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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 8, 1904)
WT1 H&4 OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS Carrying Money. ' returned Alaskan miner went to sleep in a Pullman car in Pennsylvania the other night with $12,000 in gold on his person. He may not have been wiser when he awoke next morning , but he was $32,000 poorer. If he had put his money in a bank and carried only a letter of credit and a small sum of cash on the Pullman he would have had his fortune yet The mistake of carrying too much money is a common one. i ven good business men sometimes make it. There is no sense in any man's carrying more than a very small amount of cash. Whether he lives in the country and is going to town , or lives in the city and is going down town , a few dollars will be sufficient to meet any emer gency which cannot be met by chequing on the bank. A little money'to pay for lunch , for possible telephone and telegraph messages , for street car fare , for a carriage in case of accident everybody ought to carry enough for these purposes , and there usually is no good reason why anyone should carry more. Even those wlio are traveling need less cash than many habitually carry. So perfect pud so extensive has the mod ern banking system become that a man can go all over his own country and around the world on a few slips of paper that would be worthless to anybody else but a bold and skilful knave and would be very dangerous for him. The best and safest place for one's roll is in the bank. Banks fail once in a while ; but the chances of losing money de posited in them are infinitely few compared Avith the chances of losing it from the person. Kansas City Journal. \Yorren and Work. ( HE census returns of the United States show [ very clearly that women are pressing forward T aiore and more into professions and positions ] formerly held by men , and this in our opinion j.s an excellent sign , although in some branches I of labor there is an outcry against this usurpa tion of what is termed man's .prerogative. . What women more particularly require is a training from an early iige which will enable them to take their own part an the battle of life when through the death of tiiose on whom they were dependent , or through misfortune , it becomes incumbent on them to provide for themselves. This early training is a matter which does not appear to receive the attention and consideration that it ought , for how many women are there who can , for example , compute interest Intelligently and accurately ; how many are there who are even capable of managing their own affairs , or their own property , if they have any , with anything like business capacity ? The education of woman is not complete unless she has as part of her equipment a knowledge of at lea = the rudiments of business. Women who are blessed w > a fair share of worldly goods need this knowledge hardfy less than those who have to make their own way in the world , and who have not tiie protection and guardianship of husband and father , for such women can never be sure that they may not at any moment be called up to earn their own livelihood. How to Live. The Church and the PeopJe. HE pastor who asks why it Is that the younger generation is losing its respect for the church , need not go far afield in search of an answer. It is because a majority of the churches do not meet the demands of people now on earth for an outlet to their physical and mental activities. The congregation to which the preacher propounded his query appears to real ize this fact It is erecting a house of worship which , when completed , will be furnished with a kitchen , dining room and gymnasium for the boys. It will supply the craving for social and physical enjoyments while minis tering to the spiritual needs of its members. But the church which hopes to hold the young must go even further than this. It must compete withthe school , ALL FOR HAROLD. Mr. and Mrs. Fuddleston try not to spoil Harold , but they are willing to sacrifice their own pleasure at any time to give him a treat that he will "remember when he grows up. " They planned a treat lately , but , as the story is told in the Brooklyn Eagle , the -outing will never figure in Harold's .reminiscences of his happy childhood. The circus was in town , and Mrs. Puddleston said they ought to take Harold ; a child thought so much of such tilings , and he was old enough now to appreciate it Mr. Fuddleston agreed. "I will try to take him to-night , " he said , resign edly. "I shouldn't think of letting you go alone with him ! " exclaimed Mrs. Fud dleston. "That is asking too much of you , dearest I will go along to re lieve you of some of the care. I shouldn't ask you to go at all , but it is hardly the thing for me to go with out you. " "Certainly not , " said Mr. Fuddle ston , chivalrously. "But the little chap mustn't be deprived of the pleasure , even if it is rather of a bore to us. " In the afternoon Mrs. Fuddlestou's two sisters dropped in , and Mrs. Fud- dlestone told them , with a sigh , that they were going to the circus that ovening on Harold's account "Oh , my dear ! " said Sister Jane. "Of course he will enjoy it , but he will be a dreadful care to you and Jack. I know you will have a head ache to-morrow to pay for it I think I shall just go along to relieve you. Now don't say a word , dear ! I'd much rather do it than stay at home think ing of you wearing yourself out watch ing that boy alone. " "So should I , " put in Sister Mar garet , "and I am going , too. He vvill be so excited that it will be all the three of us can do to hold him down. " Mrs. Fuddleston looked at her with gratitude. "Well , then , " she said , "come here for dinner and we'll get an early start I should hate to have Harold miss a single thing. " At his office that day Mr. Fuddle ston happened to speak to his two partners about the treat he was going to give to his little boy. the club , the social function , the outdoor diversion and the many other attractions which go to swell the sum total of the joy of living. It also must compete with every organ ization having for its purpose the amelioration of human ills and human wretchedness. And it must compete suc cessfully or fail in its mission. The church which lives and moves and does its work close to the world and its toiling , struggling , aspiring , in quiring , practical millions will be successful in retaining its hold upon the people. Mankind demands something more satisfying than sounding theories ; something more nutri tious than doctrinal husks. To retain its influence the church must be of the people , for the people and by tho people. Summing up , tiie church must come down out of the clouds and abide with the people living here below. Chicago Journal. Bow ! for Phonetic Spelling , TIE cause of "spelling reform" has received a serious setback. The valorous and persistent I champions of "phonetic' orthography have re ceived a blow from which they may not re cover. cover.When When it came to a discussion of the propo sition to make an appropriation of ? 2,000 a year for five years for missionary work in phonetic spelling before the directors of the National Educational Associa tion at St. Louis , the distressing fact was revealed that none of the educators could remember the dozen words which the association had decided in 1S9S must be "re formed. " What progress can be made in spelling reform if the great educators themselves cannot remember the worels to be reformed ? At the meeting in 1S9S the national associa tion recommended twelve orthographical reforms as fol lows : Program , tho , thru , thoro , thoroly , altiio , thorofare , decalog , pedagog , prolog , catalog and demagog. It now transpires that , notwithstanding the vigorous missionary work that has been done in behalf of these twelve "re form" for six years past , the educators at St. Louis who were called uponjto consider the question of extending the fight for spelling reform were forced to make the humilia ting confession that they had not used the words and henee conlel not recall them. Could anything be more thoroly exasperating ? Tho these pedagogs have continued the agitation of spelling re form thru six years they confess they have made no at tempt to use the adopted words in private correspondence or in any other way. And so the great cause of phonetic spelling languishes Chicago Record-Herald. The Girl of Twenty-eight. OVERNOR WARFIELD , of Maryland , is evi dently not an advocate of large families. In an address to the graduating class of the high se'hool at Y\ilmington , Del. , he said : Don't do the foolish thing of getting married early in life. I have three daughters , and will not give my consent to any one to marry be fore she is 2S. The world has changed a good deal in the last forty years. We have "girls" of 30 now , whereas in the old duys a woman became an old maid at 23. Seventeen years was then deemeel an eminently marriageable age , and this prov erb prevailed : "At 20 a woman gets a man better than herself for a husband ; at four and twenty , one as good ; at eight and twenty , one much worse. " Nowadays the public experiences a certain shock when a girl of IS marries. The finest years of womanhood lie between the ages cf 25 and 3o. It is the priviegle of every woman to decide whether she shall spend them in single blessedness or in duplicated bliss. Considering marriage merely as a refuge , or even as a business venture , it may be that she who de liberates up io the n e of 28 is lost Rog.irding it from the point of view of the individual woman's own preferences , she may quite properly wait longer if she pleases. It is with her a question of marriage with the man she wants or no marriage at alL Ne\v York Mail. "My stars ! " one of them exclaimed. "I'd like to go along just to see the little chap enjoy it. " "So should I. " said the other. "I'd rather be horsewhipped than go to the circus with grown folks , but it's a cir cus in itself to watch a boy at such a show. " So it came about that three men ami three women sat down at Fuddleston's table that evening for an early dinner. When it was nearly time to go Mr. Fuddleston asked his wife if she had told Harold. "No ; I thought it would be best to give him a surprise , " she answered. Just then one of the partners look ed out of the window. "Why , it's raining ! " he said. This was serious. Aunt Jane at once grew concerned over the risk of taking Harold out in the night air when it was raining. "What do you think , my dear ? " the fond father asked of his wife. "Why , of course , if it is going to be a rainy evening it would never do to take him. " Then the other partner peered through the window and saiel it looked pretty bad ; not a mere shower , he thought , but the beginning of a storm. "I shouldn't take any risk , Julia , " said the other sister. "It's lucky you didn't tell Harold ! " said the junior partner. "Where is he ? " asked Mr. Fuddle ston. "Upstairs with the nurse , " answered Mrs. Fuddleston. "Well , " said Fuddleston , decidedly , "we won't take any chances. Besides , my ticket is for a box , which only scats six people. So little Harold was left at home , and six adults , instead of two , sacri ficed their entire evening that he might not run the risk of getting wet ai'd catching a cold. CITY MAN OUT-OF-DOORS. Vacation Habit Means Improvement ' in Public Health and Happiness. A general and killing absorption in the business of life was once the ac cepted theory of American activity. It is true that there is still tremendous stress shown by Americans in the pur suit not only of their business voca tions but of their social avocations , Yet the business man's summer vaca tion is getting to be more and more an accepted institution. He manages to get longer periods of complete rest and recreation , and he contrives , more over , to seize upon any number of half holidays and over-Sunday outings , es pecially in the warmer months. AVhen he can control his time he gives great er portions of it than ever before to horseback exercise and to golf and kindred sports. The business man's family , instead of being satisfied , as of old , with a few weeics in a crowded hotel by the sea or in the mountains , spend tiie whole summer in the coun try , as boarders in hotel or farm- bouse , or as dwellers in a country place of their own , modest or sumptu ous in accordance with their means and taste. The city man's modern discovery of the country and his increasing use of it in the summer mouths has been a subject of comment now these many years. There has been discussions of its effect upon tiie city people them selves , and upon the country people into whose communities they enter ; of its effect upon manners and morals ; of its economic bearings and its rela tion to tiie abandoned fann problem , nnd of tiie influence upon the nation of the great mingling of people from various parts of the country. With all this search for recreation and health , what with Westerners going East and Easterners go ing West , with Northerners go ing South and Southerners go ing North , summer and winter : with all this search for the opportunity to fish auel shoot , or to enjoy sooi.il pleasures ; with all this interchange of national advantages ( for any and every climate can be found in the Tinted States ) , one may look for an improve ment in the public health and happi ness , as well as for a dissemination of a knowledge of our own people and of our own country which ought to be decidedly conducive to an intelligent patriotism. Century. It is surprising how young o man is when his folks decide that he is too old to be allOAved to spend his money , and how old another man , is when his family think he is still young enough to be earning it. Red hair is not a bar to good looks. But no hair at all is Protecting : the Trusts. The packers' strike and the higl price of beef should stir up the ad ministration to soine semblance of ac tivity against the trusts. For month : the Department of Commerce ami La bor has had a large force of inspectors investigating the beef trust which the Department of Justice.about two year ; ago discovered was a bad trust , in faci the only bad industrial trust it couk" discover. There is no lack of men 01 money to fight the trusts , for the large army of employes of the Departmenl of Commerce and Labor , not counting the numerous special attorneys of tlu Department of Justice , with its appro priation of $300,000 is available and has been for more than two years. The lack of results is evidence that Presi dent Roosevelt is not honestly trying to stop the depredating of even the one bad trust that he and Knox selected tc try their hand on. The injunction ob tained against the beef trust is evident ly worthless , as far as protecting the people from its exactions is concerned. Since the injunction was obtained meat has been higher than before the legal proceedings were commenced. The trouble with President Itoose- velt is that he is trying to run with the hare the people and with the hounds the trusts. Does anyone believe that if the President was really intent on stopping the plundering of the people by any of the great predatory trusts , that under his orders the Attorney General could not find a way to do it and do it quick ly ? Only two efforts have been made to protect the people and those in only a half-hearted way. As long as Knox was Attorney General , nothing else could have been expected , for his se lection by the great trust magnates of Pennsylvania to succeed Quay in the United States Senate is positive evi dence that the trusts feel very kindly to him for his forbearance and reward ed him accordingly. If President Roosevelt was really intent on bringing a few sample big trusts to book , how easy and quickly it could be done. Not only the beef trust , but the coal trust , the Standard Oil trust , the steel trust , the sugar trust , in fact any of the big bad trusts would soon cease their plundering as far as combining and restraining trade is concerned if the following section of the anti-trust law was enforced : ' 'Section 2. Everyone who shall mon opolize , or attempt to monopolize , or combine or conspire with any other person or persons , to monopolize anj- part of the trade or commerce among die several States , or with foreign na tions , shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding § 5,000 , or by imprisonment not exceed ing one year , or by both said punish ments , in the discretion of the court" The whole law will be found in the 2Gth volume of the United States Stat utes at Large , page 20 ! ) , and can be examined at any law library. It cre ated seven different crimes relating to interstate , foreign or territorial ; a or commerce , punishable by a penalty not exceeding $5,000 , or one year's im prisonment , or both , by providing that every person who shall make (1) ( ) a con tract in restraint of such trade , or (2) ( ) engage in a combination in form of a trust or otherwise , or ( o ) in a con spiracy in restraint of such trade , or (4) ( ) monopolize , or (3) ( ) attempt to monopo lize , or ( G ) combine , or (7) ( ) conspire to monopolize such trade shall be guilty of a misdemeanor , to be punished as stated. There would be no delay in gather- Ing evidence against at least two trusts. The evidence against the beef trust and the coal trust is in the archives' of the Department of Justice , and the names of thosewho could be summoned as witnesses are also known. The advantage of proceeding under Section 2 of the anti-trust law is that the United States Courts are always open to criminal prosecution , and the trust magnates could be indicted and tried without delay. Trust magnates in jail , with the fe-ar of further prosecution , would at once break up their unlawful combina tions. There would still remain the protection they receive under the DIngley tariff law , which prevents competition from outside and allows them to plunder the consumers through high prices. Of course no relief can be expected from Roosevelt from that source. He believes with the Repub lican majority in Congress , and as the Republican national platform declares : "Wo insist upon the maintenance of the principles of protection , " There you have it Protect the trusts and corporations In every way. Pro tect the trust magnates from the law , especially made to punish them. Pro tection to the few at the expense of the many is the Alpha and Omega of modern Republicanism. The White House Reorganized. "When President Roosevelt had warmed up his predecessor's seat for a nrhlle there was a kitchen cabinet coun cil held , and it was determined to re- Drgauize the White House. It was too 3ld-fashioned , and did not have the fa cilities for entertaining that modern progress and a strenuous President re quired. It was agreed that the people who visit Washington and are inteat on sightseeing should , when they cam < to the White House , not be allowed t < enter at the main entrance , but onl } through the basement As one of the kitchen cabinet said , the basement was good enough for the common people any way. Congress was ordered to make the necessary appropriation and elid ap propriate about half a million dollars : for "the improvements. " A trust archi tect named McKiui was employed un der tiie elirection of the President , foi Congress had authorized MX. Roosevel ! to personally expend the money , and the work began and was rushed tc completion. All thegrand olel rooms were gutted , the historical pictures ol the parly Presidents were too old fash ioned and were relegated to the base ment and portraits of the Roosevelt ftimilj * were installed in their place. Washington , the father of his country , was turned to the wall for a time , and Adams , Jefferson. Monroe and Jack son did not any more look down from tholr historic places. The Daughters of the American Rev olution protested at this desecration , and public opinion , urged on by their patriotic ardor , forced President Roose velt to order some of the portraits re- placeel in the state rooms , but to this day most of them remain in the base ment. So much was said about the matter that many speeches were made in Con gress about the extraordinary waste of the public monej nnd the lack of regard by the President for the por traits of the Revolutionary fathers. The dislike of President Roosevelt for the early Presidents was shown up by Hon. Marconi ! ) Patterson in a speech delivered at the last session of Con gress , in which he quotes from the "Life of Thomas H. Benton" and other works of President Roosevelt. ' Prob ably the opinion there expresseel by the President led him to order those portraits banished to the lower regions of the White House. We are living in strenuous times nowadays. American Snipping- We have Just one line of Atlantic steamships flying the American Hag , and that belongs to the ship trust. One of the vessels , the St. Louis , broke down on her late voyage to New York anel the president of the steamship trust an Englishman has orelered her to be sent to Ireland or England for repairs. The labor unions and the Marine Trade Council have protested that it is dangerous to her crew to have her cross the ocean in her dis abled conelitiou , ami cite the provisions of Section 4453 , of the Revised Stat utes , to show that the government offi cials should not allow the vessel to sail. The owners say it is cheaper to repair the vessel on the other side , and they would have doubtless risked ves sel and crew if the labor unions had not protested. No wonder we cannot build up a merchant marine , with our sole Atlantic line run by foreigners discriminating against this country , i'et our government pays a large sub sidy for carrying the mails to the American line , but it does not seem to aid our ship yarels. If the Republican program for a Larger ship subsidy is , forced through Congress , from appear ances , the English will gobble it , al though the3r will have to allow the stars and stripes to fly over the ships. The Old Home Hand. 'Tis Old Home Week in Hebron , Ned , where they keep open doors , A mining camp my prison here , a West- ! ern city yours. \ O'er stream and mead they homonvard speed , tlio' we our steps must stay ; | And I sit thinking here of you , and keep ing holiday. From west and north and south they come , one magnet for them all ; Vliere'er the scattered children are they hear the mother call. Mew England by the seaside or New England on the Iiills , rhey wander wide , yet with her pride their bosom fondly thrills. iTiad you the brook , the valley , the school house where they'll meet ; Che woods , the pond , the pasture hill , the staid old village street Ehe West is "bis and lonesome , and we are too far away From the dear host those we lore most , who gather there to-day. Chat aged Ggare. bent and gray , whom I in fancy see , Reviewing old familiar scenes , once part of you and me ; EEe would remember us , the boys whose ways he tried to mend. Che Master then we named him , we should call him now the friend. Che lads TVC played and hunted with , the girls , too.will be there , L spell laid on thuir spirit and a sur cease given to care ; iVliile ? tranje will be the light they see , the deepened lines they trace , Reminders of the fleeting years , in many .1 dear old face. Che West is big and lonesome , Ned ; the fortunes which we seek jook poor and cold beside the gold they'll quarry in Home Week. . ' hear the voices calling and the friendly eyes I see , ttie old home hand across the land reached out to you and mo. -Youth's Companion. Mess System on n IVIan-of-War. The messing on board a big man-of- war is us complex and complete as the table service of a big hotel. The modern war-ship with its live or six hundred persons on board , must be a floating hotel and storehouse in Itself. Every vessel of the navy is required by the regulations governing the navy , to have a general messing system. The enlisted men on ship are divided into squads of about twenty each , forming a mess. Chief petry officers and officers' "servants are not included in this division. Every mess has one or two petty officers at its table , who fare like the men. Every mess has its special uiessman who brings the food from the galley and serves it at the table. It is also the messman's duty to see that the messtable and messgear are clean ami in order. The messes on board chip are under the direct supervision of the commissary department , which is under the con trol of the pay officers. Gunston's Magazine. Old Man's Secret. Alparna , Mich. , Sept f . ( Special. ) Seventy-five years of age , but hale and hearty is Mr. Jerome K. Fournier of this place , and to those who ask the secret of his splendid health he gives tho good advice , "Use Dodd's Kidney Pills. " When asked for his reason for so strongly recommending the Great American Kidney Remedy , Mr. Four nier related the following experience : "I recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills because they cured me of Diabetes. I suffered with my kidneys for a long time and suffered terribly from those Urinary Troubles that are so general among agc < l people. "Then I started to use Dodd's Kiel ney Pills and eight boxes of them cured my kidneys , regulated my water and made me feel like a hearty young man. " Dodel's Kidney Pills make the old feel young because they make sound kidneys. Sound kidneys moan health and health is the other name for youth. The Theatrical Super Trust. The "super's" salary ranges all the way from twenty-live cents to a dollar a performance , but is generally about three dollars and fifty cents a week. His chance of promotion was former ly rare , though of late years a man with talent stands a very fair show of climbing. There are several well- known actors who began as supers and they are always pointed out by the rest of the profession ( super ) as shin ing examples , but for everyone who succeeds , hundreds fail. In olden times it was the custom in heavy productions to have six or eight men represent a vast concourse of peo ple ; then they gradually increased the number until sometimes a hundred were used at one time. It was at this period that the "super" entered the dramatic field. It was then that the "ads" in the papers for "supers" be gan to make their appearance , and nothing in the "Help Wanted" column was so well responded to. A call for fifteen men invariably brought a hun- tlied and fifty , in all stages of dilapi dation. When a manager needs "supers" nowadays he simply goes to the 'phone and calls up the agency handling them , states how many and what kind he wants , and the agency fills his order. For example , suppose the manager of a large production requires : "Two olel men with full beards , six midelle-aged Frenchmen , one Japanese with long drooping mustache , twenty u ell-built young man. " He rings up the extra people's bureau and gives these items ; and the agency , after se lecting as many as they have on their books , sends out trained assistants to procure the rest. Leslie's Monthly. BUILDING FOOD To Bring : the Babies Aronnd. When a little human machine ( or a large one ) goes wrong , nothing is so important as the selection of food which will always bring it around again. "My little boy fifteen months old b.ad pneumonia , then came brain fever , and no sooner had he got over thesa than he began to cut teeth and , being so weak , he was frequently thrown into convulsions , " says a Colorado mother. "I decided a change might help , so took him to Kansas City for a visit When we got there he was so very tveak when he would cry he would ; ink away and seemed like he would lie. "When I reached my sister's home = he said immediately that we must "eed him Grape-Nuts and , although I lad never used the food , we got some , ind for a few days gave him just the uice of Grape-Nuts and milk. He Ot Wronger so quickly we were soon feed- ng him the Grape-Nnts itself , and In L wonderfully short time he fattened ight up and became strong and well. "That showed me something worth : nowing and , when later on my girl ame , I raised her on Grape-Nuts , nnd Le is a strong , healthy baby and has icen. You will see from the little holograph I send you what a strong , hubby youngster the boy is now , but le didn't look anything like that he- ore we found this nourishing food. Jrape-Nuts nourished him back to trength when he was so weak he ouldn't keep any other food on his tomach. " Name given by Postum ! o. , Battle Creek , Mich. All children can be built to a more turdy and healthy conelition upon rrape-Nuts and cream. The food con- lins the elements nature demands , rom which to make the soft gray fill- ig in the nerve centers and brain. A. ell-fed brain and strong , sturdy erves absolutely insure a healthy ody. Look In each pkg. for the famous ttle book. "The Road to WellYllle. "