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THE VALENTIKE DEMOCRAT
I. M RICE EDITOR
Thurflday , December 24 , 1908
Entered at tb e Poet-office at Valentine. Cherry
. Bfobraika , aa Seoond-claes matter.
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Parties living outside Cherry county not per
nonally known are requested to pay In advance
10 per cent additional to above rates if over 6
months In arrears.
Hollow of IOBICS of stock free to brand adver
tisers.
There are some people so mean
that they hate themselves.
When we know a man to be dis
honest we have our suspicions of
many things which we see him
trying to cover up and it keeps us
busy wondering how many little
mean tricks he has been the author
of.
Many a young man is ruined by
too much company as well as bad
company. It destroys his ambit
ion and takes the time that he
ought to spend in learning how to
live. If a young man will spend
one half the-time reading "The
Youth's Companion" or some oth
er good paper of high standard of
morality and instruction , that he
spends loafing , bumming or hunt
ing , his life will be more useful to
humanity , more satisfactory to his
friends and more pleasureable to
himself.
There are lots of children who
are paving their way for a hot
time in this old world of ours by
loafing the streets while they ought
to be in school. In some cases
there is some excuse and in every
case they will try to find some jus
tification or excuse. If they can't
get along with their teacher then
the parents are to blame in nearly
every case. Don't get angry and
say that the Editor dosen't know
what he is talking about when we
say that parents are to blame , but
send the child to school and keep
him out of the bad company that
he is falling into which will lead
him in time to the poor house or
the pen.
Commisttioners' Proceedings.
Kov. 28,1903.
Board met as per { adjournment.
Present : Chairman W. E. Haley
and L. Laufer.
The following amounts were de
ducted from allowed accounts and
applied on delinquent personal tax :
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NEW STORE
Just opened up a stock of
Dry Goods , Notions , Clothing -
ing , Furnishing Goods ,
Shoes and Flour.
to Democrat office.
A. JOHN & ABDALLAH.
Wm Foster 4 00 W H Kennedy 4 00
W H Wilkinson 4 Oo H F Kime 4 oo
Catherine 8fa iman 2 oo Sidney Irwin 4 00
8 M Woodwar 4 00 Bennett Irwiu 4 00
Renry Porath 8 00 L W Parker 4 00
August Epke 4 00 John Melshow 3 35
A Brackett 4 oo DP White 8 30
Alex Hoffman 4 00 G W Coleman 4 00
JAW Johnson 4 00 Rubt Banies 4 00
Dan Adamson 4 00 K F Gillasple 1 07
Dan Barnes 4 00 G W Williams 4 44
John WygnnL' 4 00 Gee Roan 1 83
.1 t Sweeney 4 00 J H Jacnbson 4 on'
T W Murpny 4 00 > eb land & feed co 2 00
O Stan 4 CO J A Dennlson 4 00
Len Winslow 4 00 L E Stuart 5 20.
D W Rea 4 oo F L lleed 3 7G'
W H Carter 4 00 G Gunderson 17 60
E l S Weede 4 00 Arthur Brooks 4 00
Shpnn-tu Wright 4 00 J A VTaryan 4 Oo
Aiex Burr 4 00and Hills Com Co 3 00
W Bennett 4 00 H B I'lapp 4 00
F S Uvej < y 4 00
The following official bonds
were approved :
D L Garner overseer dlst 8
JWBeed " " G3
C M Gallagher juctlce Merriman
T F Kelly " M nnechaduza.
Bridge petition of Sam Hudson
et al granted.
Bid of J. W. Yeast for furnish
ing car of coal for use of court
house accepted.
Application of W. R. White ,
Village of Merriman , for refund
of taxes , rejected.
Petition of E. C. Harris to have
taxes stricken from tax list reject
ed. No authority.
The following claims were al
lowed on the road fund :
Jos Pavilik orerie dlat 5 27 00
The following claims were al
lowed on the General fund :
Alice B Mointt witness Boddy case 184 00
L i aufer com tees 23 00
W E Haley " " W 00
The following amounts were de
ducted from allowed accounts and
applied on personal tax :
W E Haley 18 00 J is Pav.in 13 CO
The commissioners instructed
the county attorneys to proceed at
; once to recover from the Harris
Franklin Cattle Co. the amount of
judgment.
The commissioners allowed the
janitor § 45.00 per month for the
months of November , December ,
January , February , March and
April and $40.00 per month for
the ballance of the year.
Whereupon the board ad journed
to January 5 , 1904.
W. E. HALEY , Chairman.
Attest : C. S. Reece , Co. Clk.
Pat Piper is in town.
Corn Shelters , both hand and
power.
47 LUDWIG LUMBER Co.
Dance Xmas night in Scares'
new hotel.
Christmas exercises at the M.
E. church to-night.
Try our Fiber Wall Plaster.
47 LUDWIG LUMBER Co. !
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Masquerade ball at Honey hall ,
Woodlake , Dec. 31. j
Jas. Quigley and the editor , I.
M. Rice , went over to Rosebud ,
last Friday -business and pleas-J
ure , returning Sunday. Space
and time refuses an account of it
this week.
The most complete line of lum
ber in the Northwest.
47 LUDWIG LUMBER Co.
Col. C. P. Jordan , daughter and
son Edwin and wife , drove down
from Rosebud Sunday and spent a
couple of days in town. Miss
Jordan had been suffering with
tooth-ache but as she neared town
the tooth-acho stopped as is often
times the case.
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Chas. Jordan has leased the Val
entine House of J. A. Hooton and
running a first class hotel. It
just far enough from the depot C
so as to be away from the noise )
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and jar of traffic , and one who a
wants a good quiet rest at night can %
be accommodated with a good clean
bed and a comfortable room. Mr. b
Jordan has had years of experience t : !
cooking in hotels and was for two *
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and one-half years cook at the 01
Donoher in this city. ' 'Charley , " ll
he is familiarly known , knows
betel life and will do a good busi
ness. He invites everyone to call
ind see him in his ad in this weeks
paper *
Song ofT
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WINE the bittersweet and holly-
T Arched above the hearthstone's
glow.
Joy. and not melancholy.
Came , indrif tins with the snow.
In each face the frost's a-tingle ,
And afar on Hyingrlng
Comes the sleiffh bells' rhythmic Jingle
: Through December journeying.
Set the board and ask the blessing
For the bounty nmply spread.
In the simplest words expressing
What a loving Father said
"Peace on earth" for this is nearest
When the snows with us abide ,
And the winter air is clearest
In the hush of Christmastide.
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SENT ) THE FAIEEST DOWN THE MIDDLE.
Bring the old musician's fiddle ,
Relic of the bygone days ;
Send the fairest down the middle
While the lilting music sways.
Light of foot and quick of laughter
Swing the dancers , toe and heel * ,
As they prss or follow after
In the quaint Virginia reel.
Make a welcome for the stranger.
Should his footstep cross the door ,
By the memory of the manger
And the Christ that was of yore ;
Gather children's faces round you.
As he gathered them long syne.
If it be the years have crowned you
With their radiance divine.
Deck the tree and light the candles.
Let the dtockings all be hung , '
For a saint with furry sandals
O'er the housetops high hasswung , ,
And his reindeer steeds are prancing
Through the star bespangled rime ,
And the moonbeams pale arc glancing
In the merry Christmas time.
Woman's Home Companion.
A Christmas Card Worth Millions.
The most expensive Christmas card
ever made was prepared by an English
firm in Calcutta some years ago for the
native ruler of Baroda , in the East In
dies , and intended as a gift for a Euro
pean lady of rank with whom the great
man was in love. This card was a
foot in length by ten inches in width
and of flawless ivory , to obtain whichever
over forty elephants were killed. Four
of the most skillful carvers to be found
were at work for six months on this
magnificent present. When it was fin
ished the eyesight of three of them
was injured and the fourth man be
came blind. The engraving and carv
ing they did were the representing of
10.000 of the stages of existence of
Buddha. The card was ornamented
around the edges , like a frame , with
forty-four diamonds of the purest wa
ter , and each the size of a hazelnut.
The cost was estimated at half a mil
lion pounds sterling. The lady never
got i her present , for the potentate was
arrested for trying to poison the Eng
lish | resident , and the card disappeared.
Scalloped Oysters.
The Christmas dinner should include
oysters. ( They may serve for an en
tree i and are delicious scalloped or
baked in a pie with the giblets. This
is the way to prepare scalloped oysters :
Place in a shallow baking dish a layer
of oysters ; over this spread a layer of
bread crumbs or crumbled crackers ;
sprinkle it with salt , pepper and bits of
butter ; alternate the layers until the
dish is full , having crumbs on top , well
dotted with bits of butter. Pour over
the whole enough oyster juice to mois
ten it. Bake in a hot oven fifteen or
twenty minutes or until browned.
Serve in the same dish in which it is
baked. Individual scallop cups or
shells may also be used , enough for one
person being placed in each cup. Prop
erly prepared , it Is an excellent dish.
New York World.
Christmas Oyster Soap.
One quart of oyster liquor , two doz- "
2n oysters , one quart of milk , two ta- *
Llespoonfuls of butter , two tablespoonb
fills ] of flour , juice of half a lemon , salt
ind pepper to taste , tiny pinch of mace.
Elent milk nnd strained oyster liquor in
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separate vessels. Hub butter and flour
ogether. cook in a saucepan until they °
jubble and pour on hot milk , stirring
ill the mixture Is thin and smooth.
Vdd the liquor , drop in the oysters and
ook five minutes. Season and serve at
fs
nce. Add lemon juice the very last
Peace on Earth. clP
I heard the bells on Christmas day clw
Their old. familiar carols play w
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of'peace on earth , good will to men ! 01E
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CHRISTMAS REMNANTS.
of SevrlBK the Portloma ef
Tnrke ? Ireft From tfce Feast.
After your Christmas dinner you will
probably iind that you have a goodly
portion of turkey loft. This has hap
pened a great many times "before , and
as a result many ways have been devised -
vised for prcparin.tr these loft over
scraps of turkey moat. This does not
mean the large white slices of the.
breast , for this portion of the- meat win
be simply arranged on a platter and
eaten as it is.
A salad of the white moat of turkey
is as good as if not bettor than chic-ken
salad. Tr.ku one cup of turkey nioit ,
rather coarsely chopped ; one cup of
celery , also rather coarsely chopped :
the whites of three hard boiled eggs ,
also chopped. Put the yolks of the
hard boiled eggs into : i bowl and
mash and then pour over them three
tablespoonfuls of melted butter or pure
olive oil. Into this put one tcaspoon-
ful of salt and one of mustard , with a
dash of red pepper ; then thin with half
a cup of good vinegar.
Another way to use the white meat
of turkey is to chop it fine , then put
a spoonful of cranberry sauce that has
been run through ,1 colander in the
bottom of a mold or small bowl , on this
a layer of chopped turkey , then a lay
er of cranberry , and so on till the mold
is full. Press hard and put in a cold
place till ready to use ; then turn out
on a platter.
Turkey Croquettes. Take one cup
of turkey meat , chopped fine ; one cup
of bread crumbs , one spoonful of but-
ter and two of cream ; season with salt
and pepper ; mold into little fancy
shaped cakes and fry.
Turkey patties are made exactly aa
are chicken patties. To one cup of
turkey take one cup of turkey gravy
or one cup of water made rich by n
generous lump of butter ; season and
thicken with a little flour ; pour into
pastry shells and bake in a quick oven.
A LESSON FOR CHRISTMAS.
How a GeneronH Giver of Presents
My Retaliate For Neglect.
"Here's something cheap. Let's buy
It , " said the tall , angular woman.
"What for ? " asked the jolly little j
one.
one."Oh
"Oh , for a Christmas present , " au-
swered the other. >
"Who for ? " queried No. 2. j
"Oh. I don't know. It will come in
bandy for some one. " j
"Here" ( to the clerk ) , "wrap me up
two of these and hurry my change ,
please. How much ? Seventeen cents ?
Oh , all right. " j
"My goodness ! " ejaculated her Jolly
companion. "You don't mean to say
you buy all your Christmas presents
that way ? " |
"Pretty nearly at least that's what I
intend doing this year. I've taken lots ,
of pains to buy things before , but from
now on I'm going to go about things
differently. "
"Why. what has changed you ? "
"Well , it's this way : I'm an old maid ,
you know , but I like pretty things aw
fully well. I am accounted well off ,
and so I am , but almost every year I
have sought out the nicest , prettiest
things I could find and sent them off
to those I count my friends. And
u-hat did I got in return ? Nothing ,
positively nothing. Now. the value of
i thing doesn't count one bit with me ,
: mt I do like * people to be thoughtful ,
nd when I get two or three marked
' , - " , < > ; inr.irs ! " and a general collec-
> : ! of stu. picked up to send at the . -
* st moment which is not of the least
iso to anybody I rebel. So this year
{ am going to try to teach them a les-
on. "
Joyn of ChriHtmni Time.
V.'hilc the Christmas season brings ail
: > -il ! of joy to all the aged who have
correct lives , yet it is sometimes
.I ned by reminiscences of sins of '
' : "Ion an'l commission. The knowlj
- thut during this blessed time evil i
: irn shorn of power to do evil
not nv.-sys : : soothe the pangs of
. ; uf Hut to the young. , to whom
.1 pro > - > "ct is all hope and sun-
lit' " son is one of unalloyed
\i \ : - flition to health nnd good
. " ; . t'-y ' have fwo patron saints ,
' ' : ' , ] ' .Siirk Homer , who sat in the
" . " "RfJ Santa Clans , who. though
> ii. is endeared to the In-
i . . ! ! nations by the bound-
- . profusion he showers on all na-
. ; nalities. There are trees sufficiently
' -ickecl up around the market house to
arry all the old gentleman's benefac-
! on s this year , nnd they are selling
* 'y a testimonial to the improved
< ! . of the expectant recipient * !
' bounty. j
Xumerous indeed , are the hearts to
vbich Christmas brings a brief sen-
' of happiness nnd enjoyment. How
iiany families whose members ha"e
jeen seuttc rrd far and wide in the r--w = t-
iess straggle for life are then mini ? : !
and meet again in that happy stnto : f 6c
companionship nnd mutual good will ! pHew
How many old recollections and how - *
many dormant sympathies docs Christ
mas time awaken ! w
There are thousands of Pickwicks to
day as well as n century ago who enjc-v
that ' sacred time ns well aa he. PitN
burg Press. S
Smoking the ChrUtmaa Fool.
In some parts of En..land the custom _
said still to continue , two days after "
old Christmas day. of "smoking tl ai
fool" that is. a pile of straw being col
lected and set alight , the "fool" is hunj :
over it by n rope around his waist an' *
swung backward and forward till b n <
nearly dead. Then he goes around
with his cap and collects "what th- >
spectators think proper to give , " as t' Q
chroniclers express it. In these enter
prising days , when almost any game is OI
worked that can induce any one to
give anything , it seems strange that no
one has imported this custom , for it th
must be a successful one.
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, Jas. E. Pepper W D. MHniy .r ' lull ,
Q-oo ,
{ All the standard brands of Whiskies , domestic and
' imported Wines , Gordon' * Drv Gin , and Cigars
. of thi * rhniceHt hraridH. 'Urn ' ? Ribbon Rouled Heer
a speciality. : : : : : : :
! Oakland H"nnrprp"Rye J liiOHIKS Ocwars Scotch Whiskey
' lAMfeS B HULL
'HE OWL SALOON Proprietor.
Sole Agents for
HERALD PURE RYE WHISKEY
Ale and Porter , And FRED KRUGfS BEEP
Choicest Wines and Cigars ,
VALENTINE A NEBRASKA
, ; j W T. Bishop ,
j { . . LIVERY FEED AND SAIE STABLE
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' The Wilber Marn
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WINES , LIQUORS AND CIGARS
OF THE CHOICEST BRANDS /
Valentine - - Nebraska
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CoiIT'tli and ITaraaan St. .
Omalia.
Tracewell & Bonser
Livery , Feed and Sale Stable
PHONE 44.
We Have g ne to considerable expen-e of rebuilding and en
larging Mm- barn to make room for hay and grain and to accommodate
people who drive in and want. th > ir teams rub-n care of while if town.
W are now p-ep.red to do this a-.d . have plenty oF Hay and Grain
and i lot * of sta''l ' o mi We have new i-igs and jrood horse * . Horses
for sale Maled Haalwavp on hand.
TRACEWELL & BONSER.
THE VALENTINE HOUSE
Valentine , Nebraska
RATES $1.00 tr $1.25. C. D. JORDAN , Propr.
Opposite the Court House , 2i blocks north of Depot.
Business Notices
Notices under this heading 5 cents per n.
ich insertion. Anton * r adinj : mutter , lOivi. '
or Hue each iusn Ion.
All kinds of heavy hardware an-
agon wood stock at E. Breuklauder *
Good fresh Meat and Lard at
tetters Meat Market. 26
I am now read > to take orders for
ne Knit Underv\ ear for ladies and
ad children. MRS. ELMOBE. 36
Genuine home made Lard at tht-
ew Butcher Shop. . 26
For all kinds of Undertaking
oods and Undertaking work call
i the Ked Front Merc Co. 27
Do not pump \\ater by hand. Buj
16 old reliable Eclipse Wind Mill.
I ' LWTCIG LTOIBEB ( Jo-
3La. f > s nd .fli
. * * M Skirt- .
Orders taken for Ready-Made
Tailor Skirts at reasonable prices.
MRS. EKHORE .
The Red Front Merc. Co. carry a
complete line of sporting goods.
KEAI > THIN.
960 Acre Farm and Ranch ,
miles north west of Valentine
, go
improvements , all fenced and cross
fenced , one hundred and eighty
acres in cultivation , balance mead
ow and pasture ; price 84000 , one-
fourth down , your own time on
the balance at 7 per cent.
* 8 _ F. M. SEGER.
Report of school district JS'o. 48
for the month beginning Kov. 23
and ending Dec. 18 , 1903. A'um-
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lolled , 10 ; average attendance , 8
Teacher ,