THfc VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
I. 31 1UCJJ , I'nb Iilicr.
YALhNTINE , KEBRASKA.
Yon nex r hear one ; Jrl say that an
other is too young t marry.
The .self-made man is often the only
one who is satisfied with the job.
If a man never changes h'is mind he
is either very right or very stub
born.
The tramp never looks for a job , yet
ho often steps into another man's
shoes.
Handwriting experts should get good
pay considering what a roasting they
have to take from the lawyers.
The world is full of people who
would be good Samaritans if they
thought there would be dividends.
Paris is taking TO educated cats. It
will be a fine thing if the cat can be
taught that back roofing is bad form.
"Attenuated refinement" is Mr.
Cleveland's very latest. As a diction
ary searcher Mr. Cleveland has no
equal.
It is rumored that King Leopold is
mentaMy unbalanced. His friends ap
parently think there is no other ex
cuse for him.
A Kentucky woman recently secured
divorces from two different men in one
day. Let us hope that she now feels
free and eoual.
Wages ro up to meet the cost of liv
ing , and the cost of living goes up to
meet the new wages. It looks like a
continuous performance.
If the football players keep on mak
ing improvements for their protection
they will presently have themselves
hauled out on the field in iron cages.
Sir Walter Raleigh wrote two poems
on the night before his execution. Peo
ple who refuse to believe that he died
game probablj' are unaware of this
fact.
Morocco should have sense enough
to keep quiet. If she makes noise
enough to attract the attention of the
European powers one of them is likely
to gobble her.
The pretender to the throne of Mor
occo has quit pretending. Having been
caught by the Sultan's soldiers , it is
likely that he will also in the near fu
ture quit breathing.
William C. Whitney announces thai
he will never have anything more to
So with business or politics. It appears
therefore that there is one man who
knows when he has enough , after all.
Another woman has died from the
effects of an alleged beauty prepara ;
tion. Beauty may be only skin deep ,
Dut sometimes the remedy for homely
Features strikes a trifle too far beneath
the cuticle.
T. "Pay" O'Connor has undertaken
to give a list of the great men who
have been unmade by their wives. This -
Is a. much easier task than to name
those who have been made by their
helpmates.
"Is it not strange , " demands Sister
Goldman , "that the people of this
country endure some things ? " It is ,
sister ; it is. Popular patience with
people who talk infernal nonsense , for
instance , is not only strange but dis ;
creditable.
Archbishop Ireland's Canadian an
nexation talk may be placed in the
same category as certain dramatic
strictures made by clergymen who
never go inside of a theater. The good '
archbishop should first spend some
! ime in the Dominion , where he would
need a microphone to catch the expres
sions of annexation sentiment.
Marie CorellJ has been denouncing S
wealth "wealth in excess , wealth in
chunks , wealth in great awkward , un- It
Itc
" becoming dabs. " But what does Miss c
Corelli herself do when her royalties o
come in in awkward dabs and chunks ? h
No author of the time has more rea f <
son to complain of chunks of money h
than Miss Corelli , but she seems able ir
to put It away somewhere and write
for more. a :
c <
General orders by General Chaffee ca
a :
call attention to the heroism of Miss
Alice Keinmer , of the Army nurse ga
gei <
corps In the Philippines. While on ei
leave of absence Miss Kimmer learned eift
that a nurse was needed to care for tl
two smallpox patients in Manila. Al tlVI
though she bad never had the dis VIS
, she her leave and
ease gave up vol S
unteered for the dangerous and loath
s :
some duty. For two whole months , in
the hottest weather , she was shut up PIC
C (
alone with her patients , doing both day ir
i
and night duty , and never having irC
more than two hours' sleep at a time.
In
Both patients were nursed back tp si
health. If soldiers receive medals for
heroic deeds performed on the battle tlbi
bi
field , this nurse surely deserves as biai
much for her conduct in the presence
of an enemy more dreadful than any
Filipino.
ft
A few days ago George Wilkins , an
ftw
old man , walked into the office of A. & w
P. White , in Boston , pulled out a hap
P <
py-looking money bag and remarked
that ho wanted to pay a bill to J. V.
Hausen. Mr. Hansen has passed to th
that vaic where it is pr-esumed col- tl
lectors are barred. He's dead and
almost forgotten. Even his estate is
a closed affair. Then ; t developed that
the debt was contrsx-ied thirty years
ago. There was no record of it on the
books , and , anyway , it was outlawed.
The stranger intimated that there is
no statute of limitation connected with
conscience , and insisted on paying the
principal. $ ' _ ' . " > ( ) . and $272.10 interest.
Then he departed. Common honesty is
a common ihiug. The world is full of
men whose word is as good as their
bond. But the Boston case is more
than common honesty. It shows that
srunc nit'ii keep their accounts and
ilieir consciences side by side and are
honest , no ! because of Hie world or
the law , but because of themselves. If ?
old man Diogenes could have lived
how pleased he woidd have been to
meet Mr. Wilkins.
James Douglas in a recent number of
the Bookman deplores the decay which
lie says is overtaking the Victorian
novel and tries to explain it. lie sees no'
successful man or woman fit to hold a
torch or candle to Richardson , Sterne ,
Sir Walter Scott , Jane Austen , Dickens ,
Meredith and Hardy. He had hoped
Mrs. Craigie would prove the light of
the new daj * . Disappointed in her , ha
sees no promise of further literary
glory. "The drama and the great sort
of poetry are dead. The novel is in a
state of decay. " Mr. Douglas need not
take the matter so seriously. Great men
lived after Agamennon. and there will
still be great poets , dramatists and nov
elists. When Byron died it seemed as
if the domain of poetry had come to an
end , but Tennyson , Browning and a
host of lesser , yet by no means un
worthy , lights appeared on the horizon.
When Clay and Webster died the politi
cal world felt that the day of glory had
departed , and that statesmanship was
left onl } " to politicians. But many other
stanch statesmen appeared endowed
with practical activity ready to meet
the new emergencies. It is never worth
while to lament the past as containing
all the abilities and possibilities. New
occasions bring new duties and bring
new men and women to the front. Mr.
Douglas knows nothing of the new stars
that may be just below the horizon , and
he should remember that it takes time
even for stars to attract the attention of
a distracted public.
It appears that the homeopathic physi
cians of the Missouri Valley have been
misunderstood in their attitude toward
kissing. Their association did not offi
cially abolish kissing. A few members
individually declared that from a hy-i
gienic viewpoint kissing must be re-j
garded as a bad practice a dangerous ;
practice ; all the rest of the members
professionally nodded assent and there
the matter stopped. That is as far as
the crusades against kissing ever geti
The custom is denounced profession
ally the microbes that lurk in the lips
tire pointed out and their deadly work
Is pictured , but there it all ends. It )
must be assumed that everybody knows
by this time that from the hygienic
'
point of view kissing is utterly inde-
Sensible. But we don't do our kissing I
"roin a hygienic standpoint. There are
oo many other and more seductive
standpoints. Indeed , most any stand
point will serve if both parties to the
jsculatiug contact are willing. Nobody
lenies that diseases are transmitted by
dssing. Heart affections are due more
o that perhaps than to any other cause ,
-f , as some Paris scientists pretend to
relieve , love is due to a bacillus , certain-
y there is deadly danger of its trans-
nission in the kiss. But there is another
hoory , also backed by scientific author *
ty Admitted that microbes constantlj' :
launt the lips , the claim is set up that
n the kiss there is an electrical shock
hat lays out these microbes deader
nan snowflakes are under an August
un. Fortunately this theory is suscept-
ble to proof that Is satisfactory even to
he unscientific mind. Lots of people i
lave felt this shock. They may know'i I [
lothing about microbes and care noth- j
ng about science , but they know a i
hock when they feel it. Kissing will
'ontlnue among us at least until some
onvention of doctors ofiicially and posi
ively resolves that it shall cease.
Man "Who Dared Not Smile.
A naturalized citizen of the Unitec
States , D. Asadourian , an Armenian ,
rho is in business in Cleveland , was
acked up in Constantinople , Turkey ,
harged with conspiracy. Through the
flices of some Turkish business men
ie was released under ? 5,000 bonds , ef-
ective during his stay of fifty days. Ho
as just returned to his home. Concern-
tig his experience , he said :
"I went there on business. As soon
s my presence became known the ofli-
ers came for me. They questioned me ,
sking if I spoke the Armenian lan-
uage. This I denied , because had I
dmitted it I am sure that I would nev-
r have returned to America. The Turks
3ar American Armenians. They think
liat In America l\e people have an ad-
anced knowledge of high explosives ,
rhich might be used to blow up tho
ultan. They suspected me of being In
ynipathy with the Armenians. After
utting me in prison they had some men
Dine into my cell and tell funny stories
the Armenian language. They want-
i me to betray my knowledge of it bj
uighing. But I didn't laugh , for had 1
nailed I would not be here now to tell
ie tale. The stories were very funny ,
ut I managed to keep a sober counten-
nee in spite of my wish to laugh. "
Thought Ho Was Too Young.
Gladys How did Belle come to re
use that millionaire ?
Edith He swore he was only 5 (
rhen he was really over 70 , and she
oor girl ! believed him. Judge.
We would rather not have a present
mn worry over the proper form 01
lanks.
A Lurk't.
As thiee Bavarian ullicars were ex-
petimentinn recently with a halluon
at a height of 6 000 feet they no
ticed a tiny black speck which seemed
to accompany them. They thought
at fir t it was one of the cards whirl ]
they carry for throwing out reports ,
; rjl that the dropping of the balloon
drew it along , but oj iuukiiiir at the
barometer they found tl.e bulloon
was rising and not dropping. Sud
denly a loud chirpinn showed that it
as a lark , which , flying at this ex-i
traordinary height , had been fright
ened by the balloon.
Tho rarch or Scieiu c.
Oolitie , liid. , .Jan. l--niut uolitio is
right abreast of the times in the use
of the most recent discoveries in iuc > Ji-
cal science is shown by recent cas > s In
which those drealed Kidney Com
plaints that cause so many deaths have
been completely cured by the new
remedy , Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Many people in this neighborhood tell
of aches relieved and pains d paruHl
because of the use of Dodd's Kiclnov
Pills. One of these is W. A Terrv. the
well known grocer. Here is his storv :
"I suffered for four months with Ki'l-
ney and Bladder Trouble and was so
bad that I was almost confined to im
bed. I could get no relief until I com
menced using Dodd's Kidney Pills.
"I could notice an improvement the
second day I took the pills. I wonl 1
recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills to all
sufferers from Kidney Complaints. "
The New Wrist Bugs.
The ever popular wrist-bag is still
with us in all the desirable leather.
Its latest si ape is rather longer and
deeper than formerly , with the new
straight top. Moire silk is one of
the most favored linings for these
hags , with oxiized silver tiimtnings.
The world's population isincreas-j
ing about 500,000,000 a century.
So short is the wheat crop of Aus
tralia lhat inquiry for American
wheat is being mace.
UNEXPECTED ! An unusual opportunity ? 25 cents
only , bend QUICK t < > KUXO .t UOIIK ,
61.ri Carondulut , New oilcans , La.
The annual loss of fruit from in
sects is put by the United States en
tomologist at $300 000,000.
Mrs Austin's Pancakes will help you to re-
iju.ii ! tiiat lust tvppetilu. Atgroceis.
The faculty of uolumbia university
bus added ; i course in auconjobile rne-
haoics to the curriculum.
The moods of women deserve to be
ranked among the unexplainable
problems of ilfe.
A man of contrary disposition won- ' !
3ers why so many person disagree 1
with him. j (
When a woman is in the right she
shows the most wilingness to be ,
unselfish.
A man can never satisfactorily ex
plain to his wife why he assumes [ :
purely honorary arduous duties.
The average yield of wheat in the
Dnited States is fifteen bushels peri
icre ; in England it is forty bushels
io the acre.
Forty millions of calendars are
gratuitously distributed in the TJnit-
jd States during tne first month oil
jvery year.
IN ITS ADVANCED and chronic
form a cold in the head is known as I
Snsal Catarrli and is the recognized | (
lource of other diseases. Having stood i
he test of continued successful use , j '
Ely's Cream Balm is recognized as a j '
specific for meuihranal diseases in the
lasal passages. It is not drying , does
lot produce sneezing. Price 50 cents at
iruggists or by mail. Ely Brothers , 56
SVarreu street. New York.
Give up prejudice and try it. :
Messrs ELY BROS. : I have been t
ifflicted with catarrh for twenty years. .
t made me so weak I thought I had con-
lumption. I got one bottle of Ely's Cream
Balin and in three days the discharge
itopped. It is the best medicine I have
ised for catarrh.
FRANK E. KINDLESPIItE.
Proberta , Cal.
Stew tart apples and run them
through the colander. To one pint
uf this smooth apple sauce add four
well beaten eggs , half a cupful of su
gar , a teaspoonful of butter and a
little lemon juice or other flavoring
desired. Stir in a pint of rich milk
and bake.
A MotMigo to the Girl ,
A message to the girl who is con
templating a wage earning career i
i given by a writer in "The PLiiladel
p'lia ' Ledger , : ) wno writes as follow
o i the hitih value of mental training
and mental systemati'/aliou :
"The. mure a girl knows the more
varied are her resourceand opporu-
ninies. Knowledge is power. Xuow-
ted e is capital where money is lack
ing. It CUM niver be lost. A girl
wuo has a bant toward art , music ,
literature or any particular piofessiuo
and can afford the training , should
specialize. So shuuld a young woman
intend ing to be a typewriter , a book
keeper , a dressmaker. If it is neces
sary for a girl to make her own liv
ing , she should not , under any cir
cumstances , refuse to give to any
kind of honest work the training of
thorough study and apprenticeship.
Ther eaie no bard and fust rules
f ir success , but per-everrance is the
pathway to ib. If you have an\
special bent follow it by all means ;
folow it with all the eagerness that
is in your suul. If you are working ,
your work is more or less your life.
Do not give anyone the opportunity
to say that you are 'frittering away'
your life or your brains. Above all
things do not waste your time or
opportunities. A stagnant brain is
aini"st worse than n i brain at all ,
just because it is a sad spectacle of
an active , all powerful , God given
thing that is being allowed by a
shiftless body to ge into disuse
through mere inaiilioi. No bra.ii.
ever was worth anything unless it
was used. It usually follows that no
woman is worth anything who dies
nut use her brain. Tlu jndc of a
brain well us d and a hand will
trainad is a possession worth work
ing for. Make the most of your
gl irious youth.
While you have health and strength
do something. Do it with every hit
of energy tha1 : is in you. and then
you can afford to laugh at those wno
try to discourage your efforts. An
effort that is impelled by the best in
a woman , an effort with a b'aio be
hind it , isImost alwjys a. successful
sffort. If you find it not you ma >
know the f lult lies deeper than yu
guessed , probably in the earliest
training of the b.rain that you are
trying so bard to make successful-
Begin , then , at the bott"m with
yourself and train yourself all over
again if necessary. The end is worth
it. Use your yjuth and use your
health and use your strenggh. You .
will have something to be proud of. "
"Topsy , " an elephant which had
killed three men , was electrocuted at
Coney Island in the presence of sev
eral hundred spectators. Just before
the execution , a carrot containing
200 grains of cyainde of potassium
was fed the animal , but the poison
didn't have a chance to work. Im-
me iately afterwards a current of 12- ,
JOO volts was turned on through the
copper plates on which the elephant
jtoud. In ten minutes she was oead
'Tnpsy" was 35 years old and was
he lirst "baby" elephant ever ex-
jjhited in this country , having been
Drought over by Adam Forepaugb ,
twenty-eight years ago.
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Even the hop-s of a toper's friends
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A worn in's opinions are as variable
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M's.sliir Pancnko flour. A delicious
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Puf-no ( J.ibello has a fine Irirbnr
ind La Guayni an open roadstead
a costly bniakwater.
Four new ni.d rich tin mines
being developed in North Queensland ,
The oat crop and sugar crop of the
United States have each iucresaed
six fold in fifty years.
For winter or summer. Mr . Austin's I'ancakt
flour. Always pood. At grocers.
The less money a man has the more
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Hundreds of Grateful Letters Daily tell how the Free trial of
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