Nebraska Newspapers

    THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
i , M-RICE EDITOR
fl.OO Per Yenr In 4 < ivti tcf
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY.
Kutared at the Post-office at Valentine , ( .berry
county. Nebraska , a * Second-class matter.
STATS OFFICEHS
EZRA P. SAVAGE. Governor ,
C , K. STKKLE. Lieut. Governor.
GROV. . MARSH. Secretary f State.
CHAS. WESTON , Auditor Pub , Accts.
WM STKUFEU Treasurer.
FRAMC N. PROUT , Atty. General.
GEOHOE FOWLER , Com , Pub. Lands aud Hdn !
LKE HA RDM AN , Librarian.
U. S SENATORS
JOSKPH 11. MlLLARU.
CHAS. H. DIETRICH.
CONGRESSMEN
ELMER J. B-ORKKTT. Rep. 1st DIst.
DAVID H. MERCER , Rep. 2nd Dist.
JOHN J. ROBINSON.Fus. 3rd Dlst.
WM. L. STARK , us. 4th Dist.
A. C. SHALLENBEROER , Fus. 5th Dist ,
War. NEVILLE , Fus. GthDist ,
COUNTY OFFICERS
W , C. Sir ATTACK , Treasurer.
C. S. REECE , Clerk.
W. R.TOWNE , Judge.
L , N. LAYI-ORX. Sheriff.
A. M. MOKRissEr. Attorney.
ETTA BROWN , Superintendent ,
LBKOT-LBACH , Surveyor.
. ALTHHD LBWIS , Coroner.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
W. E. HALKT , 1st Dist.
ALRX BURR. 2nd Dist.
L. LAtJFER , 3rd Dist.
Charles H. Faulhaber
Brownlee
Breeder of
Rec'at'd Herefords.
o
Hyam , No. 74,538.
at head of herd.
Young bulls from 6
to 18 months old
for sale
HENKY AUGUSTON
Blacksmitli
Brownlee , Nebr.
Does general blacksmithingathard
times prices for cash.
PAT HETT
-i j- , . - Valentine , Nebr.
"iGqodj'Hard Rock for sale in any
quantity.
H. M. CRAMER ,
City Deliveryman.
Trunks , valises and packages hauled to and
from , the depot and all parts of the City.
1.
W. A. KIMBELL
Barber
First-class Shop in Every Respect
E u de Quinine Hair Tonic , Golden Star Hair
Tonic , Herpicidc and Coke's Dandruff Cure.
Try Pompeian Face Massage Cream
LEKOY LEACH
County Surveyor
Valentine or Woodlake
GKNKRAL WOKK PIIOMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
JOHN PORATH
ftiege , Nebr.
Tabular wells and Eclipse wind
mills.
\
A , M. MOKRISSEY es O
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Attorney at Law
Valentine , N br.
A. N. COMPTON
Physician and Surgeon
Office at Quigley & Chapman's
DrugStore. Nights The Doii-
oher residence , Cherry btreet.
f Edward S. Furay
i Physician um Surgeon
Qfflce Fraternal Hall or El
liott's Drug Store. 1 ) un2
(
F. M. WALCOTT "
ATTORNEY AND ABSTRACTER by
Valentine , Nebr.
raetecs ) In District Court and U. 8. Land
Office. Real Estate and 1-tancb Property
hnuchtaod sold. Bonded Abstractor
(
John Nicholson ,
. Dentist. *
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Wilfebc.in Valentine on the 20 21,22 '
and , 23rd'ofeach month. ; fteerve
"your work for him , Office at boSoher
ft .
F. E. AM. V.B.B.
TIME TABLE
No. 27 Frt. Dally 2:33 P. M.
No. 25 " except Sunday 9:40 A. M
No. 3 Passenger Daily 12:49 A. M.
EAST BOUND
No. 28 Frt. Dally C:50 A. M.
No. 2P " except Sunday 6:00 P. M.
NO. 4 Passenger Daliv 4:47 A. M.
SOCIETIES ,
K. of F. CbERRY LODGE NO. 1C9 meets 1ft
and 3rd Friday of each month at 8:30.
M. V. NICHOLSON , MARTIN CHKTSTHNSEN ,
C.U. K.OIK. & . S.D
VAL.KXTIXE LOI > CE MO. 2O5 i. O. O. F
Meets Thursday night each week ,
AJIOS KANDALL , ' J. T. KEKLEV ,
N , G. Sec'y.
311MVKCI1AUUZA LOUfciK A. F. &
A. M. AiO I 2. Meets 2st Tu. aday each month
T. U , liouMcv , W , W , THOMPSON ,
W. M. Sec'y.
AO. . V. IV. XO.7O. Meets 1st and 3rd Mon
day oi each mouth.
w. A , PKTTYCUKW , U. G , DUNN ,
M. W. Kecordei. .
JUKNOK NO. 11O.Meets
2nd aud 4th Monday each month.
JENNIE PKTTIJOHN , W. A.PETTYORKW ,
C. of H. Kecoruer.
31. W. A. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each
month.
At. V. NICHOLSON , W. E , UALEY ,
v.j. Cleric
tLMOSJ NO. SOS-Meets
every featuitaj niyh
J. A.HORNBACK , E. D , CLAKK ,
F , M. Scc'y.
ROY Aii AtKfittlllSOltS.-Meets 2nd aud
4th Weduesdayu each mouth.
MARY QUIGLEY , MINNIE DANIEL ,
Oracle. Kec.
B oii * and DauKhtrrH of Protection
JLodge Ao. C. Meets 2nd aud 4th Fridays each
month.
A. E. PETTTCREW , W , A. PKiTYCREAr ,
Pi s. Sec'y
Royal Highlander * ; Devon Castle Xo.
2 1. Meets 2nd Friday eaca mouth.
Eu CLARK , , E. HALEY ,
'
I. P. Sec'y.
MILL PEICES FOR FEED.
bran , bulk 75 per cwt 114.00 ton
Shorts bulk 85 per cwt 116.00 too
screenings 70c $13.00 "
Chop Feed . . . . 1.05 " $20.00 "
Com 95 * 18.00 "
corn 1.00 " $19.00 "
1.20 $23.00"
ETTA BROWN
SUPF , PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Examination Third Saturday of each
month and Friday preceding.
* ALE\TJNE NEBRASKA
Paint ,
Wall Paper ,
Calcimine.
Brushes ,
Pure Linseed Oil
Varnishes
Christensens.
Moses & Hoffacker.
Simeon , Nebr
on right or left
shoulder of hors
O on left jaw. H on left side. H on left thigh
S. N. Moses
V = Y left aide
* f\ f\
W right shoulder . '
O and hip.
SEQUAH (3267)
Dark brown , Foaled Nov. 24th ,
1889. Sire "Nimrod" (1066) ) , by
(867) ) . Sequah's dam 289 Lady-
"Ooraet" (151) ( ) , by "Eclipse" (191) ( )
"St. Giles'(687) ) by "Wildfire"
bfrdT. S. Vol. 7 by Restless T. B.
Sequah's G. dam by Larrywheat
T. B. ) '
He will stand for season of
1902 at Sherman's barn.
. J. W. STETTER.
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Owner.
VERBAL ALIASES.
WORDS THAT GET TOO FAMILIAR TO
SUIT SOME TASTES.
The Scientific Fad of Clothing : Old
In STevr Te'rma Some Word *
the Meanings of Which Arc Com-
nionly MlimnderRtood.
When the report was recently circu
lated that a prominent public man had
lost his life through accidentally in
haling a quantity of carbon dioxide ,
the man in the street began at once in-
quiring what carbon dioxide v/as.
As a matter of fact , carbon dioxide
Is merely another name for carbonic
acid gas , one of the products of com
bustion and a constituent of atmos
pheric air.
Carbonic acid gas is.known . by sev
eral different names , as , for instance ,
carbon dioxide , carbonic oxide aud car
bonic anhydride.
Consumption as a name for a terri
ble and widespread disease is known
and understood by practically every
man , woman and child in England.
But the medical fraternity , ever on the
lookout for something nc\v in the way
of professional nomenclature , elected
some years back to call it phthisis ,
and then just when that unspellable
word began to be known and rccog-
nized they evolved yet another tuber-
culosis.
And as with consumption so with
most other complaints. A quarter of a
century ago even eminent physicians
were content to speak of smallpox , of
typhoid fever , of lockjaw. Today they
aVe called variola , enteric and tetanus
respectively.
A doctor when giving evidence before
an ignorant east end jury the other
day said that the immediate cause of
death was "a violent and prolonged
fit of combined epistaxis and stomator-
rhagia. " It would , one would think ,
have been far easier for him to have
spoken of a bleeding at the nose and
mouth , and he would at all events have
had the satisfaction of making himself
understood.
Most people now living can rememc
ber the time when bacteria were known
generically as animalcule a not very
strictly scientific definition , perhaps ,
but one easily understandable , and con-
veying , moreover , a distinct idea to
any one of ordinary education and in
telligence.
For that very reason , doubtless , the
title in question was voted out of date
and old fashioned and the word "bacil
li" was substituted. This means , liter
ally , "little sticks , " certainly a most
novel definition , but one that scarcely
'
strikes the average lay mind as being
either lucid or suitable. Nevertheless ,
it was accepted , and at last became
familiar to the man In the street.
That of course could not be tolerat
ed. Imagine a bacteriologist using a
word which conveyed any meaning to
anybody outside his own charmed cir-4
cic ! The idea is both degrading and ,
preposterous ; so he set to work forth
with and invented a whole host of _ ter-1
rific verbal aliases.
He called them for example , schiz
oinycetes , neuromubkelzellen , mega coo
ci and polyrnorphonuelear leucocytes ,
as well as half a hundred other things ;
while for the chemical substances in-
cidental to the science ho invented such
delightful terms as "tetruhydropara-
methyloxyquinoline" and"tetnimetbyl-
diarnido-triphenyl-carbinol-oxalate. "
Ttye craze , too , is getting commoner
'
auiorig'other than scientists. Take the
word "reeking , " for Instance , and ask
your friends what they understand by
it. "Reeking ? " one will say. "Why , '
reeking means dripping with moisture ,
soaked with wet. " You will derive
fi
some amusement fromliis surprise
when you tell him that reeking means "
"smoking , steaming. ' * A chimney can
reek. When a horse reeks with mois
ture , it IB because Its flanks smoke and
steam.
tc
The change from the real meaning to
that giveu it in popular , present tiny
phraseology can easily be traced. Any-
thing very wet will reek iu frosty
weather ; so the wetness has been as
sumed to be the real characteristic of
reek.
Then there is "lurid , " which nine
people out of ten use in an entirely
wrong sense. Ask a man what color
lurid is. and he may answer correctly ,
but the chances are that he will say.
"Red flame , orange or bright yellow. "
Of course , lurid means smoky or dull
color. London fog is lurid.'Thick . , suf
focating smoke is lurid.
Lurid and livid are almost synony-
yj
jous. Lurid flames are flames choked
and hidden by smoke. A lurid sunset
Is not a brilliant one. but one dull and
sir
gray and cheerless.
Of course , the use of verbal aliases sr .
Is not au absolutely new departure.1 It
Is only that we of this generation in
our wild strivings after novelty have
so enormously increased and multiplied
them. The taste of our grandfathers
and great-grandfathers lay rather in
the direction of using over and over
again two or three long and uncommon
words. "
"I
Thus honorificabilitudinltatibus. as a
synonym of fame , eminence , occurs
and recurs with almost depressing reg
ularity iu the plays of old pre-Eliza-
beihan dramatists and is even used by
Shakespeare on occasion.
It was partly in ridicule of the silly
custom of using this and other similar
idiotie verbal doubles , which had sur
vived iu part even until his time , that
Rabelais makes I'antngrtiel speak of iu
' inoiTamborizeverzenjririzequociuernor-
gasaclmquevezinemnffretidjnj ; niypoor
eye" and ask angrily of Mr. Mauhound
whether It wa.s not enough to
have "morcrocastebezasteverestegrige-
litfoscopapondrilluted UK all in our up-
pri < members , but you must also apply
sui'li mcwdpregrippiaTabirofrelucham-
burdurecaqueluriutimpauiments to our you
A HEROIC. TRIO.
Trnvifl , Crockett and Bowie * a
Neglected American Epic.
The late Frank Norfls In an article
in World's Work says that the Ameri
can epic , which on the shelves of pos
terity should bave stood shoulder to
shoulder with the "Hemskringla" and
the "Talcs of the Nibelungen" and the
"Song of Roland , " will never be writ
ten because the Hector of an ignored
"Iliad" has been forgotten. "One of the
requirements of aii epic a true epic is
that its.action must devolve upon
great juational event. There was no
lack ofQsuch , in those fierce years after
forty-nine. Just that long and terrible
journey from the Mississippi to the
ocean is an epic in itself. Yet no seri
ous attempt has ever been made by an
American author to render into prose
or verse this event in our history as
'national * In scope , in origin and in
results as the Revolution itself. The
prairie schooner is as large a figure In
tho legends as the black ship that bore
Ulysses homeward from Troy. The
sea meant as much to the Argonauts of
the fifties as it did to the ten thousand.
"And the Alamo ! There is a trumpet
call in the v/ord , and only the look of
it on the printed page is a flash of fire ,
but the very histories slight the deed ,
and to many on American born under
the same flag that the Mexican rifles
shot to ribbons on that splndid day
the word is meaningless. Yet Ther-
mopylai was less glorious , and In com-
parison with that siege the investment
of Troy was mere wanton riot. At the
very least the Texans in that battered
adobe church fought for the honor of
their flag and the greater glory of their
country , uot for loot or the possession
of the person of ah adulteress. Young
men are taught to consider the "Iliad , "
with its butcheries , its glorification of
inordinate selfishness and vanity , as a
classic. Achilles murderer , egotist , ruf
fian and liar is a hero. But the name
of Bowie , the name of the man who
gave his life to his flag at the Ala
mo , is perpetuatedonly In the des
ignation j of u knife. Crockett is the
hero only of a 'funny story' about a sa
gacious coon , while Travis , the boy
commander who did what Gordon with
an empire back of him failed to do , is
quietly and definitely ignored. He died
qii
in defense of an ideal , an epic hero , a
legendary figure , formidable , sad. He
died facing down Injustice , dishonesty
and crime ; died 'in hiK boots , ' uud the
same world that has glorified Achilles
and frgotten Travis fiuds none so poor
to do him reverence , "
\eeillcss Alarm *
Dangerous things look safe , and safe
things look dangerous. The trouble is
all in the beholder's eye , ns the common
expression is. An Englishman was ou
a voyage to Spain.
Ships were flying by of varying
.
shape , rig aud color. One , the English
man noticed , was bearing slowly down
toward him , with her cargo piled on
deck half way Up the masts. What
could ( she be ? How could she hope- ,
laden In this way , to live ont the faint
est suspiciou of a gale ?
The English traveler was consider
ably exercised about her. Something
surely i ought to be done to make such
rascally "deck , loading" Illegal and im
possible. ' He scanned the vessel with
his glass. The breeze was light , but
she rode buoyantly. At last a sailor
,
cleared up the mystery.
it
"Why , sir , " he said bluntly , "she's
only a coaster loaded with cork. "
Advantage of Advertising.
"Will you allow me to ask you a
question ? " interrupted a man in the
audience.
"Certainly , sir , " said the spellbinder. ca
"You have been giving us a lot of cao
figures about immigration , increase in
wealth and all that , " said the man. sc
"Let's see what you know about lig- O
urcs yourself. Kow do you Und the
greatest common divisor' : "
tl
Slowly and deliberately the orator tlo
took a drink of water. to :
Then he pointed his finger at the id
questioner , lightning Hashed from his
eyes , aud he replied In a voice that itit
made the gas jets quiver : it
"Advertise for it. you ignoramus ! " itm
Chicago Tribune.
a
He CnnRlit Him. pc
Slick ( to Blossom ) Is this Mr. Bloom
si
er's office ?
Blossom No. His office is across the
hall.
Slick ( leaving the door open as he
;
walks ont ) Thank you , sir.
Blossom Hi ! Come back and close
that door. Haven't you any doors in
your iiouse ?
Slick Yes. sir , but they all have
springs on 'em. Allow me to show you.
, my patient double back action door
spring. It closes without a bang and
Profen.ior Was Noting Things. IK
"Wasn't it a terrifying experience , " IKM
nsketl his friend , "when you lost your
foothold and went sliding down the Ti
mountain side ? " Ir
"It was exciting , but extremely in
teresting , " sail ! ihe college professor , C
could not lu-ip noticing all the way M
down with what absolute accuracy I Mn
was following along the line of least
resistance. " Chicago Tribune. in
ai
No Dettcr Off.
to
"Puor Robinson ! He couldn't make a
living and married a woman with P
money. " l v Jo
"Rut Isn't lie ail right now. ? % ,
'Ilarclly. She is so .clone witlTtt that *
has to work harder than ever , " pj
Life. SI
< ljDnt They Help ! ? ot n. Little.
"Of course , clothes don't avike the
" ed
.
man. ectil
" " til
"Certainly not.
"At the same time. ' if you have a
new suit you'd better put it on-when
t > enit to usk for credit. " Chicago
Post ,
Fenbrook Up .
Dave llamar is hauling hay.
Mr. Green has fenced his farm.
A good beginner for a new year.
Geo. Do en an was enjoying a N West
breeze Sat.
Dave Owens went to town last week
on business.
Good solid corn in this community
for 35c a bu.
Win. Graddy went to Valentine one
day last week.
Tom Owens will go to Seattle , Wash ,
with his sister.
Miss Randall is living with Mrs
Hittle this winter.
Henry Grooms and family spent Sun
day at his mothers.
John Graddy is visiting at Dave Arch
ers for a few days. .
Alta Burdick has been on the sick
list for some time.
The Burdick boys are hauling hay
from John Grooms Jr.
The dance at Dave Archers' Friday
night was well attended.
_ ,
Mr. Hittle has been on the sick list but
feels like himself once more.
Roy Kuskie lost a horse and saddle
on a bet one day recently.
I. O. Jones is fattening a car load of
cattle for the spring market.
Dave Archer and family were visitors
at B. L. Graddys4 last week.
Albert Hutchison made a Hying trip
to town in his sleigh recently ,
Everybody enjoys a sleigh ride now
days and most everybody has one.
Dick Owens has moved on to the
Walter Shackelton place for the winter
Mr. Osborn has built him a new wood
sled , having loaned the one he owned
before.
John Grooms Jr. put a new floor in
his house recently. Hello John ! Why
not dance a little ?
Grandpa Grooms has been visiting
for the 'past month with relatives in
this community.
Miss Grad'dy , a cousin of Mrs. Cora
Archer came out from 111. recently to
visit with relatives near Norden.
School began Monday morning in the
Pleasant Valley school house , district
No. 28 with Miss Clara Crowe as teach- P
er. a
e onng fellow hung up his socks
Xmasandgoir something.in them.It' .
must have been a new pair ot feet for
be says he has not found his socks yet.
Anybody having trading property in
the line of horses , watches and suits of
clothes should tackle John Owens , I. O
Jones or Bro. Enyert. But look out
boys you may have to rue the bargain
the committee gets after you.
WHISKERS.s
The Greatest of its Kind.
The excellent record of the"j\ler-
cantile"is attracting much attcnttl
c
ion. It now has in Nebraska over
seven thousand policy holders and
over six million dollars of insur- r
ence in force. It has annually for
five years on an average declared
o its policy holders a div
idend of 15 to 20 per cent ; that is ,
has saved in cost to its policy
holders that much. There is no .
man but what would like to be in
business that would yield him 20
per cent profit. The Mutual InA
surancc Journal. t
tti
$
Thc Mutual Insurance people of ti
he state can be proud of the fact titi
that Nebraska has within its board(1
crs some of the very strongest a
Mutual companies in the world ,
Many both farm and city whose poli
cies arc as good as gold anywhere
and the reputation of which goes
unquestioned. Among the number
none are better than the Farmers
Mutual Dlnsurance Company and
The Nebraska Mercantile Mutual
Insurance Company , both of Lin
coln ( , and the Trans-Mississippi
Mutual Fire Association of Omab
, and our readers should carry
these companies all of the insur
ance they can place with them up
the full amount desired. No
person < claims but th'at in case of to
loss $ hey are fairly treated and
when the amount is agreed upon ,
paid promptly. The Mutual In
surance Journal. ' '
These companies are represent
by L'M/Kice of Valentine. In
-
these companies together 'with the
Gtij&gi' Mutual of Omaha he has on
vhritten thousands'of dollars of in-
' . _ . '
-i * .r % XT /
Crookston , Cody , . Merriman ,
Gordon , Wooklake. and * through-
out Cherry Co. There lias never
been a question as to the reliability
of these mutual companiesand
those holding policies in them can
testify to "the saving' in cost of in
surance. There should be no dis
crimination against them because
they have saved thousands of dol
lars to policy holders , and insur
ance rates have been lowered 25
per cent by virtue of the existence
of these companies , in which even
those opposed to mutual'insurance
have profited. They insure'city
and farm property , school houses
and churches.
The Commoner , Mr. Bryan's paper
will be especially interesting and in
structive during the present session of
congress. The action of this congress
will probably determine the issues up
on which the next presidential cam
paign will be fought. The Commoner
proposes to carry on a campaign of ed
ucation and organization to the end
that democratic principles may
triumph.
In addition to the editorial depart
ment , which receives Mr. Bryan's per
sonal attention , the Commoner con
tains a Current Topic department ,
wherein a non-partisan discussion of
topics of timely interest and other val
uable information will bo found. The
Home Department is conducted by an
experienced womanwho is widely
known as a writer of household topics
and who is an authority on the art of
cooking in all that the term implies.
This department alone is worth the
subscription price. The other depart
ments of this paper are all interesting
and ably conducted , among which is u
summary of the world's news told in
narrative style , and Mr. Maupm's de
partment Whether Common or Not
contains original anecdotes andwit ,
moral lessons in homely phrase and
verse , and appeals to old and young
alike.
The Commoner as a whole is clean.
entertaining and instructive , and ' ita
rapid increase in circulation now
amounting to 140,000 is proofof tho
paper's atrength-and influence. . - . . „ .
p.M Arrangements have. .been made ; w-ith
Mr. Bryan whereby Tiib'-Uouimouef
can e supplied at a very * low rate'with
THE VALENTINE .DfctfocRaTVbb'tfrpa-
pers < for one-year for $1:60. ThisoSer
applies ] to both new and ' .Ven/ewal / sub--
scriptions , and should be taken , ad vant
age of-without delay. . . AU orders should
be sent to II MV'RlCE ; Valentine-Nebr <
r -'i * ' ; i.
An 111 Wind That Blow * , . Etc.-
The Standard Oil coinp.iujadvanced
the price of kerosene oil 1 cent per
gallon on Dec. 10. This makes. 3\a- \
cents advance since lljc beginning of
the coal strike. The New York Com
mercial says :
"There has been no advance'hr. tlic
Standard Oil products shipped to for
,
eign countries because there is no coal
cisi
strike there nd because there Is com
petition Tvitli Russian oil.
P1u "The Standard Oil company has been
using every possible means to develop
the use of kerosene in heating and
cooking < stoves since the beginning of
the coal strike. The increased con
tlSI
sumption , a Standard Oil official said
recently , has been very large. The gen
eral impression in Wall street lately
has been that the Standard Oil com
pany is trying to make its profits large
enough to pay 50 per cent dividend
during the present fiscal year. "
The coal strike is a godsend to the
hungry Standard Oil trust. It is coin *
Ing . money out of the misfortunes of
the poor.
Santa Clavi t'p Agalniit n Toy Tram.
A toy trust is the latest to organize.
All the principal kinds of children's
toys will in future be the product of
the National Novelty corporation , with
$10.000,000 : capital. This monopoly of
the gifts that Santa Claus disburses in
the stockings of the little oneswill
doubtless add to the cost aud make it
more difficult for the poor folk to bring
gleam of sunshine Into the home at
Christinas time. There is a tariff duty
of from UTi to GO per cent on all toys ,
which will illow the trust'to' add that
much to what the cost would' other-
wise be.
be.A
A Too Common Attitude. .
A , small girl who had just begun to
attend school brought home a pumpkin
seed and told her mother that the
teacher said that , although the seed
was white , the pumpkinwould be yel-
low.
"And what trill the color of the Tines
< ? " asked the mother.
The little girl replied that the teacher
had not taught her that
"But , " said her mother , "you know. ,
dear , for tve have pumpkin vines In
our garden0 !
"Of course I do , but we ain't expected
know anything until tve are taught. ' '
Youth's Companion.
Firnt Ohio Canal.
The construction of canals was be-
gun ia 1825. and by 1S32 400 miles of
navigable canals were completed. Tho
opening of the first Ohio canalwraa
accomplished July4. . 1S2T. On that
day the first boat - descended from
Akron to Cleveland. "She was chaereci
her passage by thousands of people ,
who assembled from thv adjacent conn-
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