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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1903)
mM ill. , J That Night at "La Scala. " < ? 7 T WAS the third day of the carni- ! JI val at Milan , In the year 1830. Donizetti's immortal masterpiece , JLucia di Lammermoor , had been per formed for the first time at the San Carlo , in Naples , a few months previ ous , and was then making its trium phal tour through Italy. Then genius of Bergamo's sweet bard 2md attained its culminating point Its great aria and the stupendous magnificence of the septet had elec trified the entire musical world ; even the star of Rossini was eclipsed by the incredible success of the younger composer. Milan was In an uproar ; the streets , quares , and arcades were illuminated a glorno ; the cathedral in marble majesty glittered beneath the glare of Innumerable lanterns , while the Joyous laughter of sixty thousand ( pleasure-seekers made the old , nar row streets ring and echo again , and the Scala , Italy's greatest opera house , ablaze with glory , had placed before the entrance , in letters of flame , the magic word Lucia No wonder the crowd hastened thither ; for eighty lire you could not have obtained a seat. It was the third representation only , and fame , feeauty , or gold could not have forced An entrance. It was six o'clock ; the pit and gallery boxes aud stalls of the Immense theater were crowded to suf focation. Four thousand eager people four thousand anxious , soulful Ital ians were waiting with subdued frenzy for the curtain to rise. The nobility of Lombardy graced the boxes , the political celebrities of the city Crowded the passages , all the elite of the art-loving town had flock ed thither. The heat was stifling ; at half-past six the overture began. The immense throng was silenced at the first wave of the conductor's baton. Was it not to hear the last and most admirable of Donizetti's operas ? Had not the Neapolitan papers been devoured with avid eyes ? Was it not to hear the fioug over which Italy was raving ? And last , but not least , was it not to applaud the beauteous prima donna , Alfieri , who had achieved such a colossal success the two previous nights ? their favorite their idol the divine Allieri ! who had sung for seven consecutive seasons in Milan , alike renowned for her consummate art , tier beaut- , and her unrivaled voice ! Jlow the audience was moved ! how it trembled with expectant ecstasy ! The curtain rose at last The hunters' chorus was listened to with religious attention ; the bari tone's song and cabaletta which follow caused but a slight impression in spite of their veritable excellence , and the shifting of the scene to the park where Lucia makes her first appearance was welcomed with a hushed murmur of delight A frail , white-robed female form advanced toward the footlights , her eyes were cast down , and she moved nlowiy near the prompter's box. There the stood still , raised her eyes and gazed full upon the audience. A howl of disappointment arose from the house : "It's not Alfieri ! " The cry was echoed on all sides ; groans , hissing , and stamping of feet drowned the orchestra. "Off ! off ! Alfieri ! Alfieri" The woman , confronting that audi- eiice , not in the least disconcerted , walked leisurely around the stage. A man peeped out from the side-scenes. s It was the director astonished and disturbed. "Who is that woman ? It is not Allieri ! " "No one knows no one saw her en " ter. " Atf.lin the conductor raised his baton ; the unknown prima donna seem ed to rouse herself from her pensive tethargy , and moved solemnly to the ntor of the stage. The clamor had ceased. She raised her eyes to the level of u the tirst tier , and stood in the full b force of the light She was wondrously - u drously beautiful , but white white as si Know ; deathly , spectrally white ; not a tinge of rose enhanced the marble graces of her face , which was purely , faultlessly Greek. Her ej'es , black and radiant , flash- fid luridly. When she dropped them their tint became sad , gray , and crepuscular. Her lips shone red as ver milion , and seemed like a gash like u hideous gash when contrasted with fhe whiteness and rigidity of her face. Her hair , long and purplish , in un dulate tresses rioteu over her should ers , pure and colorless as marble. She had no ornaments. A tuberose thrust in a rebellious curl adorned her brow ; around her throat was a piece of broad , black velvet Her dress was white all white. She gazed weirdly upon the audience and began , in a strange , vague , un earthly tone of voice , the ravishing aria of "Lucia" upon her entrance. I was present , and I can recall per fectly the cold sensation and chilliness I felt at the first few notes. it seemed 1o me as If some humid cavern had been suddealy opened , and that I had breathed the first icy wafts of air emanating therefrom. Not a sou.id save her voice was heard. Her hands hung listlessly by her side. I do not remember how she liuished. I heard 'her first strange change to a soft sweet voice * f rnsHiinting. bell-like brilliancy , and , - ke from a trance by hearing the audience shriek and stamp with delight . The applause was feverish and fran tic , then suddenly ceased as if by enchantment ; the strange woman had turned aside and began the ordinary stage business and duet with Edgardo , as Alfieri would have done. The act ended In indescribable amazement. "Who is she ? Who is she ? What a voice ! " and such exclamations were heard on all sides. The director appeared at this mo ment , evidently anxious to find out for himself who the beautiful pale songstress was , but could answer no inquiries. In the meantime I hurried behind j the scenes to Alfieri's dressing-room , where I had often gone to chat with her , expecting to see this marvelous creature. The apartment was illuminated ; Lucia's bridal costume for the second act was ready on the sofa ; a bottle of Asti wine , which Alfieri always partook of between the acts , stood on the table ; but naught proved that the room had been occupied previously by another nothing showed the pres ence of the new-comer. I waited a few minutes , took a few whiffs from my cigarette , and was about to return , when I spied upon the floor an earring of such uncommon size that I stooped to pick it up , and gazed upon it in wonder , held spell bound by its beauty. It was a solitaire diamond , richly set , of a slightly greenish tint I knew the value of green diamonds , and estimated this one to be worth at least seven or eight thousand dollars lars , being really finer than any I had seen in the famous vaults of Dresden. I hastened down to the director's office to remit it thinking it belonged to the new-comer or to Alfieri. The director was absent ; soon I heard the bell ring. The diamond in my hand , I hastened to my seat The unknown woman again entered ; she was , if possible , a tinge paler than before. She wore gloves this time , and her lips were not so cruelly red. She sang , and , ye gods , what songl Her voice soared , spread , , fused with other invisible voices ; it rang souo- rouslj' , and murmured divinely in magnificent power and harmony a voice all lire , a voice all soul. I trembled the audience qnivcr&d. Still that strange being stocxlin the same position , still did her great Inm- inous black eyes gaze continually up ward ; she seemed not to heed her fel low-artists ; the bewilderment ofEd gardo , the anxious , inquiring glance of Ashton did not move her ; she would glide by them like a sylph , a vision lignt , ethereal , graceful. No one heard her walk she sang ! Again the curtain fell , again the house cried out with delirium. "Bravai brava ! " yelled the rabble. But no one appeared. Again I went to Altieri's box while * the ballet ( which in those days was5 performed between the acts ) was go ing on , but it was empty ; so I re turned to listen to the animated dis cussions and conversations in the lobby. fi "Alfieri is eclipsed ; she is Pasta and fic fie Persian ! combined ! She is not human , o she is an angel from Heaven's gates ! " tl . tlfi Tis the Beatrice of Dante descended fi fin ed from Heaven ! " n A friend came frora behind the il scenes. < ilc ilit "Well , what news , Ricciardo ? Have itT vou seen her/ * itn "No , but Grazzini has" ( Grazzini n was the tenor , a handsome fellow ) , tlh "and he tells me he spoke to her tlv forced to do so by some subtle , mag v netic attraction. He told her of his o wonder , his admiration , his love , I believe , and she answered him , in Milanese dialect 'We shall meet igaiu. ' " The bell rang , and the curtain went up slowly. The lights seemed to burn badly , aud the heat -was stifling , but upon the entrance of the mysterious jtranger a sudden chill pervaded every aue. aue.We We old not breathe t listen , and as I gazed upon her , charmed by her supernatural beauty , I noticed that from one of her ears hung a bright large stone , similar tothe one I held S In my hand. Scarcely had I seen it when she caught my eye. She smiled the only time. I averted my glance. t to The music went on. The scene where the unhappy Lucia , tj after having been dragged to the altar tjffi by her heartless brother , realizes the full atrocity of his conduct , seemed to y influence the sombre sprite-like prima. donna , for she roused herself at last a and acted acted with the frenzy of passion , acted with the sublimity of pathos and despair. She was intense- , , superb In the mad scene. Her voice had sobs of anguish. Up swelled the vertiginous staccato high above the moans of the orchestra. She raved , she wept , and the large tears rolled down her white cheek ; her hair floated wildly over her quiver ing shoulders , and still rang forth her to magical , heartrending notes. I trembled ; the house groaned. The mad scene neared its end , and the musicians , as if ordered , ceased to play. They looked at her , she sang unaccompanied. It was terrible , un ique , sublime. The culminating point arrived , and the pains and pangs of Donizetti's masterpiece vibrated on her lips as they had never done on lips before. She gazed wildly , stupidly about , when she stopped , and I saw drops of blood ooze from her moucu * Qhe fell heavily upon the stage , and ine curtain went down. The house was in tears. I Half an hour later all Milan knew of the miraculous performance ar too Scala. The last act of the opera was' listened to without , curiosity , Lucia not appearing in it Nothing occurred > except the indisposition of the tenor , Grazzini , who was taken suddenly ill , and I afterward learned , died that night Milan , outdoors , all fun and anlzi- tlou , could not comprehend the story told in the cafes and on the squares. The reports were called exaggerated , and the singer's phenomenal voice a myth. No one could find her , and it was In vain that I waited for more than an hour in Alfieri's box. The director told me confidentially that he was as nonplused as the audi ence , and had never beheld the rnar- j velous singer before. Then , as he | left me , he superstitiously added : "She was a spirit I believe. " Full of conflicting tnoughts , I walk ed sndly homeward , and heard again through the quiet streets , far away .from the riot and revel of the carni val , the heavenly echo of that unut terably divine voice. I walked on , and passed across the Saint Italda Cemetery to near my home. It was late. The noise of Milan's festivities reached my ear from time to time faintly. Within a few steps of my house , separated by a high wall from the end of the graveyard , there , beneath a few cypress trees , in the full glare of the moon , I beheld an unusual sight j The cemetery , through which I passed - ed regularly , and which I knew In every nook and corner , presented In that particular spot a singular aspect I advanced , aud remarked with astonishment - tonishment that a tomb had been ex- humed. Sure enough , the sod on either side was all strewn and scattered here and there , foot-prints were plainly visible , and , to my horror I saw that the coffin was open. In it , wrapped rather loosely in a faded yellow shroud , was a human form. I was about to call for the guard , when my eye was suddenly attracted by a faint greenish light twinkling near the top of the coffln. I stooped over , and to my amaze ment saw a diamond earring in the lobe of the corpse's ear tLe mate of the one I had found. The moonlight , checkered by tbe tree-boughs , did not allow me to view the face , and trembling I drew aside aud lit s match. Aproaching , I gazed on the body. It was the spectral soug- stsess ! Utterly bewildered , with haggard eyes and quivering knees , I grasped the coflin Bid and ? replaced it over the livid face. On it was written in large letters : Virginia Cbsseli , queeD of soprani , h died September , 1781 , requiescat in t pace. I remember a wild : thrill of horror came over me and I fell senseless. For weeks I raved in delirium. When I had sufficiently recovered I left ) Milan. People were- still talking of ? the mysterious prima dona. ? Saturday J Evening Post { = tc His Own Hat. ! m George Buchanan ; who represents the ? tl firm of Bunnell & Buchanan on thetn eurb , was- the victim of his own lovew of raising a > rumpus on the day whea tl the curb takes smashing ; hats. Betl fore Mr. Buchanan left his office that. tc morning he warned' his partners that. D if they happened to- come down to thei curb on that morning , he would see tou ' that their hats paid the penalty. ' el When Mr. Von Gossler , his junior partIt ner , put in an ; appearance ini the crowdi * the genial Buchanan , proceeded to put as his- threat intoeffect. . He knocked the ? visitor's hat off and ! made- football > out of it ; "I told youi what would happen to $ you ! " he saidt u His partner took , it veuy goodnato turcdly , merely remarking as h * headtv ed for the office : | b s "L remembered alii right. That was t the-new hat you bought yesterday and M forgot to taie home ; It fitted me ah" , w right ! te tevi vi White Blackberries. By. means of cross-breeding LutSier Bunbank , of Saata Rcsa , California , has-develdted , a variety of blackberries , which are perfectly white , as bright as snow ] La the sunshine and 90 trans parent , that the seeds can b * seen in- cj side the ripe fruit T&e seeds are said * be unusually small , and the berries - sweet and meltingly tender areas as tl the finest of tie black varieties. The fc Camlliar Lawton berry Is described as $ the great-grandparent of the new wbitei \ ; variety , to which has been given the m name "Iceberg. " The white berries are : as large as tbe Lawtons. Keel Blindness. asC Inability to "see red" Is the main C form of color blindness from which e { sailors suffer. Last year thirty-four pj officers and would-be officers of Great Britain's mercantile marine failed to pass the color tests ; and of these twen ty-three were more or less completely red blind , the rest more or less unable e' distinguish green. The 4,000 candidates - * dates for certificates were also sub- ' . mltted to a test for form vision , and twenty-two of them failed to dlstin- guinh the form of the object submitted. * : We have always imagined that It Is it called a de-but because it means that ji one more has butted In. i I * When you make wishes , It Is a sign ; you are not getting what you want. * ' 5/ > ; & SK&iX/ - & A Handy Hoc Scaffold. In my visits to many farm houses i n this country I noted many home made scaffolds on which to hang hogs ifier they are killed and scalded , but Jie one shown in accompanying figure ind which I use myself , I consider as landy and practical as any. It can be ' iioved anywhere , even in the smoke house , and if made out of good season- Mi timber and painted , it will last a jfetime. It will hold five hogs weigh- ng 300 pounds each. One can buy five large hooks , or iave a blacksmith make them , at a rery small cost ; these are to hook over lie beam , A , on which to hang the logs. The top piece , A , is a chestnut icantling. 2x4 in. and G ft. 10 in. long ; : his piece has two mortises , 3 Inches torn center , as shown in cut The two ipright pieces , B , are hardwood scant- i ings , 2x4 In. and 5 ft 8 in. long. , Chese have a mortise at the top 2 nches wide aud 4 inches deep ; also i mortise at bottom 1 inch deep and I inches long. These pieces also have I mortise lxl % in. , 2 ft 5 in. from 'enter to the upper end , for the tenon > f brace , D , to go into. These pieces llso have a mortise 2 feet from lower md ! for brace , E , to set in. The sills , D , are 2x4 in. and 2 ft 4 in. long , \ they have a mortise In center 4 inches R'ide and 1 inch deep ; also a mortise ) Inches from center , for brace , E , to et into. D is a brace Ix2& in.f and , I ft 4 in. long , including tenon , which . ! s l xl r in. square and 4 inches bug. E is a brace 2x3 in. and 1 ft II | in. long. All that is required to put this scaffold , fold together are two % -ln. bolts , 5 ! nches long , to bolt the beam , A , to the ipright pieces , B , and sixteen G-penny mils and two bolts 3 inches long to _ i B to C at bottom : . I have found rt verjr handy on a buff day , for one jj : an set it in some building to hang the logs on ; it is ale handy to hang heep on to butchfr. Charles E. Cum ulus , in Ohio Farmer. Tlie Oleoninriinrifie- . Soaie time ago it was- shown that me : weakness of the present oleomargarine garinelaw. ; . the use of some ingredient vhicb made ii possible to- avoid the ! iw against the use of coloring mat er , was working hardships on butter nakers > bat reports generally indicate hat the law was a wise one , and prove Beyond ; all question that consumers do rant oleomargarine. It was ; held by he opponents of the Grout bill that be public demand was so'great that a o place any restrictions on the ineth- ds < of marketing oleo would be to Irive out o the- market a meritorious rticle. Those who upheld the bill launed that if oleo had any merit of ts ownit s-lioultl be sold on that merit , t nd not disguised as butter.- The law s enforced has shown that by far the reater ntsmber of these w o > used leo did so because they assumed It was utteo ; the color helping to carry out lie deception. Oleo may be nutritious ud have great merit , but It iis evident tiat few people desire it or will buy it rhen they have full knowledge that It not from the product of the c < xw. 'he- Great bill has benefited farmer nd consumer alike , and aay attempt rbich is likely to be made this coming ession. of Congress to modify its pro- Lsions should be fought hard by farm- re and dairymen. If butter must be &ld OB its merits , why not oleo , also ? -St. Paul Dispatch. Lire Stock nt ct. Iotti Fair. Live stock exhibitors IB each breed lass at the World's Fair will receive senior champion prize- and a junior hamplon prize for males and females , nd a reserve champion award will allow In four classes. Competition for be senior championships will be llm- ed to mature animals , and young lales and females only will compete or the junior champion prizes. Prcs- ectlve exhibitors express themselves : > s highly pleased with the plan of it Ihief Coburn of providing for a more quitable method of awarding cham- ionship prizes and thus increasing ae number of honors. . Stnrt in n fimnll Way. Most of the failures in trying to op- rate poultry farms have been brought .bout by trying to keep too many owls at first. Begin on a small scale .nd wotk up to your limit. You maj te surprised to flnd how few you can d eep ' at a profit and you may find hat you were born to be a poultry nan. Trying It Is the only way to tet at the truth. v s I'lnterme Cnbhace for Family Use. Cabbages that winter best are those p ttst fully for.n.il and not overripe , b For family use bury an empty barrel in a well drained spot and fill it "will : good heads. Place a lot of dry leaves on top and cover the barrel so that 11 will shed rain or pile some cabbage in a corner on the barn floor and covei them with enough straw to prevenj solid freezing. Exchange. Movable Poultry Fence * . When for any reason one does no , care to go to the expense of permanent fences around the poultry yard , mov able fences like that shown in the cui may be used to advantage. They cod but little , and If well made will lasl for several seasons. The sections , ai shown , may be of any dimensions de sired , although If abrut four feet higt and six feet long they can be bettei handled than when larger. The frame may be of any light weight material and should be made so that it will b * as stiff as possible. It might be a good MOVABLE POULTRY FENCE. idea , and especially if the sections were of greater dimensions than thosi given , to run a brace from corner ta corner diagonally to give additions stiffness. The corners should be wel fastened and the frame is then cover ed with -wire netting. Three planks ar fastened to the bottom of the frame ai intervals , as shown , and braced with a strip from the frame to the planks These planks will hold the section up right and prevent it from sinking int < the mud. Several sections can b < quickly made after the same patten and hooked together at the corners thi desired length. These movable fences would be especially valuable in th spring , where numbers of chicks wer < to be raised and It was desired to keer them in Inclosures. If used to surround chicks , a wire of a finer mesh would need to be used. Indianapolis News. . on Paatnre. On most farms there is a wornou * pasture or a newly-cleared piece oJ ground thick in underbrush or sprouts a which would make ideal runs foi swine. A good plan is to fence off i portion of such places so that the anl mals will not run off the flesh as fasi as it is put on , build some sort of i rough house so they will be protected from storms and turn them loose tc root and grub. Many a pasture thai was supposed to be worthless has beei rendered fit for reseediug after a drovi of hogs had occupied it one summer Much of the living can be picked uj on the range in the manner suggested aud the swine will be in fine shape tc take on fat when the proper tim < comes to confine them more closely. The Man Pehind the Cow. Don't dose your cow or dog until yet know what is the trouble. Treatinj the symptoms should be most cautious ly done. If your dairy business is sicl locate the cause most carefully or yoi may treat the case ignorantly and kil the patient the business. w wPi Some dairy troubles originate in thi Piw herd , some trace to the farm , a fe PiT are leased on the market but the foun T tian head of nearly all such evils ii aiH found in the man behind the co < w. Fer H ret out the certain weakness that Ii found here , and all others are quicklj cl cleared up. Watch the man behind 11 the cow. Farm and Ranch. ai Pickiatc Fowls for Mnrket. Poultry 'shipped for market allv lose considerable of their weight h transit and while there is a demand nc for poultry In this condition that mus : Ja be met , by far the greater demand Ii for dry-picked carcasses. It Is not j cl clfc pleasant task to prepare poultry foi fcoi market particularly when the entralli oi must be removed , but as stated h this department several weeks since tt the additional price pays well for th < labor. A dry-picked fowl has a perfeo te tlon of skin which is attractive ani for which the best customers are to willing to pay. se sed GInsenff a Dnblons Ventnre. Ginseng culture has been discussed w by farmers for some time , but verj little is known of the plant A Maini dcdi bulletin describes and figures the planf diy ind gives brief directions for culture y < The experiment station does not en ) ti courage ginseng culture as a comnaejj clcr eial venture in Maine. cr The Pestilent Sparrow. Even In youth not much more thai half the food of the sparrow conslsil Is i f Insects , and this brief period passed ] tbSI afterwards consists of SI Its diet three fourths grain and useful seeds. Sys ST5 ternatlc thinning on a scale so drastij as to amount as nearly as possible t ( Ki extermination Is advised. te Pnlt and Charcoal. Salt and charcoal should be kept ii nc reach of hogs at all times , says Ten pr uessee Fanner. They will help them pr selves when their systems require it re A little turpentine In the slops occ sionally is valuable as a preventive oJ disease. th Apple Scab Fnnjm * . A cold , damp season seems to be fa vorable to the development of apple cc scab fungus. The scab is one of tin Ilseases that are most eff 't-ially an < ! f profitably treated by syrnrwitl bordeaux mixture. COMPENSATION. /he Little Blind Girl Did NotThlmk of lieinsr Unhappy. A personal experience of Governor ) dell of New York , recorded In the j Tribune , illustrates anew how often lie soul encompassed by infirmity tnows the compensating secret of hap- llness. Governor Odell was inspecting lie state institution for the blind at Batavia. As he'was walking through me of the bui'dlngs he noticed a gold- in-haired child standing at a window. Ihe had her back to him. The GOT- h-nor walked over to the window , and laid : ; "How do you do , my little lady ? " The child turned to him with & Imlle. She was exceedingly beautiful , kut her eyes were sightless. "Are you Governor Odell ? " she said. Che Governor said that he was. "Oh , t have been waiting to see you , " sha laid. "I heaid you were coming. " The Governor then took her on hia bp and asked her name. "My name is Ruth. " "I have a little girl at home Just ibout as big as you , but her name hi Estelle. " > They talked freely after that The Ittle girl told her story without sighs > r bitterness. She was unable to go dome for a vacation , because it was accessary for her to remain for treat- aieut. It was a disappointment but 5he smiled brightly as she said that "seeing" the Governor partly "mada up. " Finally , when it came time for aim to go , the Governor said : "Is there any message I can' tak back to my little girl from you ? " "Yes , oh , yes , you can give her my love. " "Is that all ? " asked the Governor. "No , " said the child , clasping the Governor's neck and kissing him. "Say I sent her a kiss. " The next day , when the Governor was in Buffalo , he bought the biggest doll he could find and sent it to Ruth. A few days later he got a letter of thanks. "I can feel its eyes shut when I put it to bed at night , " she wrote , "and in the morning I can feel them open. I have named my dolly Estello , and I pray every night that your little girl may never be blind. " AN ACROBATIC PRAYER. How the Hindu Appeals to Providencs for Knin. The Hindu indulges in many curious practices. His religious rites are unique and some of them are to Chris tian eyes ludicrous. An instance of citl this kind is found in his method of appealing to Providence for rain. > i & & & & * & ? * & & 1 .Lett- , $ l : " H > ir H 1'KAYIXG EOU rhich is herewith depicted. The sup- licant is tied to a bar , head down ward , and tight cords around bJs legs , 'hen a rope is placed around his body nd the turbaned , bewhiskered old lindu sways the body to and fro , inch the same as a sexton rings a hurch belL While this curious re- glous ] ceremony Is in progress , men nd women stand around watching erfonnance. A Law Abitiinjj Citizen. Representative Hull of Iowa eent ome garden seeds to a constituent ist spring. They came from the De- artment of Agriculture and were .en- losed in one of the regular flanked overnment envelopes. On the corner f each of these envelopes appears ils legend : "Penalty for private use , iree hundred dollars. " A few days later Hull received a zr from his constituent which read : "Dear Mr. Hull I don't know ) do about tncse garden seeds yea ent me. I notice it is three hundred ollars fine for private use. I don * * rant to use them for the public. I rant to plant them tn my prlvat gazw en. I can't afford to pay thre laua red , dollars for the privilege. Wont ou see If you can't fix it so I ca usa lem privately , for I am a lavr-ablduag Itlzen and do not want to commit rune. " Newspaper in the Par North. There Is only one newspaper published In the arctic circle , and aat Is the Nourlanaste , or Eastern tar , which is Issued once a week at igerfjord , in the extreme north of orway. It is written in the Lap Ian- uage and Is a very small paper , con-jf istlng ] of only four pages , its eon * ? nts are chiefly short articles on re4 gious subjects and items of local ews. The peculiarity of the little aper Is that It has no advertisements , robably because the wants of its jaders are few and easily satisfied. Money umi Votes. "Money and votes are the only aings that count in politics , " said tha ositive person. "That may be true , " replied the amparatively wise individual , "but loney has the advantage It Is sura a count and votes are not" BaJti- American.