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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1903)
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRA1 I. M RICE , Pub Inner. YALENT1NE , XEBRASKA. Love may laugh at boli-s. but poli ticians do not. The foot and mouth disease is not necessarily confined to quadrupeds. Every man has his particular bent especially after he gets in tho rheu matic class. Venezuela isn't the first debt dodger that has found the way of the trans gressor hard. A New York man with a broken neck has inherited § 1,000,000. Some people hare horrible luck. There may be some things a woman does not know , but no man can tell her what they are. Prince Cupid's full name Is Jonah K. Kalanianole. We can't blame that man for not wanting to cling to his title. An eastern paper says Lake Erie is growing shallower. There are enough wrecks reposing on its bottom to ac count for this. A Chicago preacher has condemned the "don't worry philosophy. " If you hare no trouble of your own hurry out and borrow a little. Explorer Peary advises consumptives to spend a season in the arctic circle. Certainly nobody can accuse Mr. Peary of giving the consumptives hot air. A lunactic in Poughkeepsie was re stored to sanity by hearing an orches tra. It must have been the playing of some other orchestra that made him Insane. A Brooklyn man , after the death of his second wife , has just gone back and married the first , from whom he was divorced. Sometimes experiences makes the heart grow fonder. The disappearance of the little toe , which is predicted by the scientific gentlemen , will do away with a large percentage ofthe discomfort , not to say misery , with which the country moves its corn crop. A Pennsylvania postmaster has re ceived a request to forward 000 mar riageable young women to Seattle and Tacoma , to become the wives of as many anxious and desirable young men. As it is not specified whether they are to be sent by registered let ter or as second class matter , the post master is taking no action. One of the New York papers calls attention to the decline in popularity of the silk hat. There was a time when the older citizens of dressy tastes were Invariably decked with the shiny stove pipe. But that day has passed and silk hats have become so rare that they attract special attention when seen in public. Exception is made , however , in the case of the cheap politicians. They would forfeit all respect If they omitted the high hat. Men who employ child labor , as well as men who , indolent at home , live upon the earnings of their chil dren , should be smitten with public condemnation. Lnder the old regime the slave dealer the man who , in or der to make money , separated fathers and mothers and children was social ly ostracized. There is no small rea son why men who traffic in their own children's lives and in the lives of oth er men's children should escape simi lar punishment. Some day we shall probably have to light for this Monroe doctrine. The country is practically unauinlous on the subject and is likely to remain so , despite the imbecile , corrupt and revo lutionary propensities of the South Americans. We are considering our own interests aud safety , not theirs. It is a well accepted principle of internal law that every nation has a perfect right to fight against a threatened dan ger. We could not submit to the es tablishment of a hostile empire at our very door. In his message President Roosevelt puts the stamp of hearty approval on the rural free delivery system , and he .sees more in it than the simple deliver ing of mail matter to the folks on the farm. It is one of a host of modern things that are making life away from < -ities more pleasant and attractive ; and some day. it is believed , the con stant tlow of young men and women from broad acres to crowded cities will be checked. There are not enough suc cessful farmers progressive , wide- siwake , modern tillers of the soil. How < : an there be when the sons arc not willing to follow in the footsteps of their fathers ? These boyi crave ex citement , luxuries , better clothing , the noise and bustle of a busy world. In ; i good many instances these young- lr-rs of the farm swap pure gold for ( M-oss ; peace for discontent. They even ijinko less money than could be wrest- i-cl from the soil at home. They prefer , to chase dollars in a crowd. They risk health and morals. There are tempta tions in .1 city that the farm dwellers know nothing of any are blessed in their ignorance. There are little towns hat have been almost swept of their \oung men. while : it the plow are gray- ln > : mls : old fellows who noed the help 'f sous , and mourn because of the city ni < l'iess that has become epidemic. ll The foundation of American prosperity Is in the soil. We are still ao agricnl tural nation , and wise men assert that we must remain such. Anything that science , invention and new laws can do to make life on the farms more attrae- livo to the young folks will have a bearing on the future welfare of the nation. Cheap telephones , rural free mail delivery and interurban street railroads are putting the farms in touch with the test of city life and the result can only be good. It is the easiest , thing in the world U bo a "nobody. " All that is necessary is to do nothing , or to be like the boy who , when questioned , by his father as to why he had resigned his position as clerk in a store , replied : "The work was too hard ; I am looking for some thing easy. " Look out for a "soft snapDon't get up in the morning until you feel like it. Don't go to work until you are obliged to. Don't put yourself out to meet engagements. Never mind if you miss a train , or if you are half an hour late at your work. If you are at school , don't trouble about preparing your lessons. "Crib" whenever you can , cheat as often as possible , and get the best of your teach er whenever you see a chance , and your progress in the desired direction will be assured. If you are in college , never mind about a scholarship : the main thing is to slide through. You can employ a tutor at the close of each term and "cram" for the examination. Have "a good time , " and never bother about results ; they will take care of themselves. Do not try to do things as well as you can ; any way will do. 11' you are sawing a board , do not ex ert yourself to saw it straight. If you start to make a sled or a bookcase , nev er mind about completing it ; or , if you do , put it together anyhow. Half done , botched work is just the thing for "nobodies. " When Dr. Lorenz has not been en gaged professionally his time seems to have been occupied with submitting to snap shots , interviews and banquets. His professional services a re performed with enthusiasm because his heart is in his work. He submits to the snap shots with the utmost good humor , likewise to the interview , which he recognizes as an American practice tc which he is now fully accustomed. As to the banquets , that is another story Upon the.eve . of leaving Baltimore foi Philadelphia the doctor in an inter view remarked that he was heartilj weary of , the banquets he had to en dure with their endless variety ol foods. Being a man of simple tastes he liked plain , simple , solid food. "Dc not think , " said he , "that I am insensi ble to the great good will which you ? hospitality illustrates. But so much eating ! Why , it is wonderful ! It is extraordinary ! " Unquestionably Amer icans are too much given to eating. So are Britons. So are Dr. Lorenz's own countrymen , for as to eating and drinking a German kommerz is pro digious as compared with an America ! banquet , and most Americans whc should try to keep up with Teutonic spreads for any length of time would end as physical wrecks. All the north ern nations are great caters as com pared with the Latin and other south ern nations. It is partly the surviva' of savagery , partly the effect of cli mate. The Goths and Vandals wen huge eaters and the Anglo-Saxons hardly inferior to them. Much de pends , after all , upon the indiviclua' capacity. Dr. Lorenz may not be s fair specimen of German alimentativo ness. Perhaps , having a more inti mate acquaintance with the humar body than most persons , he appreciates the blessedness of plain , simple living Still , it cannot be denied that many oJ our feasts are Gargantuan ; that , as f rule , we eat too much and too often and that our chief way of expressing our hospitality is in lavishly feeding i our friends. It is not alone the publit banquet which we give the distin guished guest , which sometimes he wrestles with successfully , as die Prince Henry , and sometimes unsuc cessfully , as did the Grand Duke Boris The private banquets go on like tin brook , "forever. " Society must hav its refreshments upon every occasion Ministers get together to discuss theo logical affairs and straightway proceed to eat. Women's clubs meet to lister to a paper upon some important 01 unimportant subject , and tea must b < poured and salads served. The birth day , the wedding day , the funeral day each must have its appropriate menu and the holidays cannot be fittinglj celebrated without sumptuous spreads Perhaps there is no way of reforming our eating habits , but , all the same , as Dr. Lorenz says. "It is wonderful ! T' is extraordinary ! " Only a Matter of Time. Ernest Staples tells this story of i in lc friend who was very fond of fielc sports and possessed a fine pair of red Irish setters. One night he visited . fashionable gambling establishment taking the dogs with him. He sai down to enjoy the supper , when th ( proprietor , who was also fond of shoot ing , remarked : n "Those are very fine animals , Mr Blank , are they broke ? " "Heavens , no , " was the response , "they haven't been in here five min utes. " Buy n Canadian Timber. ; Paper manufacturers are buying ui timber lands in Newfoundland , Cana w da. as far as Labrador , and wherevei low timber can be found to convert int < w pulp for paper-making. One of thi latest purchases was by a Wisconsir bi buyer who bought 000,000 acres oJ bib < spruce timber in Newfoundland , when tl ; an extensive paper mill will be erected tlnl nlC C : ( Often a shoemaker's first resort i : his last. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The hour was on ns : whore the man ? The "fateful sands unfaltering ran , And up the way of tears He caine Into the years , Onr pastoral captain. Forth he came , As one that answers to his name ; Nor dreamed how high his charge , Ills work how fair and large To set the stones back In the wall Le&t the divided house should fall. And peace from men depart , nope and the childlike heart. We looked on him ; " 'Tls ho. " we said , "Come crownless and unheralded , The shepherd who will keep The flocks , will fold the sheep. " Unknlghtly , yes : yet 'twas the mien Presaging the Immortal scene. Some battle of His wars Who sealeth up the stars. Nor would he take the past between His bands , wipe valor's tablets clean , Commanding greatness wait Till he stand at the gate ; Not he would cramp to one small head The awful laurels of the dead , Time's mighty vintage cup , And drink all honor up. No flutter of the banners bold Borne by the lusty sons of old , The haughty conquerors Set forward to their wars ; Not his their blare , their pageantries. Their poal , their glory , was not his ; Humbly he came to keep The flocks , to fold the sheep. The need comes not without the man ; The prescient hours unceasing ran , And up the way of tears He came into the years , pur pastoral captain , skilled to crook The spear into the pruning hook , The simple , kindly man , Lincoln , American. New York Independent. j * f Ait Seiina's ' Valentine I postman's whistle was clear THE shrill that morning , the 14th of February , and as he lifted the knocker on Aunt Seiina's narrow green iloor the sound echoed through tho house and reached the ears of the little lady , \vho hastily threw aside the brush she was using and , shaking the dust from her long print apron , opened the door with a pleasant smile. The smile vanished , however , and a look of surprise took its place as she was given a large square envelope , pure white , and tied with dainty pink ribbons .nd quaint little bows , which even her nimble fingers found it hard to untie ; but .1 little later it was spread out on the table before her , a Valentino , all laco and flowers and satin bows , with two angels bearing up a line of love. Anut Seiina's face was a study. In deed , she made a picture sitting there by the old fireside trying to solve this mys tery , and when evening came and when she went to feed her chickens and dog Rover , her only companions , she was still asking herself over and over : "Who in all the wide world can care enough for me to send me such a mes sage of love ? " Aunt Seiina's life had been a quiet one ; her mother had died while she was a child , and , with the help of an old nurse , she had been housekeeper for her father and one brother , older than herself , and when this brother married she was Aunt Selina , not only to his children , but to their little friends as well , for her sunny nature made her a favorite with them all. When her father died she was left with the cottage and little garden and enough money to live comfortably in a quiet way. But , though GO years of nge. she had never had a lover , so now as her mind ran over the gentlemen whom she knew she could think of no one who would send her a valentine. Still there was the Baysvillu postmark , the town where she lived , and once again she went through her list of acquaintances. "There's Deacon Hayes but he is so old and gray it can't be he. And Carlos Brown , he sits in the pew at my riirht. but he is really too poor to think of taking a wife. " For , some way. Aunt Selina felt that it meant that , else why should one send so costly a valentine to an old maid ? Once she thought of asking the post man , and then laughed at the idea. As if he would know. He was a bachelor of middle ago. and rumor said that he had no liking for ladies' society , owing to some experience before coming to Bays- ville. ville.Aunt Aunt Solinn thought that his manner bore out this statement , as he had made few friends and seemed not to care for the cheerful "Good morning" which she gave him whenever he stopped at her door. It must be confessed that when the next Sunday came , Aunt Solinn was un usually careful of her dress. She wore her new black silk , and her wavy brown hair was neatly coiled beneath the small i I velvet bonnet , which'she had freshened I up with a new satin bow , for she felt sure that her valentine friend would be at church that morning , and a.s she en tered the color rose in her fair face , for ahe felt that the deacon had spoken more kindly than usual , as she came up the gravel walk , Mr. Brown had tak en' her hand in greeting and 'Squire Wat- kins , her father's old friend , had in quired for her health. As sho went back to her quiet home she wondered if a brighter future ware store for her , something besides the loneliness that had been her lot for many vears. Time passed , and at length , hearing .lothing more from the sender of hor val entine , she decided that either he did not wish to be known , or had not the cour- nge to carry the matter farther , so the little token was laid away , the one ro- nance : of Aunt Salina's life. One day a boy came running to hor loor with a message , which read : "I am very sick ; will you como to me ? Sfour postman. JOHN MOORE. "Bleak House. Baysvillc. " Yes , Aunt Salinn would go , she was Uways ready to help the suffering , but vhen she entered the room where John Moore lay , the nurse came quickly to ward her , telling her that he had not ong to live , and she thought the same vhen she saw what a wreck the fever lad made of the once strong man. Perhaps it was his constitution that rought him through , or it may have een Aunt Seiina's cheerful face and geu- le ways , for John Moore did not die , ilthough it was many weeks before he ould travel his rounds again , and dur- ng that time Aunt Selina learned how nuch he had cared fcw : her , and that it \ BORN FEBRUARY 12 , 1809. " Iet us have faith that riaht makes mi htj and in that faith let ns dare to do our duty as we understand it. " ' was he who had sent the valentine , hop ing the little mossnge would , in some way , help him to gain her love , for it was not true , the report which the gos sips of Baysville had brought agains. him , but more a reserved naturevhicl. . had made him seem indifferent to those who would like to have been his friends. Aunt Selina soon found that he was a noble , true-hearted man , one sho could trust with her whole love and life , and when he asked : "Will you share the home I have made ready with the thought of you ? " she did not refuse , but n little later went quiet ly into the church which the children had filled with flowers , nnd when sho saw the swoet blossoms and realized that all this had been done for hor , tears of hap piness filled her eyes and she thought : "How fair is life and all changed for me by the aid of a valentine. " Indian apolis Sun. LINCOLN'S LIFE. Characteristics of the Great Emanci pator a Told in Paragraphs. The familiar cabin of Lincoln's child hood could more properly be termed a camp , for , instead of being made of logs , it was built of polos , was about fourteen feet square and had no floor. In youth he was an ardent advocate of temperance , and delivered discourses | on cruelty to animals and the horrors of , war. lie liked stump-speaking much more than the ax he had to wield so often. Among the first situations ho obtained after coming of age and striking out for ' , himself was as a Oat-boat hand to Now j j Orleans. The slave auction he witness- j j cd thero bore the ripe fruit of after y ars. It is said that then nnd there , in May , 1831. the iron against shivery entered his soul. Tall. lanky , sallow , dark and slightly stooping he was in appearance , boin a muscular G feet 4 at 17. His dress in those days was all tanned deer hide. coat , i trousers and moccasins. The luxury of i wearing garments of fur and wool , dyed ! with the juice of the butternut or wiiite walnut , was just being adopted in his neighborhood , nnd Lincoln was not a person to tako the lend in elegance. Lincoln had very littlo actual school education , his first goings , at the ago of J 10 , were in Indiana , to a woman named Hazel Dorsoy. He was often tnken from school to work or hire out. At 14 he went ngnin to Andrew Crawford's school , ' nnd at 17 he saw the last of his school days under a man named Swnney. All tho education he obtained afterward was through his own exertions. "Education defective" was bis own definition given to tho compiler of the Dictionary of Con- i gress , .although it was not a pleasant thought to him. Boing raised in n community suporsti- j fious in the extreme. Lincoln believed in ! ; supernatural portents nil his life. Fri- , day he considered fntnl to every enter prise , and. ns it turned out , well ho might. He had many dreams which he considered forecnsts of coming events , once sending a telegram to his wife to tnke away "Tad's" pistol , ns ho had had a bad dream about him. A good dream presnged tho victories of Antiotnm. Mur- frecsboro , Gettysburg nnd Yicksburg. He related an ill one just before his assas sination. Too Many Bills. "Lord Needmonneigh asked me if he could be my valentine. " ? "And you told him " "That there was too much postage due on him. " HOUSE IN WHICH LINCOLN DIED G01NS TO DECAY. The rapid decay of the house in Wash ington in which Abraham Lincoln died is attracting public attention , and it is prob able that something will be done to pre serve it. It contains the Oldroyd col lection of Lincoln relics , nnd until re cently was in tho care of private tenants , who charged a small admission fee to visitors. Now it is in the caro of n so ciety , hut nothing has been dono to pre- sorvo or ropnir tho walls or tho interior. The house is directly across the street from tho site of Ford's Theater , where Lincoln was shot. LINCOLN'S NARROW ESCAPE. Fiendish Plot to Inoculate Him vrlth the Smallpox. Tho demand for an additional body guard around tho White House recalls an incident of the civil war within tho mem ory of many residents. During the excit ing period of 'Gl great foars were enter tained for the safety of tho President , and every precaution was taken to insure his personal protection. One morning there appeared at the White House a woman , closely veiled , demanding nn immediate interview with Mr. I/nc'oIn. Approaching Messenger Perkins , who gnanlt tho door of Mr. Lincoln's private otriu > . the visitor made known her request and pleaded earnestly that sho ho admitted to a personal inter view. Tho doorkeeper's orders wore , how ever , very strict , mid finding hor eloquence all in vain , she finally compromised by confiding hor mcp.sago Jo the courteous but firm omployo. Taking him to one side , tho veiled lady took both his hands in hors and tenderly rubbed them as she extracted a promise that he would imme diately deliver her request to the Presi dent. Perkins was almost overcome by a most peculiar odor that appeared to ema nate from his companion , and hastened to got rid of IHT without creating a scene. No sooner had he accomplished this than ho confided to ono of the household the effect produced upon him while in con versation with the importunate visitor. A physician who was present promptly di vined the truth and instituted a search for tho woman , whon it was learned that she had driven rapidly away in a carriage , and all trace was lost. Perkins was im mediately ordered to return to his home and await developments. AVithin tho usual period he was taken ill with ono of the worst cases of viru lent smallpox on record , and for weeks lay at the point of death. Upon his re covery the faithful mossongor , whose de a votion to duty doubtless saved the life of the President , was appointed by Mr. Lin coln to a permanent position on the cleri cal force of the War Department , which office he has continued to hold up to date , being one of the most efficient clerks on Is tho rolls. Man. of the People. The birthday of Abraham Lincoln may well recall the principles which he rep resented , for which he labored and for which he endured a martyrs death , rhere is no more popular figure in Amer ican history than that of Abraham Lin- join. He was pre-eminently a man of the people. Sprung from the people , he always remained one of them. Men ad- tnired George Washington , but it was in admiration mingled with awe. The d people both loved and revered Lincoln. s < President or rail splitter , he was the same a lain American citizen , in whom hon- n sty was an instinct , and whose patriot- ' ism was part of his very soul. Charles i. Dana. to JOHNNY CANUCK IN WAR. The Canadian Soldier in Africa Ex hibited Some Br.rr Traits. To South Africa Great Britain sent Tommy Atkins , Australia forwarded- Tommy Cornstalk and Canada dis patched Johnny Canuck. Much has. been said regarding the merits of the- fightiug material raised by the empire and nothing save praise has come our way. We are , therefore , not in search- of compliments , nor do we wish to- draw any invidious distinctions. That Canada did its duty and did it well is- sufTieient for the average Canadian. In. other quarters , however , the part taken- in the war by Johnny Canuck and oth er Britons is still a subject of com ment. A story of the war , written by an- Australian , Corporal Adams , gives the- impression of a man in the ranks. The- writer , .who speaks highly of the work of the 'Asurralians , concedes that the- empire produced two kinds of soldiers that were even better. The best In his judgment , were the Canadians , and next came the New Zealanders. Of the- Canadians Mr. Adams speaks in this " actions cool fe wise : "Their dashiug , rocity , quiet 'slimness' and guile-less verneukery' of the Boers themselves and their pure hard cheek rendered them famous and fascinating wherever they went. " As an Illustration of the "verneukery" of the Canadians , an in cident in which they trapped the tricky zarps , or Johannesburg police , by adopting the Boer tactics , is cited. The Canadians held a strong position on the edge of a ridge which the zarps were trying to capture. After a desul tory engagement the Canadians rose aud ostentatiously retired. They gallop ed past a gap in the ridge , through which the Boers could see them in full retreat , but under cover of the hill they returned to their old positions , where thoy silently awaited the pursuing Boers. It was not often that the cotin- tn'inen of slippery Dewet were caught by such a ruse , says the Toronto Mail and Empire , but we are informed that in this instance is was entirely success ful. The Boers advanced until at 200 yards the Canadians opened a deadly and effective fire , before which the sup posed victors retired with heavy loss and in havoc. Thus they were , in the vernacular of the veldt , "verner'-ed" by the Canadians , for whom , as they have subsequently testified , they ac' quired a wholesome dread. ABOUT THE TIPPING EVIL. Americans Have Increased Cos-t 01 Travel in Orient. 'Wherever Americans have tmveled in the Orient they seem to have ex erted a bad influence over the natives in the way of raising prices , " said Mr. Ilot'el , as he boarded the dougkoug Mam just prior to her sailing for San Francisco. "Go to India , Singapore , Hongkong , Manila and Japanese cities aud you will find that the Americans have turned things topsy-turvy. " Mr. Ilofel is returning to St. Louis after a year in the Orient. His one complaint is the m , uer in which American tourists have caused prices to soar skyward. The fault with Amer icans is that wherever they go they at tempt to "show off" and their habit of / tipping far in excess of benefits receiv ed has increased even that bano of traveling. Europeans generally do not exceed a tip of one-tenth of their bill in cafes and other places of service. On the other hand , Americans tip en tirely out of all proportion to the cost of things received.When an American goes into a cafe and his bill amounts to 50 or 75 cents in American money , he tells the waiter to keep the change of a dollar. People following in the wake of these extravagant tipsters usually find out to their sorrow that they inns't pay equally well or put up with poor service. The ricksha runners even have made up their minds that when an American appears among them he must be mulct ed. They raise the prices and then expect tips as well. In Manila tho cocheros , instead of being the obse quious jehus of the old Spanish days , have now become independent beimrs. and if they feel that they will not get more than the regulation fare , refuse to accept a passenger on t'he ground that they are engaged. "To say that one is an American. ' ' said Mr. Hofel , according to the Hono lulu Advertiser , "is to announce that you are to stand and be robbed in broad daylight. The servile people which we used to know in tho Orient are not so now in the case of Ameri cans. European travelers , ho-wever , escape from this condition of affairs ! and they are treated with as much re spect as formerly. " All in His Eye. "Hi , theref shouted the customs offi cer , supiciously. "Why are you hold ing your handkerchief to your face ? ' "There's a bit of cinder in * ' my eye , answered the returning tourist. "Ah ! foreign substance in the eye ! You'll have to pay duty on it" Women in 3Ieilicine. Medicine as a profession for women constantly growing in popularity in London. Women now holding medical fleg-ees in Great Britain number more than 500. Kqu-illy Tou h. Lan-ll dy White meat or dark ? Boarder It doesn't matter ; I'm coloi blind. New York Tinus. If a m m has to be at work at 7 , then quests baonld not stay the evening before later than 9:30. If he is not lue till S , they can remain till 10. A set of rules governing the hour for the iiTival and departure of guests would make life easier for the man who svorks next day. When a man quits smoking , and goes chewing , he is n t much of a her&
