Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1903)
Pinchinjr Parsimony. It is well and right to be economical , for economy Is at the base of saving -and independence. Many a housewife has wasted the substance of her hus band's earnings , and many another one has been the means of enabling him , perhaps forcing him , to lay by some thing for a rainy day. The pride of the thrifty housewife who boasts that nothing is lost under her administra tion of domestic expenditure and con sumption is familiar to all. Every scrap and j-hred are utilized by her , and she rivals the inventiveness of manufactures In converting wastes into serviceable use. Poor , hardworking ing men owe it to their wives' economy "that their little homes are their own ; "while others struggle along hopelessly * * In the effort to get a home , against the extravagances of their wives. But economy Is not pinching parsi mony. Make no mistake about this. The good housewife who Is doing her best to make both ends meet , and if possible to save a little out of her hus- "hand's earnings , Is not to be confound- 'ed with the one who Is endeavoring to pinch something out of the existence of her family and herself. The one will keep her family well , but will not ' waste ; the other will try to prevent goodness from going into life. An old man worth $50,000 was de clining In weakness to the grave and had been ordered by his physician to take a little wine. "This ia rlch living for me , " he said regretfully , as he was sipping the wine and eating a cracker ; and he made sure that not a drop remained in the glass to be lost. Here was an economical spirit turned Into parsimony ; and a life that had been industrious and useful was no 'doubt prematurely ended by its pinch ing character. Savings made at the expense of starving the body and mind are too dearly bought. They may b ? of service _ to children and their posterity , but the sacrifice that creates them has no defense. /There was a time when parsimony * fdld not look as bad as It now does. It . almost an excuse in a day of * % < * ; scarcity and poverry. of high prlc s an3 small earnings. But the people who need to resort to absolute parsimony nowadays are few , and those p opb are usually the most wasteful and , cons.d- ering their means , the most extrava gant The day of comfort and luxury jf r < * lihs come to most people who wouLl " ' avail them&elves of it. A pinched up existence Is hardly an apology for keeping soul and body to Y gether , and a person who pinches his body and soul not only acts like a tres passer upon the domain of life , but by lis conduct endeavors to make himself . trespasser. Exchange. Mrs. Russell Sage says : "Cooks are difficult to keep , as they are more in demand In marriage. Men like to mar ry cooks. Th/y feel that the fo d ques tion is settled then. " A Korean bride must be as mute as a statue on her wedding day. Should she say a single word or make any sign in lieu of speaking she would Ve ridi culed by her family and friends and lose caste forever. Yet her husband will taunt her and try to provoke her to speech. There are three women station agents In Indiana , all of them telegraph oper ators , freight and express agents and baggagemasters at their own stations. The superintendent of the division says the women keep the cleanest and best stations on the line , and that their books are as well kept as their offices. The superintendent believes that wom en agents are posible In large toAvns and cities , as well as In small places. About 100 young women are students at the Colorado State Agricultural Col lege at Boulder. The course of study pursued by them Includes sanitary sci ence , home nursing , scientific cooking , chemistry and biology. The course was designed to fit women for home duties or to furnish teachers of domestic sci ence , but we cannot supply the calls for teachers , says Theodosia Aminons , dean of women at the college , "for our graduates all get married. " * Women in Journalism. - In Harper's "Weekly Mrs. Florence Jackson , the editor of The Overland Monthly , writes instructively on "The e Chances for Women In Journalism. " 7 There Is still heard at times , she says , u an adverse criticism of women's work in journalism a criticism of its beir a done at all by women. "It is said that c such work of the sort as women l-a * e accomplished is trivial in character and F unneedcd , and that women make It so g'a. by entering the profession without any a.P proper equipment for It This crltlrMsni P is somewhat'true. Trobably no calling .is generally entered upon with so little h technical preparation for It. Men have tj a better chance of success because , .while . they may be untrained for a certain calling , they have the 'all- I nround' training which rubbing against the world , physically and mentally , do has given them ; and this stands them let In good stead of special preparation. leL This kind of schooling , It Is safe tc say , women are as yet totally with out. If a woman's life has not j ted her to meet rebuffs with a placid rront , to disregard slights , to travel alone day or night with independence of mind , then she has not gained thai wide-mjndedness , that ability to view dispassionately the many-sided tragedj and comedy of everyday existence , that sympathy with the good and plrj for the bad. that understanding of motives , that every student of the world must acquire if able creative work of any sort Is to be done. Bin this takes long to learn , and women have been In journalism but a short time. " Kmploymcnt of Women. One of the latest results of the bu reau of statistics goes to show that the United States has a lower , percentage of females employed than any other country. 14 per cent with tthe Nether lands and Sweden comiug next. ID Germany the percentage of females employed to the total of self-supporting population Is 25 , while iu England II runs up to 27. In most of the othei civilized countries the female popula tion , on account of unfavorable econ ornic conditions , has to contr 'mte ' In a larger degree to the support of the families. In Italy the percentage la 40 , and In Austria 47. Without doubt the percentage has changed so much in the last few years j ! that this country would show a much greater percentage , for it must be re membered these fie es represent the decade from 1S90 to 1900. The increase in the number of women employed , as well as the number in professional . or business occupations who are foi j themselves'so to spt-ak , Is the subjecl of constant remark. I Thequesrion must arise In the mind of mauy a fanner's wife and daughter , , if they also are included when statistics - J tics of this nature are given. Withj j out doubt they are not , and yel' mauy certainly are among the "em- ' ployed" and they spend as many noun ! too , as those in other occupations. It. | may with truth be saJd that this also the case with many others whose lime is spent within the home but , that is not strictly in the sense wa mean. Many women on the farms n the United States are "employed" to a greater or less extent outside th household in the fields. Js the Southern Woman Lazy ? An idea once obtaining in the Nortl about the Southern woman was thai j the was languid , incompetent lazy , In J plain terms. There never was a great I er mistake. The mistress of a bi& Southern plantation h.nd to be pos j sensed of large administrative an4 executive ability. " had to exer else it very indu-i. She held Ir ] her hauds , so to spe uie governmenj ! of a small nation , : . she had to se j | ! that its needs w ere i-o , its sicknesses , , marriages , births , joys , and sorrows rows had to be provided for ia he : \ scheme of management , and often ' tlirough her personal administration ! was comfort and h-lp adrnijistered. OB i the other hand , she was relieved of | many domestic burdens which the | modern woman carrie- - trained servants - vants who took pride the artistic discharge of their funct > . 1 knov ? of no position In modern iaty in anj way analogous to hers , . that of th , English mistress ' of a jurge estate , | ' whose responsibilities are not so grav because she has a more intelligent community - ! munity under her control. Gunton'a j Magazine. The Sort of a Girl to Admire. I am only an ordinary Wisconsin farmer girl , 16 years old , and not even pale and interesting. My hahis dark ' 1 and my cheeks are as rjiture Intended all cheeks to be. I have been the ' j hour-ekeeper for two years. Mamma has been an invalid all of tbJ- time , and part of the time away from home seeking health. I wi'l send you my kitchen record for one year : Loaves of bread , 340 , pancakes 1.317 , doughnuta 225 , biscuits 1,400 , cookies 1.008. cakes 108. pies 308 , cinnamon rolls 20 , apple J dumplings 181 , puddings f 9 , tea cakes S 2GS , shortcakes ID , graham gems 25 , g raised rolls 41. Of course 1 did my share at consuming those pancakes p and things , for I am one of a family . of five , and we are English. You can - guess that by the number of puddings , . shortcakes and dumplings. I am going to take examinations this summer , and expect to add teaching to my other duties - ° ties as soon as mamma is strong c again. American Agriculturist si i Points on Etiqnette. 8 Let your dress be neat , applies with \ equal force to each sex. 5 It Is vulgar to speak a language not g understood by the company. y Tour conversation should be general and directed to each gentleman in the company. , P A gentleman should never retain hla j eat ( while a lady is standing , unless j she declines It This applies'to cars ! and conveyances , as well as other n places where the duly is obvious. g A lady should be seated at the rightj , hand side of the gentleman at the j table. . , In Desperation. g Fan So she's engaged to Mr. Polk , h wonder how he came to propose ? fcj Nan I don't believ-1 'ie did come to p ] it , but she was uilried not to t,1 - ( him go until he diu. Philadelphia i Ledcer. * DISPLEASURE VERY ( iREAT ENGLISH LORD ACCUSED OF BE ING PARTISAN OF AMERICA. LONDON , Oct. 21. The Can adian commissioners not only declined to sign the award , but said they would publicly with draw from the commission. They , as well as the Canadians connected with the case , are very bitter. Telegrams from- Premier Laurier an 1 other prom inent persoi s in Canada , show that this sentiment is shared generally throughout the Do minion. LONDON , Oct. 21. A Canadian , who has been most intimately and prominently associated with the Al aska case , said : "It is the hardest blow the imperial tie has ever received , i he place Lord Alverstone tilled was c' early that of agent for the British government. It ; wi'l ' be a shock to Canadian people to1 know that notwithstanding all the1 professions of friendship and sympa thy the solemn formalities of the in ternational cours have simply been used for handing over Canadian terri tory to the United States. Canada has been not only spontaneous but zealous in defense of the British terri tory , a'K ! has not hesitated to sacrifice blood a .d treasure in defense of the motLerland. She must now face the ( fact that when imperial interest or friendships require it her territory may be handed over without the sli0'hte > t hesitation. This marks the most serious epoch in the relations be tween Canada and the mother coun- ' try. " In consequence of the altitude maintained - tained by the Canadian commission- e.s ( , Loid Chief Justice A'lverstone de- culed i this morning not co hold the proposed public meeting of the Alas kan ] bouudry commission , but to 'hand its'd'islon ; to Messers. Foster a.od Sifum j , respective agents of the Am erican ( and Oainidi in government. The change m the Alaskan proced ure. ] duj to Lord Alveistone's decis ion not to hold the proposed public meeting J an'l to hand the tribunal's decisi ( > to the American and Can adian Goveinment airents caused much astonishment n 1110114 the people who crowded 111 corridors adjuiniog the vaitiug ro mis Ambassador Choate as well us ihc Canadians and others ' connected with tlfe case , were admitted ! bo the room where the tri- buual ' ! iud been hulJi.ig the pen sess ions J , out the commissioners remain- ed < closted in tha cabinet room. The secretary 5 of fhe commission , JRegin- jald T. i'ower. finally emerged anrl informed - formed the waiting crowd that no public spssino would beheld and that the j award would be m icle in public1 through } the agents. Nu explinatiou v.as ottered and but few persons knew itb.tthe attitude of the Canadian ) coium c.vierj.as resp irjsiblefor the awK\v " ' i . go. The Canadians fdel < M" o\r the outcome. iThey n > jeuly accu&c Lord Alver- ' 5 cf pjitisiansiiLp. When the 1 jtter presented ihem to King Ed ward at Buckingham palace yester day < the Icing endeavored vainly to t induce 'Mossers Jetcc and Ayles- wor h to say that they were satisfied or that they accepted the situation hut \ the two Canadians declined to in any way express acquiescence with this view. They simply shook hauds formally and bowed. One or tha Canadi in commissioners aft rwards siid to be u represen- tative : "Thi-j u-vard affects much more the relations between the dominion and the mothei country than people here eeem to realize , and almost marks the parting of the ways , at least so far as leaving an/ such question for England to decide for us. The Alaskan award relating to the Portland canal gives to the United States two Islands , Kannahnnut and Sitklau commanding the enfcrauce of the Portland channel and the ocean passage to Port Simpson and destroy ing the strategic value of Wales and , Pearse . islands , which are given to Ojnada. The mountain line adopted as the ooun'lary line lies so far from the coast as to give tne United States sub stantially all the territory. The line inlets and means of access to the sea giving the United States a complete land \ barrier between Canada and the Sea ( , from the Portland canal to Mount St. Elias Around ihe head of the Lynn canal the line follows the water Shed somewhat in accordance with the present provisional boundary. Maine flakes Fast Time. WASH ING i ON1 , Oct. 21. The navy department received a eable- gram from Ciptain Lautzecuimnand- ing rhe battleship Maine , dated San Juan , stating that the Maine uiado the run from Currituck , off the Vir ginia coast , to Cape San Juan light seventy-nine hours , an average Speed of Sfteeu knots. The cable gram added that the speed for fifty onsecutive hours was 16.7. ' [ ( ANOTHER CLEANING GIVEN THE POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT. FALSIFIED REPORTS MADE A RESULT OF ASSISTANT POST MASTER GENERAL'S REPORT. PETTY SMUGGLING DONE A. Cleric Kemoved for Making Fa'se Affl- d.ivits and General Inefficiency. Others are in Danger. WASHINGTON , Oct. 22. Postmas ter General Payne removed from otllc * Michael W. Louis , superintendent ol supplies of the post < flice department ; Louis Kempner , chiet of the registry division of the thiid assistant post master general's cilice , and C. B. Terry , a $900 clerk in the postottic ? department , and directed the post master at New York to remove Ottc Weis , a clerk. These removals are the first resulj of Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen eral Bristow's report on the irregular ities in tha postottice department. In formation of the contemp ated dis charges did not leak out at the de > partraeno until after 4 o'clock , and al 4:30 : the postmaster general made ar official announcement of his action as follows : "Michael F. Lewis has been removed - ed from the ofliceof superintendent ol the division of supplies because the recent investigation shows that he in flueuced the award ! tig of contracts foi supplies to favored bidders ; that he has been extravagant and wasteful in the administration of his office anc that he has paid excessive prices f'jj supplies to favored contractors. "Louis Kempner , buperinteident ol the registry system , has been removed for incompetent and negligent ad min istration , for wasteful and reckless extravagance in send-ng expensive manifold registiatipn books to a lurj , ( ' number of smal 'fourth-class p st- offices , and for violating the reven laws by a sysitmof petty smu gii' g , " 0. B. Terry , a clerk in the division of supplies , nas been removed foi making lalse affidavits and genera ! itii-fficiency. " Ihe postmaster ger eral also stated that the postmaster at Ne\v ) York had been rtireoied to remove Otto U eis , s clerk in the New York pustoffice , foi co Icctiug monev from cleiks to influ ence legislation and procure promo tions. _ Saw Wreck Ahead. NEW YORKOct. 22 Lewis "tfixot who from naval cons ructor became builder of warships and the president of the United States Shipbuilding company , was the principal witness at the con'i ' .uati m of the hearing be fore examiner Oliph-iut as to the af fairs of the defuuct corporation na med He did not finish his recital , bill in the three hojiy that he was on the StanJ he went over much of ihe history - tory of the corporation and the acts or the men prominent in its history , Me confi med the claim of the bond- boldeis that Mas Pam , counsel for CLurles M. Schwab , had sunjz sted a Dumberof directors for theshipbuild I.ig combination , and said that the proposed expenditure of $2j02OUO ( foi Improvements at the Betbkbem steel works had been approved by the di rectors over his proiest and warning that the action might , in the eru' , leave the main corpora- ion without funds , and wreck it. Mr. Nixon swore that after this expenditure was ap- prov d he made several attempts to Secure a me ting of the directors and } t that Mr. Schwab had finally told him t that t he had instructed the directors t f o remain away trcm a meeting. f An elloru was ma e to show that , v\ the directors elected , at the sugges tion of Mr. ljarn , had not been stock holders , but , like the young men ol & the Corporation Trust company of New Jersey , who served in the early in flays of the combination , had been ° given s-ares enough to qualify , but 9 Mr. Nixon had no personal knowledge d Df the transaction. G Mr. Nixon tes ified that , by resolutl , tion of the directors , pa.-s.d in De-'si cember last , Mr. Pam was jjriven a salary of $1S,000 a year , which wasa' ! Qat d back to the precpdincr Septem- ber. lie ale testified that , besides B his bonus as an underwriter and tha ft Sums paid for 4he Bethlehern proper- tv , Mr tiwab received a share of the promotion money part of which he'r ' gave to Char.es Gates , of the broker- ige firm of Harris , bates & Co. cl Wholesale Jaii Delivery. ORES PON , la , Oct. 2'J A who'e- jale delivery , ir which seven men es- b Mpud took place here. They es at caped by uulncki'ig the cage cl'ior 1C tviih a woodt n key and hre < ikiniz out re the brick wall. Two were fr m reti A.daii county , sent lierp for sate ti keeping while the new jail is being for built. The others were awaiting 'I the action of the grand jury on a Jharge of larce-iy 'Jhis the fifth luccessful jail delivery here within loui years. RESENTMENT IS GROWING PREFERENCE DECLARED FOR THEf FLAG OF UNITED STATES- OTTAWA , Ont. , Oct. 23. In the | ' senate yesterday Sir MacKenzie Bowell , leader of the opposition , asked for information - ' formation concerning the Alaskan boundary award. Mr. Scott , for the government , re plied that the most important reason why the Canadian commissioners did not approve of the award was that It was not a judicial document decision. Sir Mackenzie Bowell sai 1 that it was unfortunate that in ever > case when negotiations have taken place between the United States and Eng land , where Canada was affected , the United States diplomats had succeed ed in securing islands which command the most important points of the do minion. There was the island right opposite the harbor of Port Arthur. In the case of a difficulty , he said that island would ha veto be secured by the British people for , if fortified , it would command the entrance to that harbor. Unless that was done the United States could secure it and with the guns they have at present would be able to destroy the whole cornice- tion between tno east and west. It was the same with the island of San Juan , another secured by treaty nego tiations. "Now , " said Mr. MacKenzie , "the United States will command Fort Simpson. In every case Canadian in terests were sacrificed. " Senator McMullen said that the de cision would ureat.e as much dissatis faction in Canada as there was in the Transvaal and in Ireland. I LONDON" , Oct. 23. A cable mes sage has been received in London from Prudent Roosevelt thanking the American commissioners and the counsel of the Alaskan boundary tri- buna ! and exprcssiig congratulations in the name of the pop'e of the United States on the result of the tri bunal's deliberations. Nixon Still un the Stand. NEW YORK , Oct 23 Lewis Nixon occupi.d the witness chair again to day at the iteming before an examin er of the United states shipbuilding ' ' e and ave much valuable testi- p ct-y cfiveri. g the linauces and gent - t ral alTairs of the corporjtion. He testified that he had opposed the Shedon reorganization plan and bad as a counter-proposition uryed that the stuck be assessed in order to raise the aruount necessary to save the combination from default and bank ruptcy. 11 ss plan of assessment was oppo-ed by Charles M. Mhwab , hold er at that time , of 820.000,000 of the stock , who , according co Mr. Nixon declared that the stockholders would not pay the assessment. Mr. Schwab so Mr. Nixon swi re , declined to pu2 up I any more unless the Bethlehem steel bonds were given preference as a lien on the shipbuilding plants to t'ie 1 ' first mortgage bonds. Mr. Nix on's testimony also developed the fact that there was a wide discrepancy ii1 ancy as to estimated earnings in letters i1t ters t written by treasurer Gary to members of the reorganization com- mitte , and Samuel Untermeyer , counsel for the bondholders , asked if Js J did not show that there had been an attempt to minimize the value of the shipyards and magnify the value of the Bethlehem plant , but the wit . ness woulJ not say so. Dowie Meetings Draw a Disorderly Ciowd. NEW YORK , Oct. 23. Thirty thousand people , according to the ri estimates of toe pjlice , tried to get r into Madison Square Garden to see a John Alexan ler Dowie last night , tf Ab ut onthird thab number had secured admittance when at 8 o'clock Dowie ondjred the door snut. When the 20,000 found themselv- shut out the wildest disorder prevailed , and the police , four hundred strong , were for < a time utterly unable to cope with the mad lush of the crowd. Men and women weie knocked down and ti am pled on and many narrowly escaped death in the crush. Several times Inspector Walsh sent ' calls for extra iCberves and it was not until the meeting was suddenly terminated by Dowie shortly after o'clock that anything could be done with tha crowd. w In the surgini ! of rhe crowd , Grace ei George , who was on her way to the eiP theatre where she is P , playing , was swept off h r feet and trirnpled on ai and had her clothing badly torn. She aiol accused ' the police of handling her ro'igi'lv. Mrs William J. Buckley of Newark. . J. was caught n the crush and fell fjititing to the street. She was , badly t ruisea. Inspect. ! Walsh was 1 near the w man when she fell and Ic with the aid < > f fifteen p'-licern ' n he fr nscued < and carried her to safety. tl Several people were arrested on charges of disorderly conrluct , Fishermen to Form Union. PEORIA. 111. , Oct. 23. A call has jea been issued fora meeting to be held Spring Lake next Sunday of fishermen - men along the Illinois river. A move ment has been started for the forma tion of a union among the fishermen muiiul protection , and to enable iin rleni : to better fight the cases that n r * ' p efernid by the various fish ward- ne npnn < ; Lake , about twenty miles o - > A hens one of the best fishing 1--U- . in the west. Nebraska Tha supreme court convened at Lincoln. . * - * f. * * ( Arthur Nelson of Beatrice was se verely bitten on the left lep by a dog. * * Mrs. John Jobman , an old resident of near Beatrice , is dead at the age of 71 years. Superintendent Fowler of Lincoln , has designated Friday , October 23 , is Flower day. * * eral fVnces were partially destroyed. The fire started from an ash pile left by a steam thresher. * * A tramp entered the store of May- hew Bros , at Riverton and stole a rifle and some shells. * * * The walnut rrop at Papillion ia the largest in years One man picked Ofty bushels in one day. * * * prairie fire at Moorehead , burned 300 acres of small grain , and several meadows and the hay in stack. Sev- * * * Charles S. Fisher , a civil war vet eran ( , died at Nebraska City. Ha was a member of au Ohio regiment. * * * George Westerman , a well knowa Gerrn-m ( farmer of the Humboldt country died Tuesday afternoon after a { brief illness. * * Hundreds of tons of hay and some out builidngs were consumed In a prarle fire , which started eight miles west of Bassett. * The Catholics are holding a ten- day mission at West Point. There is a large attendance present of botb Catholics and Protestants. * * * Miss Estell Piyne and Charles B. Wahlquht were married at Hastings. The gnom is associate editor of th * Adams County Dem crat. * * * Frank Bender , the Lincoln farmei who mjsteriously disappeared two weeks ape , has returned , but is un able to say where he has been. * * * The saloon of Lacy & Co. , at Col eridge , was entered by burglars. They secun d $10 in change. F. H. Peck's meat market was also robbed of S3. * * The new German Lutheran churcn ; fit Crete was dedicated Sunday. Ministers were in attendance from all over the state. The church cust $ -1,000. * * * ' 'George Peterson , who lives at Holrnesvil'e ' , has been sent back t/J the asylum at Lincoln. He was ther last winter , but was discharged as cured. * * * While cutting a bar of railroad iron at Beatrice , Pearl Bates had a pash several inches long cut in hU richt arm by a piece of steel striking him. * * * The Verdel Towasite company has been incorporated with a capital ol 560,000. The company will do a real estate business at Yerdel , Knoj county. * * * Miss Emily Herre and Mr. Marion .lames , were married in Fremont. They will nnke their future home in Phnenix , Ariz. , where the groom it merchant. * * Passersby frustrated an attempt tfl rob the pnstofflce at Oakland. Tb robbers < had succeeded in cutting out panel of the rear door when tnej were frightened away. * * * " "Mass was held over tber remains 01 Mrs. Bridget O'Donnell at Platts- mouth. The body will be shipped to Burling l on , Ia , the formei home of the deceased. * * Lot Walters of Beatrice received news of the death of his father , the Rev. U. J. Walters , at Worcester , Mass. He occupied a pulpit in Omaha several years ago. * * * Telephonic connections have been corep'eted by the Fremont Independ ent Telephone company and the Plattsmouth company , making another link In the independent tele- ohone system of the state. * * * Fire destroyed 300 feet of corn cribs , 1,500 bushels of corn and 300 bushela f oats belonging to Taylor & Morgan Tobias. The village was saved from destruction by the direction of the wind. * * * The Norfolk beet sugar factory was started up for the first time this on. The employees in the plant sow number 300 The factory will un night and day until January. * * * The Rev. J. F. Bennett , who with wife has been conducting meet- ngs at Hnmboldt for some time , has n called to the pastorate of ocal Baptist cburch at that place.