevelt has changed sides in the Delaware fight by the appoint ment of Byrne , an Addicks man. as United States district attorney. This Is anentire reversal of the supposed high ideals of the Roosevelt adminis tration and is an indorsement of the rotten politics for which Addicks is noted. CHINA AND SILVER. Factera That Mar Reanlt In Di * rnptlnr the Peace of the World. The newa from China Is disquieting and another great revolt of the Chi nese against their rulers is probable The chief cause of Boxers and re bellions la overtaxation. But little more than one-third of the taxes reach es the Chinese treasury , the greater amount being absorbed by the manda rins and the tax collectors. In ordinary times the robbery is not so oppressive , as the total amount need ed by the Chinese government is but a trifle per capita. Since the Boxer uprising the indemnity that the Euro pean powers and the United States and Japan demanded and that China has agreed to pay has KO increased the tax burden that it is almost beyond the power of the Chinese to pay it. Another addition to the vast sum that China was forced to promise to pay has been brought about by the de cline In the value of silver in relation to the value of gold. Silver being the general currency of the eastern world , the business situation , in all of the countries there is seriously disturbed. A dispatch from Manila Nov. 28 states that silver is commercially rated there at 270 that is. $2.70 in silver for $1 in gold. The proximity of Manila to China would Indicate that a similar rate of exchange prevailed in the ports of that empire. This rapid decline in the exchange value of silver since the treaty was signed providing for the payment of the indemnity by China has raised the serious question wheth er the payment must be made at the going rate of exchange when the treaty was made or at the prevailing rate at the time tl'e payments are due. If the latter demand is persisted in , the in demnity will be increased beyond the power-of the Chinese government to pay. and another war may result. The United States , being entangled with the powers cf Europe and Japan in this question , will have to aid them in pulling their chestnuts out of the fire cr lose the prestige that follows a strenuous way of dealing with eastern questions. ITov.far the impoverishment of the ri inosp people can go without a sue- e fni rrbellion against the Mantchoo dynasty depends upon the leaders that develop upon either side. The treaty provides tlmt arms f.nd ammunition "i n'ot be imported by the Chinese , but rh j-e is no certainty that modern gnus a re not bein manufactured somewhere in th.-it vnst empire , and the next strug gle may be of nureh greater duration than the one that resulted from the last Boxers' uprising. The partition of China bus been post poned by the fear of the European war that would inevitably result , with Rus sia and France on one side and Eng land and Japan on the other and with Germany quite willing to act as arbi ter and take the lion's share. Are the people cf the United States willing to see the increased field for the sale of their surplus products closed against them without fighting to protect their interests ? With a great army and navy spoiling for a fight , without which the service in both is but drudgery , and with a strenuous president who would gain power and renown in such an event , war may not be as far off as the present surface conditions would indicate. The Pnhlle Uccrs It All. * k'i.V\-J > rrr - ' < fi.x & r psssav - jgs- f Great Slump In Ynlnes. From Sept. 8 to Nov. 12 fifty-six rail roads nnd eighteen hulustrhil stocks. 71 ptT cent of par rain ? of all listed on the New York Stock Exchange , de clined nn average of 1074 per cent , or $ ( .01.-5-12.000. It is estimated that all of the lifted stocks , with a face value of S7.314.421.70D. declined in value be t\TC-PH S700.COO.OOO and $800,000.000. Itvould have been easy to account for this great shrinkage had there been a Democratic victory on Nov. 4. 11 would certainly iiave been charged to the wicked Democrats , who are bent on ruining : the country and whose com ing victory cast its shadow in advance Thousands of editors would have jumped at the chance to blame the party of adversity. They are now at a loss to account for this great slump Not only will the Republicans have the- next hoi c by a safe majority , but big crops : : nc ! tinsettlement of the coal and other great strikes assure us peace ai-'l prosperity for some time to come. What. then , caused the slump ? As most of the shrinkage occurred after the election , it cannot possibly be charged Io the Democrats. It is up to the Republican philosophers to COD- coct a plausible explanation for tbis lack of confidence in the G. 0. P. RAILROAD GENEROSITY Wages and Freight Charge : Advance Together. BUT THE LATTZH GETS THE BIG EHI The Pnbllc Para tae Increase to Km- ploreca , and the Corporation * Gel a RnkeoJX of $ i to 91 A Maatei Stroke of Philanthropy by the Rallrray Ilarona. The advance by the railroads of 1 ( per cent in their employees' wages ha : been quickly followed by an average rise of about 20 per cent in frelghi rates. The list of the railroads and th amounts they have increased the paj roll have been a sweet morsel for tht monopoly newspapers. IL is published with flourishes to show that the rail road trust Is a good trust and that the magnates A' . Lo control these corpora tions have out of the goodness of their hearts increased the pay of the train men. As the cost of living has advanced nearly 40 per cent the employees arc still a good deal short of their fair share of the prosperity that the ccr- porations enjoy. The railroad magnates are not such philanthropists as their newspaper or gans would have us believe , for , while deciding to make an increase to the wage earners , they evidently at the same time prepared a new tariff on freight rates. Thus every one will have to pay his share of not only the In crease to the wageworkcrs , but also a bonus of far greater amount to the rail roads. Whatever the charge for carrying goods on the railroads may be , it is. of course , paid by the consumer , the amount being added to the price when the goods are sold by the different handlers wholesalers , jobbers and re tailers. In the case of farm produce , such as wheat , corn , cattle or hogs , the Increase io quite likely to decrease the price of these products at the pri mary market , and thus the farmers have to pay the increase that has been added to the freight rates. The new rates , taking effect Dec. S , between Chicago and New York , on grain , cattle and provisions , are as fol lows : Cents Per cent per 100 Ib. increase. Grain , export 16 18 Grain , domestic 20 K\i Grain products , export. . . 17a ! 162-3 Grain products , domestic. 20 14 Dressed beef , export and domestic 40 12 i Provisions 30 20 Action of even more drastic charac ter has been taken by the managers of the Western Traffic association. They agreed to advance rates on grain and flour from Missouri river points to Mississippi river points from 7 to I ) cents per hundred pounds. This is an advance of 2SV& per cent , the new rate to take effect Dec. 13. The rates on dry goods , groceries and other articles have been increased , we are told by the New York Journal of Commerce , which says , "More increases have been secured by reclassifications and the cessation of rate cutting. " It Is therefore fair to assume that the average increase is about 20 per cent. The advance in the price of coal , 50 cents a ton over and above the other advances of about $1.50 per ton made before the strike , is divided by the coal trust into two portions , of which the coal roads receive 40 per cent , or 80 cents per ton in all. The gross earnings from traffic of the railroads last year were $ l.G12.44S.fr'2G. of which about 23 per cent was from passenger travel , leaving approximate ly ? 1.209.000,000 ns the freight earn ings. An average advance in rates of 20 peicent on that amount would give an extra profit to the railroads of over 5240.0CO.OOO. Ten per cent increase in wages of employees of all the railroads in the United States will amount to $51OooS3 , > . Thus the net profits to the railroads from the increase of wages and freight rates will be little short of 9200.0UO.OCO. When you catch the railroads giving away anything but a free pass to a politician or through their agents and attorneys paying corrupt legislators , you may be certain that the public the dear public will have to pay the piper or the dance will not proceed. My Country L'i > to Date. My country , 'tis of thec , Land of monopoly. Of thce I sing- Land where the young and old Worship the god of cold And do as they are told By the political ring. My country. 'Us of thee , Land of monopoly. Here's to your health Land where the tariff's wall Protects us one and all From the enslaving thrall Of Europe's wealth. My country , 'tis of thee. Land where the noble free Tneir race have run. They are supplanted by Bosses and barons high. Who live and preach a lie And take the bun. My country , 'tis of thee. Land of democracy. That flourished here. Gone are our equal rights , Replaced by civil fights ; Ye gods , what fearful sights Surround us here ! My country , 'tis of thee ; Forevcrmore with thee I take my stand. How can there freedom be Where men munt bend the knee ? There's no equality Without the land. My country , 'tis of thee ; Rise from thy lethargy -nd man ihe height ? . Rje in thy prlorlou1 ; povrer , Ths vrrl : y nrt horr. Ai : < i to thy sons restore Their natumt rights ! Malcolm II. McDowell la Public. A BOY'S LOVE. fhe | Symptom * That Marie III * Flrat Conmc'tovmnemu of Wema. "It Is deeply nnd touchlnsly cant of tlu uplifting Inftactice of tnan over : uin that the flrut hew * throb of : i IJOT Is ahrajrs nceompnnlefl by ablutioiry symptom * . " nays Doro thy Dlx in Alnslce'f. "The earliest io- dication ti-at a masculine crentur * gives of susceptibility to the fair m is when hu llrst voluntarily washes be hind his irs. Up to that time afe murnins bilh. except upon comjraT # ! < m , has only diMcrlhcd a small circle , fad ing in his eyes ? , a segment of his cheek * and his chin. A thorough scrubbing he has regarded as one of the torture * ; of the inquisition , combing his hafr he has looked upon as a foolish waste of time that might have been spent < ni tops and marbles , while brushing his clothes and shoes has ncemed a con temptible truckling to the effete cw - toms of society that was unworthy of an intelligent human being. "Suddenly all this is changed. Korae morning the boy appears abnormally clean. He develops a mania for scent ed soap. His ears are beyond re proach , and if he has the making of a lover in him he begins to manicure his nails. lie becomes critical about col lars and neckties. His family 633 % 'How Tommy is improving ! ' and his mother congratulates herself that her lectures are bearing fruit at last. "In reality it is the first premonition of love vague , inarticulate , intangible , but unmistakable. No man ever real izes his defects until he sees them re- ilcetcd In feminine eyes. Mm do not dress up for each other ; but for wom an's opinion they would still be goins about in comfort and the aboriginal blanket. The silk hat and dress coat are a daily offering on her shrine , and Tommy's newly awakened desire to fix up is simply his first consciousness of woman. He docs not understand its portcntousness , nnd he may still out wardly scorn little girls , but for him the die has been cast. The disturbing and compelling influence of worn a alias entered into his life. " POULTRY POINTERS. Early hatched pullets make the b Bt winter layers. One of the most beneficial foods for poultry is linseed meal. The laying liens like a variety not only in the soft food , but in the grain. The guinea fowl is a great forager and destroys many insects that hens will not touch. The hens will lay better and be better contented if supplied with a box of. fiue dry earth for a dust bath. The Leghorns are popular with those who do not desire to raise chicks , they being nonsitters and good layers. Poultry farming doesn't take a great deal of land , but with good manage ment the harvest conies every day. In arranging the perches in the poul try house have them far enough away from the doors and windows to avoid drafts. Soaked lime placed in the driilkiug water will often cure hens of laying shell-less eggs unless it is a disea.se of the egg passage , as is sometimes the case. The Caiiitul nnd the White Honse. The street urchins of Washington to day would hardly know by the names assigned them on the original maps the two chief buildings planned for the national capital. The capitol was then the "Congress house" and the Whitii llouse the "President's house. " The exposure intended for the front in each building has since become for practical purposes the back. The capitol was made to face cast , but landowners pushed up their prices so that the city grew on the west and is there today. The White House was made to face the Potomac river on the south , after the fashion of the Virginia mansions of its day , but is thought of by the Ameri can people as facing Pennsylvania av enue , or toward the north. Youth' * Companion. "Women and Their Trouble * . Once upon a time two women were talking over their troubles , and while one was telling her tale of woe the other was very impatient to tell hers. Finally , after several unsuccessful attempts , the second woman managed to tell her story , and us she had the last say she improved very much on the tale of the tirst woman , in conse quence of which the first speaker was made quite unhappy. Moral. Some women arc more wretched than others because the oth ers have more troubles than they have. New York Herald. Mark Twain on L.ylnj. Why will you humbug yourselves with that foolish notion that no lie is a. lie except a spoken one ? What is the difference between lying with your eyes and lying with your mouth ? There is none , and if you would reflect a mo ment you would see that it is so. There isn't a human being that doesn't tell a. gross of lies every day of lite life. Mark Twain in Harper's. Calculating. Elderly Adorer 1 am sixty-nine and Lave ? : JOO,000. Fair Young Thing I'll give you an answer the day after tomorrow. I will have to figure it all out in the mortuary' tables. Costly Transaction. "De mule I stolcd wuz ouly wuth $20 , " said the Georgia darky , "en. bless me , ef de lawyer didn't charge $50 ter prove me innercent ! " Atlanta Consti tution. A mob Is the scum that rispsiupmost 'foc'fl fcg natlffluf baU&t iDryIfijt (
