THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
X. M RICE , Pub'labor. '
TALENTINE , NEBRASKA
Arbitration should come before , not
after , a strike.
Housecleaning is never as bad as
the poems written about It
The racing automobile Is the dead
liest toy that mlllionairlsm has ever
amused itself with.
If men were compelled to sit In the
bet sun and fish all day they would
consider It a hardship.
The Russian bear believes in the
open-door policy so long as he sits in
the door , It would seem.
Following the Karageorgevitch dy
nasty may come in a short time the
Krag-Jorgensen dynasty.
In due time the Servians will become
tired of shouting "Long live King Ka-
rageorgpvitch ! " It is harder to say.
Senator Lodge says that our peril to
day Is "irresponsible wealth. " A little
of this brand of peril would not go so
bad !
Some men stick to a.thing like a
postage stamp all the better after be
ing licked into a realization of what is
expected of them.
1 As long as your sweetheart finds
fault with ypu , you are safe. But when
ehe finds fault in. J u , be sure to look
for another girl.
Solomon in all his glory was nowhere
beside the boy in uniform who comes
home on his first vacation from the
military academy.
The young men who argue that there
are germs in ice cream are the ones
Who combat thetheory that there are
microbes in kisses.
The new King of Servia became
greatly excited when he was Informed
of his election. We can't blame him.
Being elected King of Servia is no
laughing matter.
A New Jersey man has found a $400
pearl in an oyster. Still , itwill not be
idvisable for any man who has a good ,
Steady job at something else to give
It up for the purpose of hunting pearls.
It is all right to tell us it is not al
ways wrong to tell lies , but will the
eminent gentlemen who advance this
theory and go farther and advise us
how to compel others to believe the
lies ?
Fluorine gas has at last been lique-
Ged and solidified. This only leaves
one gas , helium , to be experimented
upon. Helium only exists in the so
lar atmosphere , and it will be hot
tvork getting any.
Clerical gentlemen who assume to
Bit in judgment upon other clergymen ,
not even of their own denomination ,
need to be reminded that there is an
eleventh commandment , which is of
great value even though It was not
graven on the Siualtic tablets. It
reads : "Mind your own business. "
The stress of national rivalries is
probably too great for any language to
have the universality that French once
had In Europe. But If any tongue tri
umphs , it is likely to be English. When
the Emperor of China telegraphed to
the Mikado of Japan a message of
sympathy for the death of a relative ,
he sent it in English , and the Mikado's
reply was also In English. English Is
no doubt easier to telegraph than Chi
nese , but the selection of English in
stead of some other European lan
guage is significant
Uncle Sam moves so quietly and
swiftly that very few people would be
aware of the work going on at the
11 ew fortifications if It were not for
the newspapers. For the past two
years at Cushing's and at Great Diamond
mend Islands two of the most mod
ern and strongest forts on the Atlan
tic seaboard have been In process of
construction. They are the results of
the highest engineering skill in the
land. The fortifications embody the
latest and most approved points in
military construction and both forts
mount batteries of the largest guns In
the world. When completed Port
land , Me. , will be the most strongly
fortified port in America , and as a
strategic point one of the most im
portant in the country.
When the greatly afflicted Mrs. Vroo-
man received her divorce hi a Missouri
court she was so much affected that
she fainted. While we have not close
ly studied the manners and customs of
divorcees , we suspect that this was
rather bad form , quite unwomanly anf
undignified , in fact Our very best
people , In New York , Newport and
Chicago , would scorn to be guilty of an
action exhibiting such a surprising lack
of self-control ; still we must not for
get that our very best people usually
have a wedding date so near at hand
that they realize the responsibility
which rests upon them and nerve them-
pelves to extraordinary self-possession.
Moreover , the first time a woman Is di
vorced if she belongs to the ordinary ,
respectable middle class her emotion
al nature overcomes her ; In time she
becomes accustomed to the ordeal and
meets it calmly and unflinchingly. Let
us not be too harohwith beginners.
Let UB remember that it takes a. gen
eration or two of the higher social lifo
to face the divorce court as one of
those annoying but necessary Incidents
which should be encountered with a
lofty scorn and a superb indifference.
j "More men fall from the want of
I force than from want of judgment , "
said Dr. Smith , twho preached the bac
calaureate sermon at New York Unit
versity , "and it would appear that ed
ucation often tends to reduce rather
than add to a man's forcefulness. "
This very deftly hits the nail on the
head. Knowledge develops caution
and an Indisposition to take risks. It
also develops sensibilities that are so
finely attuned that the possessor of
them is apt to go a long way round to
avoid a shock to them , and thereby-
loses the race. Some Ignorant man
with narrow vision has seen nothing
but a short cut across , and has taken
It While knowledge , confused ancj
rendered timid by Its breadth of view ,
Is weighing complications and consid
ering chances , ignorance , seeing noth
ing but the end to be attained and the
means , plunges blindly and recklessly
onward and triumphs. The educated
man Is apt to spare himself at crucial
times. He is apt , too , to place a far
lower estimate upon material successes
than does the ignorant man. He seosi
far more in life than a Avarm back am }
a full stomach , and so his aspirations
and efforts are divided. It is perhaps
not so much a Jack of force as a di
vision of It Dr. Smith has scored a
strong point against higher'education ,
If we are to look upon mere selfish
achievements as the standard of suc
cess. But , on the other hand , the edu
cated man has subjective delights in
dependent of material achievement
that must be counted Into the reckon
ing.
It is a problem , says the Baltimori
News , that means much to the ind.
trial and physical well-being of a large
portion of our population the problem
of mastering and using the rainfall in
the Mississippi watershed , instead of
permitting it to go on an annual ram-i
page , a menace to the numerous popu
lation skirting the banks of the river.
There are arid lands along the course
of the Missouri which need badly each
season the flood water sent down to
swell the lower Mississippi torrents in
the early spring. In all the territory
drained by the upper Mississippi
scarceljr a season passes when there is
not a lack of rainfall at a critical time.
Forests throughout that region have
been swept away. Swamp land has
been drained. Every channel Is open
and free , and as soon as- the winter
snoAvs melt the waters hurry over the
frozen ground into the rivers , and
there is a flood. Scientists of to-day
have found that not only are the for
ests important in the preservation of
life-giving moisture , but they also tent !
to prevent floods. Even the dust of
the desert plays Its part , for meterolo-
gists tell us that -without it rain cloud
would probably not form. Men , in
their rush for wealth , seem to have de
nuded the country of forests and de
veloped a drainage system which
means alternate flood and drought. It
might , be well if they would now try
to learn something of the conditions
under Avhich nature will supply moi
ture without a deluge. Bringing about
these conditions would seem more ad
vantageous to a symmetrical develop
ment and much safer for dwellers up
on great rivers. Levee building must
be supplemented by more extensive at
tempts to hold flood water where if
falls.
A rich , self-made Chicago man
put himself to a great deal of troublq
to write a book tending to show by sta
tistics and other facts that for
poses of success In business the college ]
education Is a failure. Many of the ]
college people are laughing at him
and beyond question he does go to thq
extreme of an extreme. At the samq
time the man is honest , and the sound
iiea In his book will bear fruit. Tlierd
Is a theory , says the Saturday Evening
Post , that the body can be properly
developed only by forms of manual labor - >
bor which are otherwise absolutely use :
less. Hence a boy scorns to learii
farming or gardening or a trade , and
spends years in studying football , hand
ball , polo and billiards. There is a
theory that the mind can be properl
developed only by forms of-mental labor - ,
bor which are otherwise absolutely
useless. Let the ordinary college grad
uate honestly answer this question :
Except for "making a. front , " how.
much use have your Latin and Greekj
your analytical geometry and different
tlal calculus , ever been to you ? The
fact is that at the basis of much
"sport" and much "higher education"
lies the notion that there is superiority
in al i'ity to do , or plausibly to profesa
a ! iilty to do , what the mass of mankind - "
kind has not had the leisure to learn to
do. As the run of humanity is secret
ly snobbish , the c/avlug for ornaments
that are supposed to constitute the
"gentleman , " for the useless handq
and impeding friileries that are supj
posed to constitute the "lady , " would
perish indefinitely but for one unsur-i
mountable fact That Is more and ]
more the world is getting to be a place !
-where only the worker , only the lusty ,
alive "hustler , " can maintain a foot
hold. And the colleges will have to
recognize the fact and to drop thelu
beloved , moth-eaten trappings of
evalism.
No Time for Them.
"Bragg says it keeps him busy thesa
days keeping track of his social oblk
gatlons. "
"That may be true ; at any rate ha
doesn't seem to have time to bother
with his financial obligations. " Phil
adelphia Press.
Some merchants won't adrertls
aven on a circus elephant
HAfiB TO FORECAST.
FEW HINTS AS TO FALL FASH
IONS YET ABROAD.
Great Diversity of Opinion Among
Supposed Authorities-Wide Variety
of Modiah Wraps Elaborate Way in
Which Summer Gowns Are Trimmed.
Ne.v York correspondence :
ASHIONS for sum
mer reached their
prime only a few
weeks ago , their
best display being
long delayed by un
favorable weather ,
yet now the talk is
of fall styles. Wom
en at the resorts ,
not yet over the fa
tigues of the season
in town , a considera
ble item of which
lay in fittings and
the other worries of
getting up summer
dresses , upverttieless
are already anxious
to know what is
coining , and women
1 in town , dressmak
ers , particularly , are on the lookout for
hints of the coming season. Little that
is reliable is forthcoming. The reason is
that current fashions are much varied ,
and it is difficult to foresee which items
of them will fall by the way and which
those who had a lot of shirt waist suits :
made early in the spring for summer.
Not In the memory tras there ever a
wider choice of wraps. Very few tight-
fitting jackets are worn , for this gar
ment looks best when it can be worn
tightly fastened , but there is an abun
dance of loose coats and jackets , and it
is almost impossible to be out of style if
only your coat is light in color , of coarse
weave and loose. Many are white or in
cream colors but such are by no means
the only proper thing , for women who
require a wjap that must ive hard ser
vice recognized the impracticability oi
chese early in the season , so turned theis
'
attention to more serviceable ones. A !
white wrap may be essential for evening
dress wear , but for ordinary service ans ,
blues , grays and reds are availab'e. Red
is * pretty- , but apt to look warm if the
day is sultry and hardly isn wise choice
for a woman who isnt to have but one
wrap. Many linen ones are seen , but
look fresh for such a short time that they
must be worn with discretion. Porfgee
coats are great favorites , even thojugh
they need frequent pressing to keep them
in condition. Many of them are bright
ened with a bit of stifching or cording
in color , a little of which relieves greatly
the trying pongee shade. Unless a wom
an has a fresh complexion this color i3
apt to be very trying , nml the addition
of a bit of color next the face will help
mjich. Four selections from the current
display of coats and wraps are pictured
herewith. In the initial is a bolero wrap
of light tan canvas cloth , trimmed with
braid of darker shade , with tabs em
broidered in shades of brown nnd with
brown silk tassels. In the- group are
a dark blue taffeta , cut hi ' circular
THREE STYLISH WRAPS.
will hold over. This -naturally is the
time when new features are few in the
shops , so little evidence of what is com
ing can be seen , and when the shopper
takes to advising with supposed authori
ties , she becomes confused because she
finds much diversity of opinion among
them. Early fall styles will probably be
those of summer to most inteits and pur
poses. Then the older fashions will blend
into the new , instead of coming to an
end with a right-about. This has been
the way for several seasons , a develop
ment that cool springs and late summers
.may have assisted. The blending pro
cesses are pleasant , anyhow , especially
for women of limited means.
These processes are suggested strongly
by the new wool fabrics offered for early
fall tailor suits. These goods vary very
little from the present ones. They in
clude many fancy suitings showing either
flecks , dois , stripes or fancy figures , all
of which points to less elaboration in
make-"up , but it won't do to be sure of a
widespread change in this direction.
Many new fabrics show fancy borders ,
often on both sides of the goods , so a lot
of the border can be used in the gown.
.This border is submitted as a substitute
for lace , passementerie and other elah-
llounces and finished with blue passe
menterie and Russian lace collar ; a nat-
rul color pongee banded : md stitched
with red. and a light tan voile self-stitch
ed and finished with Irish lace. Besides
all these stylish sorts , there are beautiful
laoe wraps , which are an expensive
grade because they niu. = t have lining of
.1 silk that has body enough to set the
lace out well and give it a finished ap
pearance. Most light colored loose coats
are adorned with lace collars or other
lace trimmings. The heavy laces are es
pecially attractive in such uses , as they
stay in place much better than do lighter
ones.
In some wash suits and waists of white
linen it is hard to say whether the suit
is laee trimmed with linen , or linen trim
med with lace. The lace insertions often
are so wide that there is as much lace
showing as linen , and on one waist the
entire top and bottom were of Irish lace ,
a band of white linen just below the
bust and across the elbow being the only
linen showinsr. Much the 5ame is tr-ue of
white suits and of linen dresses gener
ally. Three of them are put in the second
end of to-day's pictured groups. The first
was a white handkerchief weave trim
med with embroidered nainsook inser-
MIDSUMMBR'S ELABORATE TRIMMING.
orate trimmings. The fabrics arc light
in weight , many of them noticeably
wiry. Oanvas , voile and etamin fl can
be worn late hi the season , and the sen
sible plan to follow for her who has to
practice economy is to make her cummer
tailor gown d till late in the fall , when
It will be possible to know definitely
what is the proper thing. It la disap-
poluting to have a gown made and think
that yon are fired for the coming season ,
and then to have that 'particular style
lump. * This has been tk can with
tions. Below it is a light blue linen fin
ished with insertions of wh'ite embroid
ery , and at the right hand is anothe *
white linen elaborated with Mexican ,
drawn work. The remaining : gown of
this group was white figured swits , with !
insertions of point de Paris lace. Swkl
gowns are made up very dresaily ,
as this picture indicates , the ro
dresa-up is much elaborated. It certain- ]
.ly do s not convey any hint of chnplic' '
Ky for autumn.
LET US ALL LAUGH.
1 IOKES FROM THE PENS OF VA
RIOUS HUMORISTS.
Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World Over-Sayings that Are Cheerful -
ful to Old or Young-Funny Selec-
that You Will Enjoy.
' ' ' ' ' she said
I've refused'George twice , ,
I "but it's uo uf = e. "
"No use ? "
I "Not a bit. He believes in predes
' . . . -
tination. ; , * (
! "What'has "that'to doVith 'it ? '
\ ' 'Wliy/he thinks I'm predestined1 * to
be his -wife , and o courser if that is
j BO , I'll simply have to give in , . no
! matter what .papa says. He can't ex
pect me to d f/frife. " '
Pay l > ay in
i Milesr Shortun married an heiress
last week and he declares she is all
'
the world to him.
| Giles So he's getting ready to collect -
lect the debt , eh ?
Mil's What debt ?
I Giles Why. the one his wife owes
him. I heard him pay one time that
the world owed him a living.
r
I'assinjr Amenities.
Growler Hi ! Hi ! Carn't yer look
out wlier' yer a-comin' ?
Omnibus Gam ! Shut up , Jack-in-
the-Box ! Punch.
Moat of the Stories'True.
A story is told of a New England
minister who often speaks-in behalf of
a charity in which he Is interested. At
the close of one meeting at which he
had spoken with great effect and a
large gain for the charity had been the
direct result a little old woman approached
preached the minister. "Oh , " she said
earnestly , "I've been so Interested , in
hearing about "those poor dear chil
dren ! And I suppose a great many of
those stories you told are really true ,
aren't they ? "
A Paying Investment.
"Was It worth while to send your
four daughters to that fashionable
school ? "
"Sure. One eloped while she was
there and the others came home en
gaged. " New York Times.
Must Take Hi * Turn.
Enraged Reader I have come in to
horsewhip the editor.
Oflice Boy You'll have to wait , sir ;
there are two others ahead of you.
Life.
How She Cured Him.
Mother You say' your husband no
longer spends his evenings at the club ?
Daughter I soon broke him of that.
"How did you manage ? "
, "Before going to bed I put two easy
chairs close together by the parlor fire ,
and then held a match to a cigar until
the room got a faint odor of smoke ?
New York Weekly.
Why Not , Indeed ?
N. Ane Willie , I forgot to wind my
watch this morning. Will you bring
it down to me ?
Willie Why don't you let it run
down ? New York Sun.
ins : Like a Weed.
! xi 11
v
"Why , Tommy , how' you do grow ! "
"Y'os , Auntie. I think they water me
too much. Why , I'm bathed night and
morning. "
r
Facta and Fancies.
"Does it cost much to live In the
tity : " asked the rural youth.
"About the same as it costs to live
in tke country , " replied the Tillage
sage , "but it costs.like fury to keep up
app&arances. "
Defined.
"A souvenir , " said the thoughtful
man , thoughtfully , "is something that
we consider xto be worth a whole lot
more than its value. " Chicago Even
ing Post.
Cause and Effect.
"Women evidently have ntf sense of
humor , " remarked the bald-headed
philosopher.
"Why do you think thusly ? " asked
the youth with the ingrowing mus
tache.
"If they had , " replied the philosophy
dispenser , "they would never get past
the love , honor and obey part of the
marriage ceremony without an audible
giggle. "
Milesian Notion of Stratagem.
An officer once asked an Irishman If
he knew what a stratagem was. "Yes , ,
of course I do. " "Then , " said the-
officer , "please explain one to me. " Pat
( after five minutes' pause ) : "Suppose
you were firing at the enemy and you.
run short of ammunition and you don't
want the enemy to know , why all you-
liave to do Is to keep on firing. "
Correcting Misapprehension.
"And this , " exclaimed the traveler
from the old w.orld , emerging from his
state room and gazing dreamily at the
shore line ancad of him , "Is free Amer
ica ! "
"No , " said the bored looking passen
ger in the steamer chair. "That 1
rNew York City. "
Made a Mistake.
"You don't mpan to say , doctor , th'at
you can tell people's ages by their
teeth , the same as if they were horses , .
do you ? "
"Certainly , madam. "
Which explains why this particular
patient never went again to that particular -
ticular dentist.
9 H
Neatness.
"I say , " said the man who has to-
board out , "I've found the ideal place-
at last. "
"What Is the advantage ? " asked the-
raau who has married.
"The neatness of the place. The-
landlady keeps all the left-over crusts-
separate and labeled , so that each man.
gets his own bread back in the bread.
pudding. " London Tit-Bits.
She Wa a Treasure.
Towne That was a brave act of Ur-
ban'srushing Into the water to save *
a woman from drowning.
Suburb Brave fiddlesticks ! It'was -
merely an act of selfishness on Dis
part.
Towne Why , how can you say that ?
Suburb The woman he rescued was-
a cook that had been with him for six.
months. Chicago News.
HOTV He Proposed.
Miss Charmer How did Fred pro-
pose ?
Miss Milyun He said he didn't
know what he would do unless'he got"
some money right away. Baltimore-
American. , '
A Slight Difference.
Haggard Looking Room Hunter -
Little girl , does your mamma keep-
boarders ?
Honest Little Girl No , sir ; she takea-
boarders , but she 'don't keep 'em.
New York Herald.
Opportunity.
She Yes , papa is suffering terribly
from gout he can hardlv more hi
foot
He Bah Jove , Miss Goldie , some *
thing seems to tell me to speak to bin ?
, v
about our engagement to-day Ban
Jove.
As to the Fquallop .
"It's a shame the way those Squal'
lop children are growing up , without
any parental restraint whatever. "
. "Yes ; when their mother joined th
woman's literary society nnd began at *
tending all the meetings Mr. Squallop
got sort of reckless and joined a don't
worry club. " Chicago Tribune. *
A Human Clod.
Tes& Some men are awfully slowj
aren't they ? ;
Jess Yes , and they're so aggravaj
ting. There was one sat , alongside of
me coming down in the car this morn *
ing. * i
Tess You wern't trying to flirt wltti
him ?
Jess Gracious ! no ; but he was read ,
ing a novel , and he was never ready to
turn the page when I was. Phib del
phia Press.
Her Prafercnce.
"Shall I administer gas befora ex
tracting your tooth ? " asked the den
tist.
tist."Well
"Well , " answered the fair patient
from a back township , "If It doesn't
cost any more I'd pather you'd gl
me electric light. "
No Trouhle in IIonae-Hnntinjr.
Hicks I understand that you
Jenkins have both found desirable
tenements.
Wicks Yes , Jenkins moved , into mj
flat and I moved Into his. Somerville
Journal.
"Wasn't Superstitious.
Giles Robinson Crusoe must havl
been a queer sort of chap.
Miles Because why ?
Giles Because It was Friday 'ever ?
lay In the week , with him.
Something : Wrong.
Meeker There's crape 'on the dool
over the way. Old man Jones must bl
lead.
Mrs. Meeker I haven't seen the dee
tor there for over a week.
Told the Truth.
Edyth Aunt Margaret used to E&J
she wouldn't marry the best man < n
airth.
Mayme And did she keep her
Edyth Yes ; but she-got
iesame. _ _ _
