THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M BICE , Publisher. TALENTINE , NEBRASKA. The inoth exhibits muc i taste In dress. Some girls never flirt but perhaps it Isn't their fault It Is better to know little than to know a lot that isn't true. Promises may get friends , but it re quires performances to keep them. If fame came only after death no man would kill himself striving for It. One glance at a political orator proves that all are not geysers that spout It Isn't necessary to spend money in advertising your troubles ; simply tell them to a gossip. Often It happens that a man isn't known by the company he keeps until after he mysteriously disappears. Somehow the sun doesn't seem to shine half so hot on the baseball grounds as It does on the harvest field. A lot of citizens would gladly give up what Dr. Stevenson classifies as a privilege of citizenship the privilege of paying taxes. Women talk about their clothes be ing uncomfortable , but there are lots of men who envy them every time they see a peek-a-boo shirt waist. A0Ne\v Orleans ehlrtmaker's state ment that he has discovered the long- hunted yellow fever parasite is arous ing some interest. If he lived up North he would be advertising a parasite witli every shirt. It is said that 10,000,000 people are employed on the farms of America. Nobody appears to be able to explain why they have not gone to the charms of flat life in the cities. The traveling public unanimously will approve the order of a trainmas ter discouraging flirtations by train men. Switches and semaphores are too likely to be neglected by the senti mental brakeman or the impassioned conductor. Investigations made in the Zoolog ical Gardens , in Berlin give an inter esting idea of the comparative water requirements of animals. The record showed that the giraffe , whom nature has equipped to enjoy a drink , is less of a drinker than the donkey. The daily summary puts the elephant at the head of the list , as was to be ex pected , with the rhinoceros as an un handsome but earnest second. Italy has a new law to prevent the exportation of works of art Some things , like church properties , are as tkey have been before , inalienable , and cannot be sold out of the country. When a picture is sold from a private collection the government can buy it at market price over the head of the Individual , and all works of art taken from the country bear an export tax. It is wise for Italy to keep her art treasures , the unique wealth in which she leads all the world. Boston has recently added an auto mobile policeman to its police depart ment. He is expected to arrest auto- a mobllists who run their cars too fast Every large city has had bicycle police men for a long time , to keep the wheelmen In order , and officers on horseback are common in the parks and public drives where men are tempted to speed their horses. The next thing to come will be flying-ma chine policemen , to keep the people sailing in the air from violating the speed ordinances. A Western technical school Jias in vented , a profession , and will offer next year for the first time a "fire pro tection course. " It will be four years long , and a student will be trained in architecture and building , electricity , chemistry , insurance and the duties of a fireman , so that he will be "able to build a fire "wall , to make a scale of Insurance rates , to run a fire engineer or to carry a hose into a burning building. " Losses by fire in this coun try amount to about one hundred and fifty million dollars a year , and we pay T Ibout two hundred millions for the yo maintenance of fire departments , fa fai ulhere is a field for experts on preven- Jion , and if we have "money to burn , " lOJ jis the figures seem to show , we can Afford to pay them good salaries. as asWJ A national gallery of art seems a fitting complement to the great Li brary of Congress , and a bill to estab lish such an one Is to be urged upon Congress at the next session. One pjeh man offers a million dollars to any ward an endowment. The owner of fhe most noteworthy private collection In the country Is reported to have of fered to give It It is understood that the Corcoran Gallery at Washington sett would be Incorporated in the new in I stitution , and Jt Is positively stated * hat other - But famo-as collections would be merged with it wholly free of cost If this was a nation of mere "dollar- Chasers , " as some unfriendly critics have said- here is evidence that the characterization has ceased to be true. the Out of the strong comes forth sweet- Doss , as In Samson's riddle. It Is the earnestness with which Ameri- one I cans have pursued the practical that J has given them leisure to appreciate beauty , and'a moral right to possess It Is 1903 an "annus mirabilis ? " correspondent of the New York T insists that It is , and offers in i of his statement unseasonable weati every month , unprecedented drought the bottom falling out of the stock market , the Servian assassinations , the death of the Pope , and "the glooinj record of crimes of violence , lynchings murders , suicides , to say nothing of the 'fight to a finish' in which labor and capital are now engaged. " In conclusion , the correspondent wonders whether the events of the "wonderful year" could have occurred in any year the digits composing which did not form the fateful number , 'thirteen. ' ' If the matter depended upon "the fate ful number thirteen" this correspond ent might well set his mind at rest. The last year whose digits compose thirteen was 1840 and it was about the dullest , most uneventful year oi the century. There was nothing "wonderful" about it Queen Victoria got married , penny postage was Introduced - duced in England , President Harrison was elected , the Mormons founded Nauvoo , the opium war with China was brought to an end , and William I of Holland abdicated. Nearly every other year in the nineteenth century was more an "annus mirabilis" than 3840. And 1804 , the preceding "thir teen" year in the list , was not as Avon derful as 1S40. But what is there spe cially "wonderful" about 1903 thai should make this correspondent so pessimistic ? Do we not have unsea sonable weather every year ? Suppos ing the bottom of the stock market has fallen out. Has there not been mark ed activity in all lines of legitimate business ? Have the mishaps of specu lation been reflected in trade and in dustry ? lias the assassination in Ser- via created a ripple in the political or diplomatic world of Europe ? The Ro man Pontiff is dead. He was old and he was mortal. Was not his death sig nificant , however , in its revelation of the unity of Christian sentiment and sympathy ? As to crime , it is no more rampant this year than it was last year , only certain unusual circum stances in certain unusjual places have called special attention to it. In the long flight of time one year averages up very like another year. The "won derful years" are extrem'ely rare. WEED REMEDIES. Effective Cures Are Accompl'slictl by Common Wayside Growths. Many of the plants that are popular ly known to-day as "just common weeds" were treasured by the ancients , and even o recently as "grandmother's day , " for their medicinal properties. In fact , our grandparents believed implicc itly that in every locality might be found the plants that would prove ef fective for the diseases of that country. The people of to-day are slowly awak ening to a realization- the value of these inexpensive home remedies , many of which are sold by druggists under a different name. There is a frequent demand for a remedy for catarrh in the head. Much relief may be obtained by using a nasal douche , twice a day , of warm water with a little salt and sweet milk added. Afterward snuff pure olive oil into the nostrils. The douche cleanses and ( he oil heals , which may prove effective in some cases , but a "weed remedy" has proved more effective. A bad case of catarrh has been cured by smoking mullein leaves. The smoke must be - forced through the nostrils , and has a tendency to heal and dry those pass ages leading to the lungs. Mullein is plant that grows wild In many- States , and resembles the tobacco leaf In color , shape and growth. The best of salve can be made from the mullein blossoms. If the blossoms T are gathered and put into a bottle and hung in the sun they will in time become oil. which is very healing. They may be fried in fresh butter and the liquid strained into boxes ready for use when cold. "May butter is best to use for salves , " said an elderly lady. No doubt some of the readers may think , as I thought at first , that this is supersti- J" tious , but after much thought will j4 ? agree with her. In May pastures are generally of clover , dandelions , etc. , and these are said to contain excellent medical properties. Clover tea and a salve made from the clover blossoms Is said to be an effective cancer cure. ° Philadelphia Record. ? No Sympathy. "Charley , dear , " said. young Mrs. Torkins , "you know I never blame you for anything that is not your fault. " "But when the horse you "bet on loses , that isn't your fault , is it ? " "Charley , dear , the winn n- was just easy a horse to bet on as any other , wasn't it ? " "Why-er-yes. " "No one forced you to bet on some other horse ? " "No. " "Then I can't see that you deserve ar sympathy whatever. " di dr Thfe Pacts in the Case. There is nothing like simplicity and s plain fact In poetry. Here the Whit- j ! T singer : - roamed the weary world about . Many a time dejected , after the rain the sun came out Which was just as I expected ! wl Atlanta Constitution. Cheap Her , e Power in the West. The melting snows and glaciers of Rockies and petroleum now furnish abundant power for San Fran- , clsco that the cost of one-horse power hour is just 2 cents. , ? < Hungarian Millet. In sections where the hay crop is short , one of the best and quickest catch ! crops is Hungarian millet. The seed * Is comparatively cheap , ranging from . $2 to ? 2.25 a bushel , and the crop , does well on any good soil. In many localities farmers make a good busi ness , of sowing Hungarian millet for a hay crop on any ground from which a crop can be taken by the middle of . August If the crop was a cultivated one , but little preparation of the soil , is necessary. Shallow plowing and a etl thorough , harrowing will probably be sufficient in most cases. It is generally siai ally considered that this millet crop is worth all it costs to get it , and it is particularly valuable for cattle , or the grain ; may be saved and fed to poultry during the winter. One of the most A LATE MILLET CROP. successful poultryinen in the country has millet as a part of his winter hirr ration for the laying hens , sowing it , on the ground" from which early pott' ' toes have been harvested. Coin' to the Fair. ' Put on yer newest cnlikor , an' comb the young 'uns' hair , An' jump into the wagon fer we're goin' to the fair ; An' we'll make the finest showin' o' all the people there Fer Jenny'll be the finest gal a-goin' to the fair ! We've got a yoke of oxen that weigh a hundred ton , An' a ninle that in a century wuz never known to run ! An' two live alligators , an' rattlesnakes to spare But Jenny'll ( be die finest gal a-goin' to the Constitution.'t ! Oh , jump into the wagon ! the road is smooth an' wide An' the crisp wind's kinder sayin' , "It's a mornin' fer a ride ! " I'm holdin' o' the ribbons ! . > ' won't the people stare ! Fer Jenny she's the finest gal a-goin' to the fair ! t Now , don't the ol' wheels rattle ! we're kiverin' the gronn' ! The white san's jest a-flyin' , an' the trees air goin' roun' ! An * Jenny , with her eyes o' blue an' sunny , flowin' hair The finest an' the sweetest gal a-goin' to the fair ! Atlanta Constitution. A Warm Roostiujr Pen. In a bulletin issued by the C nad'au Department of Agriculture , giving much valuable Information for the benefit of Dominion poultry men , the following description and accompany ing illustration of warm loosting quar ters . for winter are worthy of special attention : The burlap curtain , which can be j be lowered in front of the fowls at night , hould be tacked to a light wood frame of" to COMFORTABLE. . ne ad hinged to the roof of the house do irectly : above the front edge of the Ins rep board. This burlap-covered frame ye lould extend across the pen and be lould fall an inch or so below' the rep board. When not required in ont of the fowls the frame should e > hooked to the roof of the house , shin his frame when lowered , together in ith the board sides of the roosting the jarters , form the warm roosting pen. he fowls will generate sufficient heat yew keep themselves comfortable during , cold night Tonic for Swine. be The following Is a favorite mixture gi1 nong some of the large hog-raisers take of the central West. It is thought t aid digestion , assist bone-building an help expel bowel worms. It c * . inprise charcoal , one and one-half bushels , common salt , four pounds , hardwoc ashes , ten pounds , slacked lime , fou pounds. To be kept in a box wher the bogs can eat what they need. Oats in Place of "Wheat. There are many localities In whici it does not pay to grow winter wlie.nl Possibly because of the low price i some sections , or for other good re : sons. If winter oats will succeed th ° ; may frequently be grown with profi for the market price is generally fzo il There are many advantages in grou ing winter oats , particularly in war localities , for the season of growth during the cool portion of the fa'l ar spring , so that they fill well , while * t' spring-sown oats succumb to , the uar summers. In growJng winter oat * th seeding should be done early in S tember and on good soil. It is tru that oats will do well on less fort Hi/in thaw wheat , but. on the other ham they pay well for good fertilizing. By sowing at the time specified the will get a good t-tart and cover t ] ground sufficient to protect the roe during the winter. In the spring th. may be late in starting up. but tin will come unless the winter has bee sufficiently severe to kill thorn oj completely. The plan is well wor trying , at least on a small area. Varieties of Winter Wheat. Three-varieties of winter wheat wei distributed throughout Ontario in tli autumn of 1902 for co-operative ex per inents. Good reports of successful ! conducted experiments have been it ceived this year from eighteen com ties , extend'ng from Essex in th south to Halibut-ton in the north. Th following is the average yield i weighed bushels of grain per acre fo each variety for five years at the co lege , and for 1903 throughout Ontario Imperial Amber , 24.9 bushels ; Hud Pesth , 21.4 bushels ; Turkey Red , 20. bushels. All three varieties are beard ed. The chaff of the Imperial Ambc is red , and that of the others is white The grain of each variety is red. liar and recommended for the productio of flour of good quality. All three va rieties are rather weak in the stra The Imperial Amber is a close riva 'tc * the Dawson's Golden Chaff in yiei of grain per acre. The variety las- named seems most productive of al but the grain is soft Grass for Roadsides. Orchard grass is a stayer. A rougl weedy roadside in New York Stat was grubbed over , plowed in spring plowed and hanowed several times Ii summer until mellow and fine. Orchard qf , chard grass was sown thickly in th fall. That was fifteen years ago * anc the orchard gra s still holds the for keeping out nearly all foul growth am' giving two cuttings a year. Shade doe not injure it much. No other choic * hay grasses can hold their own likf this variety. -Farm Note * . Every farm should have a separate building where sick animals can re ceive special care and attention. A real live farmer does not keej from making mistakes , but he doei not keep on making the same mis take. ; B On thin land deep cultivation wil have a tendency to shorten the yield On deep , rich , loamy soil the cultiva tion may be deeper. Potatoes should never be marketed unless assorted. Uniformity of siz ( it and appearance will benefit both th < st buyer and the seller. It is the smal' te potatoes that Injure sales and returr si low prices. Pigeons will thrive on a variety grains and grass seeds of all kinds be ing suitable , hemp and rape seeds be ins also acceptable. A salted fisl should hang where the birds can hav. ; access thereto , and ground oyste. * shells , gravel , pure water , etc. , shouU n provided if they are confined. If you want something choice foi yourself and not for market grow th < Emerald Gem muskmelon and thj Kleckley watermelon. There are othei good varieties , used mostly on accoun1 m' " their excellent shipping qualities ai but no varieties can compare witt those mentioned for home use , as thej excel all others in quality. This nation is increasing in popu 56 iation faster than it is in meat pro , duction. In the fifty years from 1S5 { 11 Co 1900 the population increased 3.2S times. Beef cattle increased 2.93 daily cattle , 2.GS ; swine , 2.07 ; sheep 1.S3. Considering these figures in con sa nection with our enormous exports i ] does not look like the business is go- ; to be overdone in the next flftj years. Just what it will be then car only a matter of conjecture. ' When you go into a seed store to buy grass seed , examine it carefully , pre ferably with a magnifying glass , on $ sheet of white paper. If you discovei it , instead of timothy , the seeds 01 white and yellow daisy , plantains yellow dock , peppergrass , thistle , pig weed < or wild carrots , or instead 01 clover , seeds of the plantain , swamf weed , wax weed , chicory , or sorrel better let it alone. If such seed were given you It would be poor policy tc it mde TRIED TO BE FACETIOUS. taBtoffice Official Had Cause to Regret His Jokinp : Proclivity. "A facetious remark will sometimes ieget the most regrettable circum itances , " said the postoflice inspector X ) a group of listeners. "Men who are Inclined to get funny should bear In mind one thing , that it is not prob able to be witty under all conditions A . facetious reply to a simply question llmost cost my life once. I shall never liV 'orget the occasion. Providence and fl dddle saved my life. I can see the repeat at the end of which I was billed to do a wind-jig now just simply by closing my eyes and recalling the surround ings. I had to inspect a mountain post- office ] several years ago. It was in the mountains of Alabama and about 30 miles from a railroad station. I was a total stranger in that section of the State. "But I had started out with as light a heart as a schoolboy on a vacation , I had ridden all day and long toward sunset My horse was still ploddinj.1 along ! a mountain path while I was looking in every direction for curlin- : ? moke. I knew I would have to stop eoine place for the night Suddenly I was halted and three men emerged from the bushes and stood in the road One held my horse. The other two walked up to me. All of them car ried rifles and I had a feverless chill. " 'Whar yer goin , ' neighbor , ' asked one of them. " 'Coin' the way my nose points , ' I answered. " 'None of your pass , ' said one of . the men. gruHly. 'What's yer bixeness "n these parts ? ' " 'Sellin' soap , ' I said , good humor cdly. " 'What kind o' soap ? ' asked the spokesman. " 'Soft soap , ' said I. and the next minute I regretted it I was literally lifted from the horse , which was led into the ravine. " 'He's a revnoo , ' I heard one of the men say , and then I experienced anoth er chill. I knew I was in the hands of moonshiners. They blindfolded mo and when they took the folds off mr pyes I was in a mountain cabin. I ex plained that I was a postolfice inspec tor and had nothing to do with the department of internal levenue and told them if t\\oy \ \ would examine my credentials they would find that I was telling the truth. But tlioy couldn't read and all government credentials looked alike to thorn. Thou I told them to send for the postmaster and he would be able to explain to them. They then agreed to postpone the hanging until the mountain postmaster could be sent for. "In the meantime there was a moun tain dance in that cabin that night 1 can ! play the fiddle fairly well , but that night I simply developed into a wizard with the bow. I played as no man ever played before , and those nn a mountaineers danced until broad day light by my mu5c. I could lieai Iisi strains of music for a month aftei that The postmaster arrived and succeeded tlC ceeded in establishing my identity , anc' I was allowed to go mv wav. ' " 'We're mighty glad for yor , pard , said one of my captors , ' 'cause it'd beeg n durned shame to string up a good fid dler like you. ' Never attempt to get funnv * unless you are familiar with your company. " New Orleans Times- Democrat The Traveler's Tree. One of the most curious , useful ano beautiful palm trees found in darh and mysterious Madagas-car is known as the "travelers' tree , " or Raven- ada Madagascariensis , as the f-cien i tists , with their renowned love of sim ple terms , love to call it The stem re' sembles that of the plantain tree , and the leaves spread in a semi-circle like an expanded fan. The lower leave : drop off as the stem grows , and in an old tree the lowest leaves of the fan of are often as high as thirty * feet from the ground. This palm tree receives its ! popular name from the fact thai an stores of pure and frequently cool wa ter are found in the large , cupliks sheaths of the stalks , which the trav ler may readily secure by tapping the heaths at the base. cumi Population of London. mi Greater London , which includes al ) pe he _ suburbs , has a population of G.oSl- 372 , an increase of just under 1,000,000 ten years , more than half of which occurred in the "outer ring. " At the ages of 19 , 20 , 21 to 23 , and 25 to 30 , there are more than twice as many females as males. It is pointed out in Ish considering the excess of females over males account must be taken of the Ing arge number of female domestic ser- rauts who are brought into London of rom the country. London has 234,398 emale servants , and only 15,42o man " in servants. London has fewer children h hau it has had for many years , bu < - it h ms more people over 45 than ever be- ore. nls His Acknowledgment. bei "I never heard Dinsmore acknowl BUI edge that he was growing old before wa . " o-day. "How did he acknowledge it ? " a "He announced that he felt just as with young as he ever did. " Detroit Free WJ ! 'ress. will vilI Turbines Come Into Favor. I The indications are that the steam be urbine in its various forms will be- If ore long be in practically exclusive the ccupation of the electric lighting and off lectric power plant field. A If a poor girl has hair of the spun- ves fold variety folks say it looks like It Itbai treaked molasses candy. bai A sweet expression covers a multi- of freckles. Cor Cream Stir a half-cupful of butter into .1 up of boiling water. When boiling , half of flour and cook , and a , dd a cup rtirring constantly for two minutes , ake from the fire and pour into a towltoccol. When cold , beat m the vhipped yolks of four eggs , lastly the iturened whites. Line a baking pan . the- batter - rith buttered paper. , drop. it and bake upon spoonful iv the large The puffs should be n a quick oven. lone | in fifteen minutes. Orange Marmalade. Twelve oranges. Peel and parboil ; he skins In three waters , allow theme o boil in the last water until tender , Irain and chop very line. ( Reject as nuch as possible of the tough white- jkin In peeling the oranges. ) To the pulp and juice of the orange fidd the- hopped peel , then weigh all. Allow is much sns-ar as you have of the fruit Mixture. Cook all until thick , adding- before it boils about a gill of water. , Plum Butter. To every pound of plums allow three- luarters of a pound of sugar. Wash rhe plums and put them , still wet , into ! he preserving kettle. Cover , bring- slowly to a boil and cook until the fruit is broken to pieces and is very oft Rub through a colnncUr to re move stones and skins ; vet-am the J1 Juice and pulp to the fire , add the iugar and boil until the mixture is. rery thick. Put up in jars. Ilakecl Peaches. Set a dozen ripe freshly pared clingstone - , stone peaches in a baking-pan , smoth- = r them in sugar , dofthe'sugar liberal ly with butter , squeeze a lemon over all. and bake forty minutes in a quick oven. Excellent with game or fowl 1 5r any highly seasoned meat Epicures 11 like the peaches liberally .dusted with , red pepper after baking. " ' Capon and Mnaliroom ' alad. y i Cook fresh mushrooms in a little but ter , then cover with a white stock , and let them simmer gently till very ten der. Lift out and drain as will as pos sible fiom all liquid. Add to them twice their quantity of cold ccoked capon cut in small pieces and cover with mayonnaise. Garnish with let tuce hearts. Tonrnedos of Beef on Toast. / Cut the fillet of beef into thin slices- and then into rounds about two inches- In diameter. Over each of these rounds sprinkle black pepper , a little salt and some chopped t hives. Lay the e into > well-buttered saute pan and cook for six minutes , turning once. Serve on rounds of fried bread of the same size.- The Epicure. Soft Gingerbread. Half cup sugar , half cup molassesr 'aalf cup butter , lard < r driqping , one egg , one and one-half cups of flour , one teaspoonful soda dissolved in. a ll of boiling water , ovie teaspoouful ginger. Put all together Jn a large bowl and beat well. Bake in a quart tin in a moderate oven. IJaked Custard. Break eight'eggs in a bowl ; add to them six tablespoonfuls of sugar , a quart of milk , a tablespoonful of va nilla and a sherry glass of brandy , Mix well together , strain , and flake-in slow oven for about forty minutes , having it well colored on top. Serre ice cold. Corn JJread. One pint of buttermilk , one cup of sugar , one egg , lard the size-of a wal nut , one teaspoonful of soda , a pjncb salt Add equal parts of cornineal and wheat flour until you have a good- batter. Bake in a slow oven for hall hour. This is good eaten hot with milk. Stewed Corn irith Cream. Scrape the corn from a dozen ears without boiling first , and add to it a cupful of rich cream. Cook for fifteeB minutes , seasoning with salt and whit pepper. Short S. To keep milk sweet for several day } add a teaspoouful of fine salt to eadL quart of new milk. Mix blacking with cold tea rathei than with water , for thus a better pol. is obtained on the boots. To clean tinware use powdered whit. moistened with a little paraffin Polish with a leather or with a pad old newspaper. A new tooth brush shouldbe soaked cold water for . some hours befora being I used , as this will prevent ths bristles coming out . Match marks on a polished or tar nlshed surface may be removed h * being first rubbed with a cut " walr W1"th diPIed ln When cleaning wall paper do so with lump 1 of dough made of flour mixed a little soda water iL c i ! ] ? ot Injure the paper and the be done ? work more ' rapdly' with it If Ink be spilled on the taken up without leaving V it mav dry salt be applied imm dfatelv 7 salt becomes discolored and apply more. Wet S.V 5 Continue till the ink hasXp5 * useful cement for on t Ii