THE GREATEST WONDER.
From All the World Have Come Won
ders to Make Man Cry In Amaze-
mcnt When He Visits 8t.
Louis This Year.
Since long before the Christian era ,
when Antipater of Sidon enumerated
seven great works that subsequently
became the Seven Wonders of the
World , wonders have been accumulat
ing until their number has become not
only seven times seven or seventy times
seven , but hundreds yes , thousands-
limes seven.
Every great modern bridge is a won
der of the world. So is every great
power engine , mountain climbing rail
road or modern hotel.
And the greatest wonder of all , great
er than any of yesterday and today. Is
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
This is because it combines the great
ness of all the others and because those
others were instrumental in bringing it
to a state of completeness.
In order that the whole world should
- > * aUcipate in tills centennial display ,
? te wonders of the steamship , of the
locomotive , of tbe cabiCj Of the land
refegraph , of the telephone , were
brought into use ; then exhibits of these
wonders themselves were levied upon
to form part of the grand display.
Mention anything that causes man to
express amazement , and it will be
proved to you that it can be seen in St.
Louis this year.
The wireless telegraph ? A station
kas been erected on the Fair grounds.
Radium ? Experiments will be con-
der would not Franklin expresa could
he see a Modern dynamo manufactur
ing thousands of Jove's thun Tbolts
every minute , forcing a tiny stream of
water to lift great weights ! Marvel ,
then , at the powers of the hydraulic
press !
Can man make snow ? Look into the
great refrigeration plant Can water
be set on fire ? It will appear so when
the cascades are illuminated by sub
merged lamps after nightfall.
Planting potatoes is now done by a
machine which takes the "earth ap
ple , " cuts out the eyes , halves or quar
ters it , pushes the sections into the soil
at equal intervals and covers them ,
thus tucking away the germs of life
as a mother would tuck away a child
In bed. This machine will be on ex
hibition during the summer of 1001.
Flowers will tell the time of day ; at
least they will appear to do so. Vines
nestling on steel pointers , both of which
weigh more than a ton , will travel
around the circumference of a circle
where grow numerals of brilliant foli
age.
age.Near
Near by bloom 20,000 rosebushes im
bedded in a six acre plot. Was there
ever such a wonderful display ?
When you walk through the grounds ,
you pass over a buried river. At a cost
of $140,000 a stream was placed un
derground before the Exposition build
ings could be constructed.
What a wonder is the deck of a mod
ern battleship ! It will be seen as pre
pared for action.
A donkey has been driven into one
reed of a pipe organ that stands in the
Hall of Festivals.
Weeds and wild flowers gathered
COMFORT OF VISITORS
TO THE WORLD'S FAIR.
Excellent Provision Made For Public
Conveniences In the Grounds and
Buildings of the Exposition Every
thing Necessary Provided For.
Special attention has been paid by
the builders of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition to the comfort of those who
will attend. It is not an exaggeration
to assert that no previous exposition
has provided so many public conven
iences. First of all , there will be plen
ty of places where one may sit down
and rest after seeing the sights until
physical fatigue demands relaxation.
And this calls to mind an amusing little
story of the Columbian exposition at
Chicago.
The little granddaughter of Professor
J. M. Greenwood , superintendent of
public schools in Kansas City , attended
the exposition with relatives , who
made it their business to show the
child many things that would be edu
cative. From time to time the party-
found it necessary to sit down and rest
Returning home , the learned grandfa
ther asked the little girl this question :
"Well , my dear , from what one thing
that you saw at the fair did you de
rive the greatest benefit ? "
' 'The chairs , grandpa , " promptly re
plied the child.
The chairs will be greatly in evidence
at St. Louis. Thousands of comforta
ble cane bottom chairs and settees for
the free use of visitors will be found
PALACE OF MACHINERY , WORLD'S FAIR , WHERE THE LARGEST GAS ENGINE IN THE
WORLD MAY BE SEEN.
The Yierr shows one end and not quite one-half of the main front of the Machinery building , which is 1,000 by
i23 feet i extent , has two towers 265 feet high raft cost $409,000.
ducted with the puzzling mineral in the
Chemical Laboratory.
A modern gas engine ? The largest in
the world will be seen in the Palace of
Machinery.
. Rifled cannon that throw a shell
twenty miles ? They will frown on ram
parts surrounding the Government
building.
The latest improved locomotive ? It
will swing around and around on a
turntable in the center of the Palace of
Transportation , steam hissing from its
cylinders as it revolves.
A lead pencil the graphite in which
is made by the aid of electricity ? Its
construction will be exemplified in the
Electro Chemical Laboratory.
The modern newspaper ? You may
watch its creation in the Graphic Arts
section of the Liberal Arts Palace.
The cotton gin ? See it working in
the vicinity of Agriculture.
Dirigible airships ? They will sail
over the prescribed course and when
not seeking high altitudes will be
housed in immense stables.
That wonder which has almost ceased
to become a wonder the modern watch ?
You will be able to witness its con
struction and the assembling of its
parts.
And upon these wonders are crowded
[ I' others wonders that it would require
' page after page to describe , which it
will take week after week to view.
China , a sealed book to the world ,
has been thrown open by royal decree.
For the first time in history secrets
which have been preserved from the
days of Confucius will be revealed.
Art as it is known in Japan will as
tonish those who have only been able
to gain au inkling of its existence from
the word pictures of Loti and other
writers.
Brazil shows the punctured rubber
tree discharging its valuable sap of
commerce and its coffee berry in bloom.
Peru reveals to the world her wealth
of copper , cotton and petroleum.
Hawaii sends a glimpse of the Par
adise of the Pacific.
Russia awakens interest with indus
tries of a country almost as unknown
as China.
Panama , the baby nation , proves how
her agriculture can make he * prosper
ous. And Panama , hand in hand with
the United States , shows in miniature
that wonder , the canal , which will
change the course of all ships that ply
the seas.
You marvel at the growth of trans
portation facilities within the last dec
ade ; each step will be shown you at
gt Louis. You hear of a food that can
t compressed into a pill ; how it Is
done will be shown you at St. Louis.
And you can partajse of a course din-
fief , frorrj oup to dessert all o which
< an be held In a box which would con
tain twelve two-grain quinine capsules.
Creation cf electricity ! What won-
n
from all parts of St. Louis county are
arranged in a unique display.
From the Philippines an entire vil
lage has been transported to the banks
of Arrowhead lake , which is an artifi
cial body of water in the western sec
tion of the site.
Alaska sends four car loads of totem
poles.
The Amazon contributes the beauti
ful Victoria lilies that grow on its
broad , placid waters , and the Nile
sends the lotus.
In the air , on the ground , beneath
the soil , from the 30th day of April ;
until the 1st day of December will be
seen the wonders of the world , all form
ing the greatest wonder of them all.
CLAUDE H. WETMORE.
FEATURES of THE
WORLD'S FAIR.
A model farm , representing a sectio *
of ICO acres , illustrating the value of
crop rotation in farming , will be one
of the interesting exhibits provided by
the Government. A model farmhouse ,
model barn , stables and outbuildings
will be erected , and there will be an
orchard , vineyard , garden , stock and
poultry yards , pigsties and all of the
other equipments for a farmstead.
A floral clock with a dial 100 feet i
diameter is on the northern slope in
front of the Palace of Agriculture. It
is the largest timepiece ever construct
ed. The minute hand is fifty feet long
and the numerals fifteen feet high , i
Flowers and foliage plants conceal the
mechanical frame. |
A rose garden , with 30,000 rose trees , '
covers four acres on the cast front of .
the Palane of Agriculture. I
A six acre map of the United States
constructed of representative growing
crops of each state is a Government |
exhibit Cinder paths three feet wide
mark the boundaries between states ,
permitting free passage of visitors.
The largest organ ever built with 145
stops and pipes five feet in diameter , is
in Festival Hall. It will be used for
concerts and other musical features
held in this structure.
A fireproof building containing 2,000
safety deposit boxes is provided for thev
use of the World's Fair visitors. Money
and other valuables may be left in safe
keeping for a small fee.
The Liberty bell will be exhibited in
the rotunda of the Pennsylvania build
ing. It will be the first time it ever
crossed the Mississippi river.
In the retiring rooms lu the i n-tit ex
hibit palaces. But at this Exposition
there will be resting places unknown to
former fairs , for within the grounds
there are many acres of wooded land
which are not occupied by buildings.
With 1,240 acres at their disposal it
has been an easy matter for the build
ers to create the biggest Exposition
ever known and still have many breathing -
ing spaces to spare. Under the trees
of the fo jst a part of Forest Park
the public will find numerous seats ,
where , beneath the cooling shade , may
be enjoyed a reasonable period of rest ,
so that the visitor , as though sitting in
a quiet park , may look beyond the trees
at the domes and towers of the Exposi
tion.
In each of the exhibit palaces and
the state and foreign buildings there
are public retiring rooms , many of
which are provided with wash basins
Scattered throughout the grounds will
be a number of separate structures for
similar uses. Provision will be mide
whereby for a small fee the visitor nin.v
have toilet accommodations with water
and towels.
As to drinking water the teetotaler
need have no feari. An arrangement
has been made with a concern that
will bring pure clear water from n fa
mous spring at De Soto. Mo. , to be
piped over the grounds from large
tanks , refilled twice daily and supplied
to the visitors at attractive booths for
a cent or so a drink , which means as
many glasses as one may require to
quench the thirst Filtered water from
the Mississippi river also will fee
plied.
Those whose zeal for seeing thu
sights is in excess of their walking or
Standing powers may hire roller chairs
at a small expense , and for traveling
greater distances in the grounds the
Intramural Railway , with comfortable
cars specially constructed for observa
tion purposes , will furnish a . ( 1. of
conveyance superior to any yt piu-
vided at an exposition.
Then there will be the 2.00 .Jefferson
Guards in uniform , a part of whose
business will be to give free informa
tion to visitors. These are bright
young men. many of whom will have
been on duty for months prior to the
opening , and they are expected to be
walking encyclopedias of Exposition information -
formation , able to direct the visitor
about the grounds without consulting
a guidebook.
An excellent hospital system is being
installed , with several branch bospi-
tals. where capable physicians and
nurses will be on hand , so that in the
event of illness prompt attention and
treatment may be had.
The society of woman is the element
of good manners. Goethe.
Dan Handy is in town from flip
half way house. His little girl
had the misfortune the past week
to fall down while carrying some
eggs and cut her tongue badly.
Dr. Barnes , the eye specialist of
Omaha , will again visit Valentine
with an office at the Donoher hotel
as usual. Dr. Barnes will be glad
to see all his old' patrons , and do
any refitting necessary Friday ,
Apnl 1st. He will hare all his
new instruments with him for the
thorough examination of the eyes.
Business N
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The Eed Front Merc. Co. carry a
complete line of sporting goods.
Good fresh Meat and Lard at
Stetters Meat Market. 26
For all kinds of Undertaking
CJnods and Undertaking work call
n the Red Front Merc Co. 27
Kemember , on the first da.y of
April , Dr. Barnes will be at the
Donoher hotel. 9 5
If you need a gun or some am
munition call on the Eed Front
Merc. Co. , thej can supply all your
wants. 30
" DITCHING MACHINES , "
Elevating Graders , Wheel and
Drag Scrapers. ' Write for prices.
VTKOUD & COMPANY , Omaha , Neb.
6 8
Barred Rock , line bred , E. B.
rhompson Strain , 30 hens , headed
jy 2 cockrels from J. A. Penn ,
Alta , Iowa , scored by F. II. Shel-
aherger , one 88 , one S9i , Dec 2o ,
1903 egg- for sale , 15 to : * : .00.
Write me or leave order.ai Stet-
, ers' Meat Market.
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t .iiM'.ifie ; otilrx : upl nutid < ty.
'Ximiections with Elkhoru trains east and
vest-bound from all points we .tor <
routto Sioux City and IM-JOIH !
I'oniit'ctions ' . r s'on > I7 ; ' ! . ?
\Porfcet Chopper"says T - _
. riteforeookbooUby IS
> lltmn Tit at and KooJ CIf tw * " > . 11. At vnnrdonW-.r.Oe.
j iu.il lor express 7uc. \0i.r .u. . . . .1 1UCI. u uut smisf ujtorj- .
HOLLSA5 JUG. CO. , 1101'cnu Arc. , Souot Joy , l"a.
The Slurilv Caiiscl.
A camel has t\vicv UKt.iiT.vin . power
} f au ox. V\"ith an ordinary load of 400
lounds he can travel twelve or four
teen days without water , oing forty
iiiles a day. Camels are fit to work at
Ive years old , but their strength begins
o decline at twenty-five , although they
jstuilly live to forty. The Tartars have
acrds of these animals , often 1.000 , belonging - '
longing to one family. They were nu
merous in antiquity , for the patriarch
lob had 3,000. The Timbuktu or Me- i
uirri breed is remarkable for speed and
jsed only for couriers , going SOO miles
.n eight days with a meal of dates or
; raiu at nightfall.
A Queer African Tribe.
The Suk tribe in Africa work their
wir into a kind of bag shaped matted
-higuon stiffened with clay. This
caches almost to the waist. The Suks
ilso wear a curious cape made of money -
: ey skin rubbed soft. This cape is not
voru for warmth or protection from
he sun , but when it rains they put the
ape over their heads to prevent the
: lay being washed out of their hair.
The Continued Deaccat.
DB Cadde The family of my brother-
n-law , the prince , is descended from
'ulius Cccsar.
Fitz Bile And it hasn't finished Se
conding yet , has it ? ew Orleans
rimes-Democrat.
W. T. Bishop ,
V rFPi I TABLE
The Wilber Barn
Your Patronage Solicited.
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The Loup Yalley Hereford Ranch
Brownlef , Nebr ,
Prince Boabdel
131693 and Curly
Coat 1122C1 ar head
of berd The blood
of Fo\\ler. Anxiety.
Lord Wilton and Sir
Gladstone predomi
nates ic my herd.
No stock for sale at present. Ranch four miles
norlh-nest of Browulee , .Nebr
C. II. FAULHADKK ,
MILL PRICES FOP FEED.
.75 ffi C\
. .85
MX * . 7m " $13.UO "
-n . .1 05 * 20i"i
95 - $18.00 "
. .1 00 $19.00
. .1.20 $23.00 "
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Oiiice over the grocery ueparment
of T. C. Hornby's store.
\Vill be in Uosebud agency July
lid , Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1 , 1904.
A. N. COMPTON
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Store.
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HEAKY AUGUSTON
Blacksmith.
Brown ! * e , Xt-br
Does general blacksmithingathan
times prices forcash. .
H. M. CKAMER ,
City Deliveryman ,
Trunks , valises and packages hauled to and
from the depot and all parts of the City.
M. WILSON
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Proprietor of
Valentine Dray ,
Will do all kinds of draying , expresd
and freight work. Special attention
piven to One furniture.
Meals Lunches Short Orders
THE KANGAROO
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First class meals at all hours-
day and night. Oysters in
eason. Pies , cakes , dough
nuts always on hand.
JF . D. Cohota , Prop.
J. L. ASHBUKN" ,
Contractor and Build
er in Brick or Stone
Work.
Valentine , - Nebr.
THE
NORTH-WESTERN
LINE
Only
Double Track
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l is.
IHi-"ct I tm > to Iliads Hills.
to ni'itr Ht fiyeiit for rates
titnt-
Chicago Minneapolis
P
Wood
/Manhattan Main Office Building : , & Co.
ST. PAUL , MINN. .
Dealers in
Stock , Grain , Provisions
R'Might and sold for cash or carried
n ' ea- enable margins , upon which
t rommis-ion will be charged offi-
< m grain , i on stocks and ion flax.
Private Wires.
tt' rite for our market letter and pri-
vat e telegraph cipher mailed free.
Ship Your Grain to Us.
Prompt Returns.
Rest Facilities Liberal Advances
Usual Commissions.
BRANCH OEFICE
Valentine , Nebraska.
, M ilnornorih Lst National Bank. )
1 ncoln Des Moines
1H-1'-.V\-S Tubules
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Doctors find
A iod prescription
For mankind
The 5-cent package s enough lor usual occas
ions. The family bottle ( GO cents ) contains a-
supply for a year. All druggists sell them.