THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M. BICE , Publisher. .TALENTINE , NEBRASKA. ill uiiur to acquire \\euitu a ueiuist must keep plugging away. From the epicure's point of view fine feathers do not make fine birds. John D. Rockefeller declares that he IB opposed to all strikes not oil strikes. A man needn't brag of the fact that he never kicks about anything. May be he's ossified. Japan is sending troops to Corea , but reassures the world by explaining that it is only for exercise. Despite reports of prosperity many persons throughout the country are so poor they still play the piano by hand. It appears that the original Goelet made his fortune in the glue business. But this isn't what Is causing the fu ture duchess to be stuck up. The professor who has discovered that peanuts contain more nutrition than porterhouse steak will be taken care of by the Butchers' Union. The Czar Is reported to be sleeping In the safe again. This must be the "open season" for Czars over In Rus sia. In view of the historical facts the remarks of the Russian press anent "Japan's aggressive schemes against Russia" might properly go into the Joke column. For the novelty of the thing , why doesn't some one suggest that billard rooms , ball rooms , card rooms and gymnasiums should have churches in connection with them ? Why wouldn't it be a good plan for the gentlemen who are trying to make their trotters go it In less than tnvo minutes to have a strong , serviceable system of suction pumps rigged up around the tracks ? The statement of a medical journal that the American people are "suffer ing from an excessive meat diet , " is a new version. The popular belief has been that the suffering was caused by the excessive price of meat Handsomely engraved certificates of stock may fall in value , but the real values of the country's wealth are not Impaired. The loss of a speculator is merely a transfer to another specula tor. The sum of wealth is neither Increased nor diminished by such transactions. Beatrice Fairfax says she has jier I Jdeal of manly beauty , and it Is this : a face charming in Its quiet strength I and earnestness , the mouth firm but almost womanly In its sweetness , the eyes steady and true , the brow broad and benevolent , the head shapely nnd t well poised and a voice of liquid gold , o capable of every shade of feeling , from s stern anger to melting sweetness. f Somebody has been telling Beatrice all V about usl Who has done this ? I 0t The apple is the most democratic of t B.11 fruits. The pomegranate Is priest i ly ; the grape Is royal ; the orange is f luxurious ; the peach and pear are plu fI fS tocratic , but the apple belongs to the I populace. It Is symbolic of the coun p try store and the corner grocery. It s breathes the free spirit of the Ameri c can township and village. It has a t flavor of old New England and yet a a as pungency as of the south and middle s west. It is mild , palatable , nourishing jind promotive of good fellowship and h long life. ii iia ' A new cure for obesity flourishes ic f Paris. Stout persons are Instructed to v begin by "trotting leisurely" for fif 1 teen minutes , morning and evening , 1d 1Is gradually prolonging the time until Is Iss" they can keep going for half an hour s" s"fi or more. Athletes have long known fi fig the value of such exercise as a means g at reducing ilesh ; rjut they complement N tt with a "training table , " and that does tl tlO not seein to figure In the French sys O tem. Unless the Parisians keep watch over the appetites that exercise will foster , their enthusiasm will melt , one fears , sooner than their "too. too solid t < flesh. " tl The Duke of Richmond Is dead. He 1Cn ivas a very ordinary duke. Take away j his title , good clothes and monocle sin 1 a rou couldn't spot him in a crowd. E\- f ( * ry year he drew a pension of $9uOCO. tl indirectly , but none the less surely , tlC ( he taxed the people of Great Britain is that amount. It was a public burden. isy Had he done anything for the people ? TV Nothing. Nor had his father , nor his TVSi rrandfather. The pension runs back Si to the time of King Charles II. , and Sid vas granted for services to a Duke of 01 Richmond , and all the Dukes of Richmond tl : mend that might come after , world tl : without end , amen. Through times of tlst public calamity , when shops were stm tlosed and 100,000 men , women and 01 children begged for food In the streets 9f London , a Duke of Richmond was S ( flrawing $95,000 a year. When the tl : failed and the farmers irops were re hungry ; when the best blood of Great reM Britain marched away to the wars , ind millions were being added to the public debt , § 95,000 a year wont into 3ie pockets of a Duke of Richmond , S < they say the English are stupid ; that Jiey can't see the point of a Joke with .aie aid of a telescope. It isn't stupid- ' ty. It la worse than that. They love their Ills and their burdesas. The ] are bound In fetters of precedent title looks as big as It did 500 yearj ago. The average Britisher doesn'j preach equality , because he doesn't be. lieve In equality. He ducks his hea < } and says , "God save the King , " even i when his stomacli Is hollow and hia pockets empty. He seems to enjoy being plundered so long as the hand In his wallet is hitched to a lord. Ue Isn't ready for liberty. The chances are that centuries will pass before lie discovers that God made men In his Image , and that men made kings. If you don't believe It , think of the ? 93- 000 a year that Is still going to a Duke of Richmond. Correspondenta of a family papei published in Scotland are discussing the relative rewards of girls who work at home and those employed outside. The girls who help their mothers in the housework complain that , although teachers have a Ijng summer holiday , and girls in shops and offices get a week's or a fortnight's vacation , fre quently with salary , the "housework girl" is expected to keep at work tlu- year round. Again it is asserted that the girl who stays at home has to work harder and longer than the on ; who takes a situation In which the hours are specified. Above all , it is charged that the liousework girl re ceives less consideration from the family than those who are "bringing in money" that no one seems to rea - ize that she saves her household the wages which otherwise might have to be paid to a servant. Elderly con tributors'to the discussion , who wish , apparently , to reconcile the housework girl to her position , have pointed out that she will make a better wife than the girl who has had no experience in the management of a household. Butte to this the complainants have retorted that their opportunities to marry are comparatively limited , anyway , be cause the sisters who are employed out side the home have so many more chances to meet eligible young men. Such a discussion might easily become general and continuous , for American as well as Scotch girls are directly in terested in it , and arguments on bo.h sides abound. Yet when all is said the fact remains that no one can d termije for another whether she personally should make herself useful in the home or seek employment elsewhere. The question is not so much one of advan tages to be gained as it is of duty to be done. There is no doubt that we are a "one-sided" race. Mentally and physi cally we are one-sided. We get on one side of a question and we cling to it with bulldog tenacity. And this is not said in disparagemnet of the race. The world has little use for a two- sided man or for a "straddler" the man who gets on both sides of a proposition at once. We want a man to take one side of a proposition , to have a reason for it , and to "stand pat. " This is the mark of Individu . It the one-sided- ality. was physical - - ness of the race , however , that occu pied the attention of President Mrs. Linda R. Wade of the Western Dress makers' Association in her address to the association at the opening session of Its convention in St. Louis. She said : "Not once in five years have 1 found a woman among my customers who was not one-sided in some way. Perhaps it is one hip that is higher , one arm that Is longer , one shoulder that Is more developed , one side that Is ! longer there Is always something that is not perfect. " What Mrs , Wade says of women is equally true of men. It is a rare thing to find a physically perfect man a man who Is not one sided all the way through. This Is ac counted for by the fact that not less than ] 90 per cent of the human family are right-handed. As a rule , if a child shows any tendency toward ambidex terity or toward the use of the left hand more than the right his parents immediately take measures to check it and to teach him to use the right hand for most of his physical tasks. In this way we have become a one-sided race. The right arm is stronger and better developed than the left arm. The same time of the right hip , the right shoulder , the right leg. The only dif ference between the sexes In this re gard Is In the greater genius of the woman for correcting this defect through resort to the skillful devices of the dressmaker. What Mrs. Booth Has Done. Prisoners need friendship , and the touch of human sympathy far more than preaching or argument. We fol lowed up personal Interviews with cor respondence. It was wonderful how tlio hearts of the men were touched Mid opened to us. In no field have I Couud a quicker or deeper response to the message delivered , and there has certainly been time to prove that this not a mere passing emotion or re vival enthusiasm , but a deep , lasting work. As men began to take the decisive step and declare their intention to lead lifferent ; lives , it became evident that jrganizadion would be wise to band hem together and make them show helr colors In a way that would strengthen and safeguard them. To neet this need we started the V. P. L. , r Volunteer Prison League. Since the league was started , of the 5G,000 men now behind prison walls In he United States , 14,000 have been enrolled - r rolled under our flag. Leslie's Monthly. fl Minneapolis Is Scandinavian. c Minneapolis Is the second largest Scandinavian city. E Tanning by X-Riys. * The first application of X-rays to in- Ijistry Is In tanning leather. The Patchwork Qnilt. I ain't given much to idols , and 1 like tli ? Lord's own way Of turning our eyes upward when we go so far astray As to dote and keep a-doting on th tilings that fade and wilt , But somehow , spite of conscience , I love a patchwork quilt. I pieced this one up the winter that Tom went off to fight ; I could stand it through the daytime , bu as soon as it came night All the horrid sceues of battle riz&t be fore my eyes would flit. So I went to setting patchwork , just to ease my mind a bit. When I come to choose a pattern , 1 picked out "the letter T , " Not because it was so handsome , but it stands for Tom , you see ; And it was a little comfort , in those days so dark and cold , To have even that much of him which iny hand could grasp and hold. Now I see old friends and neighbors com ing through this patchwork door Smilin' ' like tlie at me 'hove rhe pieces dresses that they wore ; And their faces look familiar , but those have a brighter glow That have come from that good country where the heavenly flowers grow. There is grandma in a gingham that 1 loved to see her wear As she sat serenely knitting in her big old-fashioned chair ; Auut Maria comes a-singing , and her dress of cherry red Is no brighter than the sunshine that her hopeful spirit shed. Now I see some little children dancing up and down the quilt This was one of Lucy's dresses , the Highland plaid was Bertie's kilt ; And those tiny dots nnd figures were my little Annie's frocks Oh , blessed thoughts and feelings sewed together with these blocks ! There nre other things we treasure that can speak of days gone by ; Other things that set us thinking , make us laugh , and make us cry ; But of all the dear reminders ever shap ed or ever built , There's nothing heats the story of a good old patchwork quilt. Sara A. Davis in Boston Journal. Care of Canary. It makes one's heart ache to think how few people out of the thousands who keep pet canaries understand the proper care of them. The suffering : Imposed on these tiny creatures by the carelessness and Ignorance oftheir owners is often very great. The commonest mistake made is to feed the canary on bits from the ta ble , bread , vegetables , eggs , and so forth. This makes it too fat and in vokes many other evils. Ordinary seed , with a little plantain occasionally , will keep it in good condition. A very little hard boiled egg given once in a long , long time may be beneficial , es pecially in the moulting season. Another serious mistake is to hnng the cage close to a window. There never was a window frame so well fitted as not to admit draught , and ex posure to this draught means asthma , with all the suffering for the bird. Next in horror is the custom of sus pending the cage very high up , so that all the poisonous gases and vitiat ed air of a room artificially heated and lit ascend to it. As a matter of fact , canaries thrive best in a cool atmosphere , though care must be taken not to expose them to bitter cold. If kept in a warm room they always become sick. Given fresh , cool air , plenty of light , protec tion from draught , and the plain diet indicated , they will repay their own ers will continuous song. Do not neglect to supply the daily bath , which is essential to keep down parasites , keep the cages clean and r supplied with fresh gravel. t Object of the Home. * The truest homes are often in houses not especially well kept , where the comfort and happiness of the inmates , rather than extreme tidiness and the preservation of the furniture , is first considered. The object of the home is to be the center , the pivot on which the family life turns. The first requis ite is to make it so attractive that none of its members shall care to linger long outside its limits. All legitimate " * means should be employed to this end and no effort spared that can contribute - C ute to this purpose. There are many houses called homes , kept with such waxy neatness by painstaking , anxious women , that are so oppressive In their nicety as to exclude all home feeling from their spotless precinct's. The very c name of home is synonymous with personal Bonal freedom and relaxation fromi care ; solid comfort But neither of these can be felt t where such a mania for external clean liness pervades the household as to render everything subservient thereto. Many housewives , if they see a speck „ on the floor or wall , or a bit of thread or paper on the floor , rush at it as if it were the seed of pestilence , which must be removed on the instant. Their temper depends upon their mainte nance of perfect purity and order. If there be any failure on their part or any combination of circumstances tgainst them they fall into a pathetic despair and can hardly be lifted out. a They do not see that cheerfulness is more needed at home than all the fpotlessness that ever shone. Then- disposition to wage war upon immncu- lateness of. any sort increases until they become slaves of the broom and dustpan. Neatness is one thing jin-l a state of perpetual housecleaniim quite another. Out of this grows by degrees th" feeling that certain things and apart ments are too good for daily u o. Hence chairs and sofas are covered and rooms shut up , save for special occasions , when they are permitted to reveal their violated sacredncss in a manner that mars every pretense of hospitality. Nothing should be boujrht which is considered too fine for HIP fullest domestic appropriation. Far better is the plainest furniture ou which the children can climb thai , satin and damask , which must be viewed with reverence. When any thing is reserved or secluded , to dis guise the fact is extremely difficult A chilly air wraps it round , and th * repulsion of strangeness is experlcnc-n > by the most insensible. Home is not a name , nor a form , nor a routine. It is a spirit , a presence , : principle. Material and method wil * not and cannot make it. It must get its light and sweetness from those who inhabit it , from flowers and sunshine , from the sympathetic natures which , in their exercise of sympathy , can laj aside iho tyranny of the broom ami the \vful duty of endless scrubbing Cooking School. The Girl Who Knorrs How. "There's such a thing as being too smart , " sighed the ambitious girl. "It's really a misfortune to have the repu tation of being able to do things , for the one who possesses the knack of doing anything , from millinery to scrubbing , is almost sure to be imposed upon. " It is true that such a girl is apt to be overworked by her friends , who. seeing the deft fingers work so quick ly , are too forgetful of the strength used in gratifying their requests to 'just help me out of this , dear , you do it so beautifully. " However , says a writer in an ex change , I believe in teaching girls to do everything that they are likely to need to know in every-day life or emergencies , and I am not like the mother who would not teach her girls how to cook , believing that if they didn't know how they wouldn't have it to do. But with all the rest of the knowl edge impress upon tne girls a regard for their own strength , and the power to say no when the nerves cry out : hat the limit of healthful endurance is reached. For Clean Comforters. Many housewives complain about washing bed-comforters , as the cotton gets stiff and lumpy. I never wash a bed-comforter. Make a slip of pretty calico or sateen the same size us the comforter , just as you would make a pillow-slip ; hem the open end , and when finished have it about two inches onger than the comforter. Now slip it over the comforter , fold the bems over each other , and baste down with long stitches ; the other three sides tack to position about four inches from the edge. When soiled it is but the work of a few minutes to tak ; off the slip , and after it is laundered it is quickly replaced. By doing li * > one can always have soft and cleas comforters. It is no extra expersc , as the slip saves wear and tear on the comforters and makes them almost everlasting. I also have slips on my mattresses. Woman's Home Compan ion. A Woimn of Nerve. Miss Gordon-Gumming was born with an adventurous strain in her blood and has explored many places out of usual lines of travel. She has rambled thousands of miles in China , was the first white woman to pene trate the mysteries of Tibet ; has seen the sun rise from the granite crags of California , has climbed the Hima layas , looked on the fire fountains of Hawaii , played at Robinson Crusoe on Pacific Islands , has made herself quite at home in the heart of Fiji and New Zealand , and is as familiar with India and Ceylon in their least-known districts as with Bond street The story of her adventures reads like a thrilling romance from her brushes with death among the Pamirs to her experiences of Samoan rebels. Woman's Success nt the Bar. It was twenty years ago that wom en were first admitted to the bar in Massachusetts. To-day there are only forty or so in active practice through out the State. Their success in office work and in probate matters has been unquestioned , and although they have not turned their attention to pleading the high ability they have shown in promoting the legal interests of their clients has given them an unquestion ed rank with men in the State bar. Their admission as lawyers , which was made possible by legislative en actment in 1882 , has certainly done no harm. Cure for Colds. An excellent remedy that the Ger mans use for curing a cold is the yolk of an egg beaten in a pint of water , a little butter , three lumps of sugar and tablespoonful of whisky. When It begins to boil pour It back and forth from one saucepan to another until smooth and frothy ; allow It to cool , then take a teaspoonful every half hour. GIRLS PLEASE DON'T Undertake to read aloud unless your pronunciation is correct. Eat as though you regarded the act the chief aim of life. Think men take your pedantic utterances with any seriousness. Fail to keep at a distance the man who Hatters all the time. Believe the youth who prates about his high s-jciai position. Mention the name of men when in a crowded assembly. Drag your religious views to the front where there is no excuse there for. Say alleged smart things to a man unless sure of 3our ground. Profess tn know more than you really do when in the company of men. men.Take Take up "learned subjects for dis- cusson : because men are your audit ors. Philadelphia Bulletin. Heads Ijiko a Miracle. Friarspoint. Miss. , Nov. 30. The Butler case still continues to be the talk of the town. Mr. G. L. Butler , the father of the little boy , says : ' The doctor said my boy had disease of the spinal chord , and treated him for two months , during which he got worse all the time. Finally , the doctor told me he did not know what was the trouble. The boy would wake up dur ing the night and say that he was dying. He would be nervous and trem bling and would want to run from the house , saying he saw ugly things which frightened him. After we had tried everything else , I read an adver tisement of Podd's Kidney Pills as a cure for Nervous Troubles. I pur chased some and used them until he had taken altogether eight boxes , when he was sound and well with not a single symptom of the old trou ble. This was some months ago , and I feel sure that he is permanently cured. We owe to Dodd's Kidney Fills all the credit for his restoration to good health. " COULD APPREC1TE IT. Hostess "i have been told that the Russians never touch food nor drink without making the sign of tne cross. " Traveler "Well , there are some Russian drinks , and a good many Russian dishes , that I wouldn't touch withouc making the sign of the cross and saying my prayers tuo. " Reasonably Certain "I understand old Skinflint ; has got religion. " "It's possible. " "Do you really think so' : " ' "Well , if Skinflint and religion have come together at all I think it is sale to say that he has got relig ion. Theie certainly is nothing to indicate that religion has got him. ' The ' Advice. Smith t Beggar's ( see ing beggar bearing sign reading "Deaf and Dumb ) "I'd like to help this poor fellow , but I don't know how to tell whether he is really deaf and dumb. Beggar ( softly ) "Read the sign , mister ; read the sign. Indianapolis Journal. REALLY A SERIOUS MATTER. Actor -Hurry or we'll miss the train. " Actress "I can't find my diamonds - mends or my purse " "Oh well , nevermind. " " Yes , but the purse had ten dollars lars in it. " Kansas is having trouble with weeds just now. The Kansas Guy Journal says that the Prossa branch railroad has almost ; gone out of business because of them. Another Life fiavod. Mrs. G. Fooks , of Salisbury * - isbury , Md- > wife of G. W. Fooks , Sheriff of Wicoinlcd- County , saysr "I suffered with kidneyi complaint for eight years. It came on mo gradually. I | felt tired and : weak. w a s- snore ot cream ana was troubled with bloating after eating and my limbs were badly swollen. One doctor told me it would finally turn to Bright's dis-j ease. I was laid up at one time for * three weeks. I had not taken Doan'al Kidney Pills more than three days , when the distressing aching across back disappeared , and later all other symptoms left me. " For sale by all druggists. Price 50' cents per box. Foster-MIlburn Co. , . Buffalo , N. Y. Knew Human Nature. "I came to the city to attend tc some details of the World's Fair matters , " said ex-Governor W. D. | Hoard "but I brought a new storyt with me. A teacher , in one of our I schools b : d talked long and faith-j fully to her class , until she hadj thoroughly drilled into it the idea [ that , when a man has two wives it is bigamy ; when he exceeds two it be comes polygamy ; while to have but one is monogamy. "Next day , while the directors ' were present , she held an exumioa- tion and asked a boy the following : questions : " 'What is it when a man basj ; two wives ? " " 'Bigamy.1 " 'What is it when he has more than two' " 'Polygamy. ' iVhat is it when he has onljr ' one ? ' " 'Monotony" the urchin shouted , , proving lhat his knowledge of mar ried life was not C'-nfined to the ( ! classroom. " Milwaukee Santinel. STATE OF OHIO , Crrv OF TOLEDO , ? LUCAS COUNT v. f33' FRAXK J. CIIKNKY makes oath that lie Is th& senior partner of the firm of F. .T.CmctfKY&Co. . . doing business in tiie City of Toledo. 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