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THE VHENTINF DEM * W
I M RICE EDITOR
Tbnr day , November 17 , 1904
K..tcr < > d at the PostrOfflce at Valentine , Cherry
aouuiy. Nebraska , as Second-class matter.
TERMS
. Minbrr.--pUon-.91.00 per year in advance ; $1.60
When not paid in advance , Single copies Cc.
Dh play advertising 1 inch single column I5c
per IH U or SG.'fl a yeor.
f/val XoHee.s obituaries , Lodge Resolution-
t d Socials for i.ovenue 5c per line per issue.
Brands , iji inches-S4.00 per year in advance
additional space $3-00 per inch per year ; engravcd
blocks extra ; $1.00 each.
PartiM living outside Cherry county not per
Bon&lly known are requested to pay in advance
10 per cent additional to above rates if ovorG
months in arrears.
Notices of losses of stock free to brand adver
tisers.
Governor ( elect ) Folk , of Mis
souri , says that "the people can
be trusted to do right when they
" that ninety-
know right , believing
nine per cent of the people desire
honest government. He says the
people will give their support to a
political party that stands for
honesty. Mr. Folk won out on
these grounds because of his dis-
dosition , openly manifested , to do
right and it is one instance wherein
his doctrine holds good. We be
lieve thereare numerous others ,
but how about Senator Cockrell
being defeated ? He has long been
recognized by the people of all
parties as a giant in the senate and
has never betrayed his people nor
has suspicion ever pointed her fin
ger at him. * We think Mr. Folk's
logic should be good and that con
ditions should be as he says. In
many cases it is but in our judg
ment , people devoted to a princi
ple and a righteous cause , willgive
way to the enthusiasm of an oc
casion of opposite tendencies , or
because they appear to have many
friends and acquaintances doing
the opposite of what they know to
be right. Then too , people are
oftentimes creatures of habit and
prefer to do what they did last
year or vote as they decided they
would vote before conditions had
made any manifestation upon their
minds as to the necessity or re
quirement of changing their first
position or impression. Following
the thought that "large bodies
move slowly , " we are confronted
with the question of how much
harm is accomplished by wrong
policies simply because people vote
their party ticket from habit
and association while knowing bet
ter and believing in the principles
of the other party. If people
could break away from party in
fluences and readily endorse a cor
rect principle according to their
judgment , even though advocated
by an opposite party , we should
have more confidence in Governor
Folk's thought that , k'the people
can be trusted to do right when
they know right. " Many a man
has followed a course that he knew
to be wrong , but dislikes to admit
that he is wrong or to change his
policy. Republicans who argue
that "tariff reform" is needed for
the benefit of the country , claim
it should be done by its friends
and not by its enemies. If the
tariff is harmful , a man , who is a
friend to tariff policies , will not
correct this evil until he becomes
an enemy to the tariff.
Charles Reece denies having told
Petti John or anyone else about the
nomination of Win. Butler being
filed two days late and claims that
Petti John discovered it in looking
over the records. Mr. Reece
thinks it would not have been good
politics for him to have told the
ediror about the protest being filed
by Petti John. Perhaps Reece is
not so much to blame , but after
I accepting the name and stating
that he would place Mr. Butler's
name on the ballot if there was no
objection , we thought the matter *
was settled and if we had known it
we could have done something else
to put Mr. Butler's name before
the people. Of courseMr. . Reece
couldn't buck Boss Petti John in
this matter and had to keep still as
a matter of "good politise" and
not defeat Boss Petti John's plan of
having no opposition to their can
didate. When Boss cracks bis
whip they all have to dance , from
County Clerk down to the "waid
heelers , " who tug the voters to
the polls so obediently under the
lash of the political shanghai of
Cherry county.
.
I Bryan must be a woiiderf ul man. '
Republicans whiswered to the ig
norant ones in the ranks and said
"for the love of Moses keep Bryan
out of the senate , " They then
said in their papers that Bryan
would stand across Roosevelts
path and stop the wheels of pro
gress. O what a funny world.
That man Bryan is big enough to ,
and has such influence with some
one or some element that he could
stand in the way of that mighty
man who licked Spain with his
hands tied behind him. They have
talked about Bryan so much that
the little tow-headed republican
children hear the name and crawl
away back under the porch or hide
in corn fields. Republicans are
not afraid of God or Mister and
Mrs. Devil but their teeth chatter
and the cold sweat rolls down their
backs when they Nhear that Bryan
is coming to town. What is there
about Bryan that the republicans
fear him so ? He has more friends
among his neighbors than has any
republican in the nation. He
teaches what Abe Lincoln taught.
He is a Christian gentlemen but
does not blow about it on the corn
ers or in his public speeches. Why
then are the republicans afraid of
this man ? Only one reason and
that is because they are wrong and
have no man in all the world to
stand and defend themselves against
the logic and eloquence of this
commoner known in every land by
the name of William J. Bryan.
York Teller.
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OFFICIAL VOTE OF CHERRY COUNTY , NEBRASKA , NOVEMBER 8 , 1904
The week of election is a hard
one on newspaper men. The last
few days before election there is
no talk about anything except
gassing away about the what is
going to be. Then you get your
paper after election and yon care
for nothing except the results of
the great battle. Just as well fill
the paper with boiler iron ,
that is , all but enough space to tell
who won. We will do that and
yet may not be able to get any
definite news. If it happens to be
close and both parties claim the
earth you will have to wait anoth
er week or call us over the phone.
If you are paid in advance we will
answer you in a pleasant voice.
Otherwise we will talk tolerably
cross , owing altogether to the
amount of the aggravation. York
Toller.
The editor's side of the question
is given very graphically in a rec
ent issue of the Becmer Times. So
bright is the case presented that it-
is self evident that it isn't the fault
of the editor of the Times if his pa
per i n't among'the brightest that
ever shone.uDon't read this" he
writes , and then elucidates the
situation as follows :
11 Are you sbure you are right
when you say it in our faulr. that
yxju dou't get a better papm ;
ii "Aruyou supporting a papi *
riot misting it ?
"Ofareyou roasting a paper
you support only U the amount f
one dollar a year , and -M1-1 the
of your local paper until the eag
les look wise as you think you
look , when the paper is worth
more than that to see the baby
tear it ? '
"The last month's advertising
for the Beemer Times , " adds the
editor , "was $27 including what
we couldn't collect. Most of it
' was taken out in trade as the edi
tor found it necessary to change
socks. The brightest view we can
take of the next month's advertis
ing is 818 , most of it to be taken
out in merchandise.
"Some merchants spend more
every year for moth balls , fly pa
per and cheese to bait mouse traps
with than a good advertising bill
would amount to and there is no
better way to get your goods be
fore the public. "
"In conclusion , " "he adds ,
"about once a week the editor of
this paper is ripped up the back
for lack of business principles. 0 ,
Lord , how would we live if we had
any ? We are glad that we do not.
While we have something like
81,000 invested in the printing ,
business ( includingreputation ) , .
and our weekly expense
roll is larger than that ,
of any firm in Beemer , we manage :
in some way to make both ends
meet. Not long since a merchant
CJtme to us and requested us to
print some very touching resolu
tions about Rev. Soandso , written
by our dear friend Ihoyou. The
resolutions . - . . printed. The
ntfftbfcui tiUttuittfi i # vury
for doing so. A month or so af
terward he wanted an extra copy
of the Times to send to Mr. Soandso.
It took an hour and a half to find
the missing number , the merchant
was under very many obligations
to us for the trouble. A short
time ago he came to the office just
as the paper was going to press
and wanted to announce that Bro.
Heis wouM be here next Lord's
day to preach. A form was un
locked and the item was inserted.
The paper Was delayed about fif
teen minutes. Again we are
thanked very sweetly. Yesterday
we wanted a darning needle and
the merchant charged us a cent for
it , and that was business. We
could tell a hundred stories like
this. If there was any business
about us we would get mad and
swear , But there is no business
about us , so we don't care and
rather enjoy the joke on us. "
& \orili-
The bulletins issued by the Qii-
caso & North-western E'y. on Mac
aroni wheat , potato culture and the
raising of alfalfa are of interest and
value to every farmer and lancb-
men in Nebraska. Sent free on ap
plication to J. A. Kuhn , AsBiBtam
G. F. and P. A. , Omaha , Nebraska.
Copies may also be secured by ap
plication direct to agents of tin
Northwestern Line.
Position wanted by colored lady
as cook , waitress or general hous
Talk about blunders that people
make , did you ever dream about
going somewhere and how miser
able you felt when you realized
that you hid forgotten to clothe
yourself properly ? It was no
worse feeling we suppose than the
fellow who went to Bonestecl to
try his luck for a farm last sum
mer and upon his return on the
train took a sleeper. Uprm un
dressing he put his clothes up in
the hammock as he thought
and was congratulating himself
upon being able to dispose
of all his wearing apparel
in that receptacle so as to give
him plenty of room for a good
nap on a hot summer night. Up
on awaking next morning he look
ed for his clothing and found that
the window of the car was open
and he had put his clothes over
the hammock und out of the win
dow. Money , watch , ticket and
clothes were gone. His fellow
passengers came to his rescue and
and each contributed something to
clothe the unfortunate man so as
to make him presentable in public
until a telegram could be sent
ahead of the train to a haberdasher
for a full suit from hat to shoes.
Catholic i'liurch
On Sunday next , 'there will be
nti Catholic service here in Valen
tine. Mass will be paid here on
Sunday , Dec. 4th. Catholic ser
vice will be held at Arabia on Sun
day , the 27th inst. Notice the
HENRY TAYLOR. GRAST BOYER.
TAYLOR & BOYER ,
Contractors and Builders , Carpentering.
All kinds of wood work done to order. Stork tanks made in all sizes
2 * Work shop in Charbonneau's blacksmith shop.
VALENTINE NEBRASKA.
St Louis
Service.
See that your ticket reads via the Uurl-
injrton Route from Omaha to St. Louis.
The Hurlingrow's Exposition Klyer leaves
at 5L5 : p. ui. Arriving at St. I.oai > 7:10 :
the next morning.
Burlington trains carry every equip-
ment to ruvko traveling comfortable , and
they run ove.r a smool'i track Jill the way.
Let me tellou mure about our ser
vice.
L. W. Wakeley ,
General Passenger Ag. nt , ' > maha , JSebr.