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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1904)
l t ® $ ? & &tS & & & & & & 9& t& < & * & $ ? & < $ v'V-'rr ' ' ; * * * * - " - * > 1rf r * > * | Opinions of Great Papers oa Important Subjects. * 2scscsftyfeat $ The Fai'ure of the Cossack. NE of the minor surprises of the war in the ijEast has been the failure of the Cossacks to I justify their reputation as a fighting force. The horses are inferior , ami it was oxpoct- ed that the hardy little rovers of the steppes Avould do great execution. Instead , their fail ure has caused disappointment. Fow of the Co i.ick regiments have distinguished tho-msolvc ? , and the exris ; begin to call thorn "antiquated. " ' The trouble is not necessarily this inferiority of irregu lar i reaps to regulars though thai "moral" ' Avill bo drawn by tho Aviseacrcs in shoulder-straps. The Cossack furnishes jiis own horse and equipment but so did the Boor in Su-.jih Africa , and he put up a wonderful fight until he Avas confronted by "colonial" troops also of the irregular stripe. But t3ie Boer AA-as effective because he was not a cavalry- inin in tho familiar sense a dashing , slashing fellow with a sword , riding down his adversaries but a mounted in- faiiirj-man who used his horse for transport and who could shoot And the "colonial" was effective because lie was a good scout. In the latter , respect tho Japanese horse havo shone in the field. Their information ihas been admirably accurate and they-have loft no loo e ends for the Cossacks to gobble up. Indeed , the Japanese strategists seem willing to lot the other side haA'e the best cavalry if they can havo the best artillery. And tho cavalryman of tho old typ. r.r yot to win spurs in modern war. New York World. Big and Lltllc Men n Time ofVar. . IE Avar in tho East is a Avar between bijr ; iiul little men. And the little men arc reaping tin- advantage. Big men for soldiering is an error that lias come down to us from early times Avhon men . . ore armor and fought with battle axes. In the present Avar the little broAvn men of Japan are outfighting tho big soldiers of the Czar. To-day he is tho best soldier who can most quickly ar- rivo at the critical spot and best use a repeating rifle and the small , wiry , alert man usually gets there first. What the soldier of the twentieth century needs most is endurance and activity as Avoll as courage , qualities in which little men are the equal of thoir big brothers. England learned the lesson during the Boer Avar. As that conflict progressed the British army regulations wore changed to permit the enlistment of men of smaller stature than formerly. Some of the best soldiers in SoutSi Africa were short men , light of weight , alert and extremely handy with their guns. British officers found the diminutive Tommy Atkins to be tha fighting flower of the army. A very large proportion of the Japanese soldiers and sailors are undor five feet , four inches , yet they are crowd ing Kuropatkin's boarded giants , strangling Port Arthur and smashing Russia's warships on tho soas. For show purposes the big man in uniform may bo all right , but Avhen troubles begins , it is tho little man behind bid. tho big gun that does tho most effective Avork. Chirago ticlc Journal. bsy What ts Success ? HIS is one of tho groat questions of th"o , El and naturally has received many answers. At tempt , hOAvever , to care fulldefine the term and it becomes a difficult task. But most peo- 1.'e understand the term when they see it in- in a life. Most people point to tho man AA-JIO has acquired a great wealth otAvho as come to a position of largo influence in the community us being an eminently successful man. But there are other standards than this. Here is an illustration : The manager of a large corporation in Pittsbur ? Avas called to tho mu-i- njroment of a still larger. To him wos given the privilege of selecting -personnel of his staff in his now position. HYENAS DRIVE OFF LIONS. JuKtnuces Related in AVhicli Tlicy Pro tect Men in the J unglcs. A traveler recently returned from Africa has a good word to say for the generally despised hyena , whose cour age , he declares , is much greater than is supposed generally. "Hyenas , " said the traveler , "do not hesitate , when hunting in packs , to at tack lions , even though the lions are in considerable numbers , and in such en counters the hyenas often get the best of it The lion is a good deal of a bluffer. He looks so liercc androars so loudly that he gets a greater rcputa- for courage than is rightfully - his. " Dr. Donaldson Smith , a well-known African explorer , in his account of h > - journey to Lake Rudolph , tells stories of lion-hunting which corroborate the traveler's roports of the relative mer its of the hj-ena and the lion. On one occasion , when camped in the midst of a lion-infested country , Dr. Smith and his followers built a zereba , which is a little inclosure of brush of such material as comes to hand. They made ready to spend the night watchfully , for they knew that lions were all about them. Hearing a noise Dr. Smith parted the bushes with which the entrance to the zereba had been filled and saw three lions prowling about When they saw the doctor they slunk off into the brush. But when night came down the lions returned , bringing a number of other lions with them , and began to sniff about the zereba so close that 'Dr. Smith , lying flat on the ground with his rifle inside the inclosure. and watching for an opportunity to got a shot , could feel the breath of the growling animals. Just when it seemed as if the pack of lions was about to charge the zeruba their attention was diverted by an at- ' tack upon them by a number of hye nas which cause growling and snarling out of the forest * The hyenas attacked the lions with great fury and bravery. In the ex citement of the fight the ordinary howl of the hyena changed to a deep , loud roar , which Dr. Smith declares to be nearly equal in strength to the roar of the lion. Prom tho many co-workers in the old position ho selected sonre for his helpers in the new place. Among these was a man nearly 00 years of ago , who for years , in fact , ever since tho days of the Civil War , had occupied a very hum- bio position with various houses. His rate of wages had never been over $10 a week. His opportunities had ever boon limited , but he .had always done with faithfulness whathad been given him to do. As the young manager for the new concern was making up his list of men for his staff the other day , needing a man for an humble , subordinate position , he sent for this old man to come and see him. Tho old man , fearful of losing his position , asked a third party lo make the call. And to the third party tJbe young manager said : "I want to have every man around me , from the highest to the lowest , a gentleman and one in whom I can put every confidence. I want that old man , for I know him to be above reproach in all things. The posi tion thafc I can give him will pay but $12 a week , but I want him , and I want him for life. " That old man , with his limited opportunity , in an humble station in life , has proved his worth , 'has erected for himself a character that is beautiful to all who behold it. Who shall say that his is not the truest of .success ? Having done faithfully what he could , he has made friends who honor , love and respect him. What is success ? It is doing with your might what your hands find to do. Doing the best you can inany de partment of life in which one may 'be placed. Pittsburg Press. "Catching CoJd. " COLD , which is more properly a fever pro duced by cold , is one of the most dangerous ail * monts that human nature has to grapple with. It conies somewhat mysteriously , it sometimes resists all sorts of treatment , and when it can not be checked it is as apt to cause death as any othor malady whatever. It leads to so many other diseases that it does not get credit for all the dam age it does , and still when thehistory of\he illness of any man who dies is given it generally begins Avith a statement that on a certain day he took cold. One of the most valua ble socre-t6 ; of health and longevity is the secret of how not to take cold. Paradoxical as it may seem , a person may suffer a great deal from cold without catching cold. . Indeed' , as a class tho people who suffer most from cold catch cold the least Generally speaking , the people who catch cold are not the people who live out of doors , but the people who live in comfortable houses not the people who.are . poorly clad , but the people who are comfortably clad. Soldiers , sailors , hunters , cab drivers and other people who live out of doors rarely have colds , coughs , rheumatism or consumption. The victims of these diseases are the people who wear lamb's wool and chest protectors and who sit all day by steam coils in windproof houses. The philosophy of taking cold is like one cause of burg lary. If a man habitually loaves his front door unlocked it is only a matter of time whon some thief will enter the house and loot it In liko manner , if a person habitually loaves the pores of his skin open it will not bo long before the cold will enter through them and set up irritation. This is something the outdoor worker never does and the house dweller is doing all the tiuio. It scc-ms to bo necessary to catching cold that one part of ihe ! body should bo colder than the rest of it If aold wind blows through a small opening in a window or door on a person within tho house who is entirely comfortable it will chill a portion of the body and he will catch cold , while if tho Avindow or door Avere thrown Avido open and thcj Avir.d allowed to rush in ho might shiver or freeze , but lii > might not tako cold. In like manner a person who is coinforjaole in bod on a cold night and who c shoulders or limbs got from under tho covers antl become chilled is good f < rrin ati-k of rheumatism , though if ho Avoro to go out of duors and Avalk in tiic snow in his pajamas ho might not take cold. Chicago Chronicle. In this fight the lions Avere driven off. off.The The natives told the explorer that it was no uncommon thing for the hye nas to attack the lions and that as a rule the hyenas got the better of the encounter. Lions in the Lake Rudolph region of Soinaliland , according to the reports of explorers , are accustomed to hunt in packs probably for protection against the hyenas. At one village in Avhich Dr. Smith stopped he was told of a pack of six lions which hunted around that local ity and frequently rushed the village and dragged natives from the huts. The natives regarded the fact of a pack of hyenas being in the neighbor hood as an assurance of safety from the lions , because Avhen the lions go man-hunting the hyenas go lion-hunt ing , and the man escapes. Some people say that the lion's roar is most thrilling when the animal is in a menagerie , but most hunters of big game declare that this is not so. They say that there is nothing so magnifi cently awe-inspiring as the roar of a maddened lion one. for instance , that has been hit by the hunter , but not killed. In spite of this roar , hoAvever , there are those who A'euture to call in ques tion the lion's courage , though the mat- tor Avill probably ahvays be one for discussion. It is probable that among lions it is the same as among people some are brave and some are not. But Avhatever may be thought of the lion the hyena gets a belter reputation the more he is known and his habits un derstood. AUTOMOBILES IN NEW USE. Tiic Sprinlclinsr Car in Paris A Ic- jmir Car \Vusiiiii : taii. The use of the automobile is rapidly Avidening , says the World's Work. In Now York and in other largo cities au tomobile omnibuses and tracks ore al ready common. And hero and there , at home and abroad , moior cars have been found to work successfully .at quite new tasks. In Paris a specially designed auto mobile-wagon frame has been mad a. on which a 1,250-gallou watep tank is mounted , and the machine is used to sprinkle the streets. The supply of water is automatically made propor tionate to the speed at which the ma chine travels along the road. By this device , if the road needs much Avator , all that is necessary to increase the supply of water is to increase the speed of tho machine. Tests have proved that the best average speed is three to four miles an hour. The wa ter is throAvn in shoots , twenty-three foot on each side , or a total spray of forty-six foot Avido. With this stream anil at tho best average speed , the car Avill sprinkle six-tenths of a mile (1,700 ( square yards ) in fifteen minutes. The tank may be removed from the truck and the automobile vs-ed as an ordinary traction Avagon. It is fully strong enough for such purposes. It is also used as a street SAveoper. The advantages of tin's machine are that it can water and swoop side streets that a trolley-car sprinkler cannot reach , and that it can do its work more rap idly than a sprinkler draAvn by horses. . A trolley car company in Washing ton. D. C. . has established an auto matic repair wagon , AA-hich serves as a traveling repair shop. Its scope of ac tion is greater than that of the ordin ary wagon , for it is iised to haul de railed cars back to tho track and even to draAV disabled cars back to the barns. It weighs three tons , can be charged at tho company's own power station , and is cheaply maintained. A lumber company in Michigan used ant automobile machine as a snow plow j and as a traction ongiiic during the : lumbering season. ' Tho machine plows , out roads and hauls lumber. But the most startling of new auto mobiles is tho coast-defense carriage just exhibited in London a sort of monitor on Avheeis. A round steel tur ret is mounted on an automobile frame- Avork and this moving miniature fort is j supplied Avith throe pieces of small j artillery. The body of the machine is : jjullot-i.-roof. As it can carry fuel for \ oOO miles , it is heavy enough to do J considerabledamage to a ship off shore. The possibilities of automobiles seem limitless. Your OAVU work never progresses as rapidly as you said it would , in talk ing abou * it in advance ; but If others j are a week behind , your lips curl upj like a shaving in scorn. T Tili a j u i i ? Jil 4J1LU The armies of Kuropatkin and Oya- ma are facing one another on the Shakhe river , where they have been stationary for a month. There are occasional reports from Russian sources of Japanese setbacks and re pulses , at various points , but the Jap anese are silent as to their doings and their intentions. All that is positively known is that both armies are receiving re-enforce- | ments. Since the completion of the | missing link in the Siberian railroad . around Lake Baikal the Russians are . able to send men to the front with greater rapidity and in larger numbers. Both armies are using the spade in cessantly , and are protected now by systems of elaborate and seemingly im pregnable .works. ) It is winter in northern Manchuria , and the difficulties in the way of a for ward movement when the forces are so nearly equal as they are appear to be insuperable. Snow and frost arc dangerous enemies to affront It seems as if both armies had resolved to stay where they are during the winter. What their losses from disease and cold will be during the season may be come known next spring. Spasmodic bombardment and persist ent tunneling have been the character istic features of the siege of Port Ar thur during the week. Specific items of news have been in consequence few. The Japanese succeeded in occupying the counterscarp of Suugshu fort , one of the strong positions on what iscall ed the northeastern ridge , and they made a similar gain at the Ehrlung fort. A suell blew up a magazine in the city and started a conflagration that lasted two days. A Russian coun ter attack in front of East Kcekwan fort was a failure. There is also a story , though not a very definite one , of an attack by a Japanese company on a detachment of Russians in an out lying position in front of Etseshan. This last story is the only one that in dicates activity in the neighborhood Rihlung ( Ehrlung ) forts , the Keekwxu forts and the Kinkccshau forts. The fifth group is to the west on the Chnlv hills , comprising the Etse , Antsz and Wangtai forts. Gen. Nogi seems to have decided definitely to enter Port Arthur over tne ruins of the Keekwan , Ehrlung and Shungshu forts. His men are lying in tunnels within a few hundred feet of the walls of these forts. The Rus sians are confined within the walls , and while their guns are still powerful to check any Japanese assault up the hills they can do nothing , against the men tunneling beneath them. Almost any day we may learn that the Jap anese have exploded their mines and burst out of the ground into one of these forts , there to fight a hand-to- hand struggle to the death for posses- ; sion. | ' But even if the Russians are driven out of one fort and their cannon and ramparts destroyed , that will not mean Japanese occupation. Apparently all the forts in the group must be taken in this way before the Japanese can enter into occupation. And after this will come a further strategical problem to bring about the reduction of the Golden Hill and Chair Hill groups of forts. These tasks accomplished , Port Arthur will have fallen. But even then Stoes'sel , with the remnant of his men , may hold out longer , if he sees fit , on the Liautieshan promontory. With the fall of the Keekwan-Sun - shu forts the Russian fleet will proba bly be compelled to take its final choice of dooms , either self-destruction in the harbor or a rush into the waiting jaws of Togo's kcet The Japanese are con fident that they can force this dilemma long before Admiral Rojestvcnsky's squadron reaches eastern waters. It is easy to understand why ? he Japanese wish to settle the Port Ar thur matter. In the first place its cap ture will release soldiers for service in northern Manchuria. In the next 'place the Russian fleet is moving eastward. ADVANCE OF THE JAPS AGAINST PORT ARTHUR. The progress made by the Japanese in the investment of Port Arthur is in dicated in tho map. The fortress was first cut off on the landside by the cap ture of Xanshan on May 27and the adA'ance southward and A\est\yard made since that time is shoAvn by dated lines. The fighting for tho outer works and positions began May 28 , but actual sioge operations did not be gin until Aug. 7 , tho Japs on the preceding day having brought up the nec essary artillery. At that time the Russian force comprised 35,000 men and the Japanese 60,000. At present Gen. Stoessel is belicA'ed to have fewer than 8,000 , while the force of the besiegers is problematical. Latest re ports are that Nogi's soldiers have almost captured Rihlung and Keekwan forts , north and east of the town , and hold other positions that permit the effective shelling of the works still hel by the Russians. Tokio reports are to the effect that orders for the final assault haA-e been given , and St. Petersburg apparently is apprehensive that the famous siege of the "Gibraltar of the Far East" is fast neariug a conclusion. of the western defenses of the fortress. Within the last month we have ad vanced from mere guesswork to defi nite knowledge of the progress of tho siege , as the result of the trickling stream of dispatches AA'hich this Tnp. ariose staff has allOAVcd to be published. We no longer talk of the possibility of Port Arthur falling any day , but rather of the probability that this or that one of the sixteen forts , or groups of forts , which make up the main defense of the city , will be taken. It is worth recalling that the Port Arthur forts can be divided in a gen eral Avay into five groups. There is first the exceedingly strong Liautie shan position , at tho extreme end of the promontory , some twelve miles southAvest of Port Arthur. This has not yet been under fire at all. Then there are the forts on the Tiger's Tail peninsula. These also have been free from attack. Thirdly , there are the forts , of which Golden Hill and Elec tric Cliff are the best known , com manding the harbor entrance and strung along the shore to the east of the city. Tho guns of those forts have engaged Admiral Togo's fleet whenever they had a chance , but they do not seem to be mounted so that they can be used against land attacks. A fourth group comprises thi forts on the north eastern ridge , the Suugshu fort , the WAR NEWS IN Japanese have made further gains at Port Arthur. Russia hopes Japan will wait until spring to fight. Japan is preparing to "deal" with the Russian Baltic fleet. The Russians at Port Arthur hanged a Chinaman who was signaling to the Late last week that section of the fleet Avhich is taking the Red sea route began passing through the Suez canal. That route will also be followed by the - division made up of cruisers and tor- - piulo boat destroyers , Avhich AA-as the last to leaA-e the Baltic. It will be in < the North sea soon. i The battleships under tho immediate 1 command of Admiral Rojestvensky , < which stopped ten days ago at Dakar , < Cape Verde , to coal , are on their way J doAvn the African coast , and if they i give the preference to French ports for , coaling purposes the next report con- " corning them may come from Loango , ( in French Congo. Colliers are await1 ing them at Madagascar , another ( French possession , and possibly AA-ill i proceed there from Loango without i stopping. It is rumored that Diego 1 Suarez bay in Madagascar is where i the different sections of the fleet will ' unite and prepare for the last stage of j ( the journey. j < When Port Arthur falls Admiral i I Togo Avill be relieved from blockade ' 1 duty , which cannot be abandoned. It ' i Avill be possible then for him to go out to meet the Russians to go as far as Formosa perhaps. Until the siege ends : he Avill be kept in Korea bay. The plan of the Japanese naval campaign hinges on the operations at Port Ar thur. Japanese about tho direction of their shells. Port Arthur is in a bad way , and near ly out of provisions. Count Cassini says Russia will fight to the "bitter" end. There is still liability of hard fighting : near Mukden at any time. : Some ships of the new Russian nary Avill be built in the United States. Mme. Stoessel has asked for money to relieve the wounded and sick ha Port Arthur. : Apoplexy , Not Cramp. A long-distance swimmer , correcting accidents to popular errors , stated that swimmers are seldom due to cramp , resulting from sudden but to apoplexy three times is a cooling. The sinking swallow curious error , as some persons water and strangle on the first immer sion , sinking at once , while others may sink and rise fifty times. The author has saved sixty-five lives , and he haa found that the drowning person cannot be stunned by a WOAV in the face , but handled by pressing the that he can be thumbs under tho cars and ducking his head until manageable , this being done from behind. Greatest in the V.'ds-ld. Arlington , Intl. . Dec. 5. ( Special. ) Mr. W. A. Hysons , the photographer , who moved here recently from oapp , Ky. . is firmly of tho opinion that Dodd's Kidney Pills are the greatest Kidney Remedy the Avorld has ever knoAvn. I "In the years 1901 and 1002 , " says Mr. Hysons , "and for some time before . I Avas afflicted with Kidney Trouble. | My joints AA'ere sore and stiff and I fin ally got so bad I could not turn in bed without assistance. In the spring of 1003 I was induced , by a friend , to try Dodd's Kidney Pills , and after using * one and one-half boxes I was and am still completely cured. Several of my neighbors , too , used Dodd's Kidney Pills and in every case they did as recommended. " Cure the early symptoms of Kidney Disease , such'as Backache , with Dodd's Kidney Pills and you Avill never haA-e Bright's Disease. No.Wonder. She Wore they anxious to get a di vorce because of a misunderstanding ? He No ; I believe it Avas because they understood each other too well. i o ware of Ointment * for Catarrh tlmt Contain IWorcury , as mercury will surely destroy the sense of fcinell and completely derange the whole system when entering It through uo mucous surfaces. Such articles should never bo used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians , as the damage they will do is tenfold to the pood you can possiblv derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure , manufactured by F. , T. Cheney & Co. , Tole do. O. , contains no mercury , and Is taken Inter nally , acting directly upon tne blood and mu cous surfaces of tho system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It 1 * taken internally , and made in Toledo , Ohio , by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists , price 75c. per bottle. U.dll's Family Pills are the best. Would Forego Consolation. Social good humor is often difficult to attain , but there are instances in plenty Avhen it Avas triumphant. At a certain dinner at Avhich the late John Fiske was present , says the New York Times , a number of stories were told illustrating extraordinary social tact and courtesy. Mr. Fiske alluded to that celebrated incident wherein a French king , en tertaining some of his court at his own table , gracefully broke a costly Avine- glass , after a guest had been so un fortunate as to break one by drop ping it. Strangely enough , Mr. Fiske had hardly finished tolling the story when a glass fell from the table betAveen himself and his hostess , a woman famed for saying ( he right word at the rigbt time. Thoir eyes met invol untarily , and Mr. Fiske's hand went ruefully to his offondiug elbow. "It was my fault , " smiled the hostess. "But please don't try to console mo by throwing the rest of the service against the Avail ! " A Hopeless Case. "Has George ever hinted that he has - thought of you as u possible Avife ? " ask ed the anxious mother. " \o , " replied the fair girl , with a far away look in her eyes , "and I'm afraid he never Avill. " "Why , " said the mother , "I "Never mind what you thought , mam ma , dear , " interrupted the daughter. "Only last night he complained of feel ing weary , and it wasn't 0 o'clock. " HAPPY CHILDHOOD. Rlglit Tood flakes Happy Children Be cause They Are Healthy. Sometimes milk does not nsree with children or adults. The same thing is true of other articles of food. What f ; agrees Avith one sometimes does not agree with others. But food can be so prepared that it Avill agree Avith the weakest stomach. As an illustration anyone , no matter how weak the stomach , can eat , relish and digest a nice hot cup of Postum coffee Avith a spoonful or two of Grape-Nuts poured in , and such a com bination contains nourishment to carry one a number of hours , for almost every particle ofit will be digested and taken up by the system and b i made use of. A lady writes from the land of the Magnolia and the mockingbird way down in Alabama , and says : "I was led to drink Postum because coffee gave me sour stomach and made me nervous. Again Postum was recom mended by tAvo AA-oil-knoAvn physicians for my children , and I feel especially grateful for the benefit derived. "Milk does not agree with either child , so to the eldest , aged four and one-half years , I givxi Postum with plenty of SAveet cream. It agrees with ber splendidly , regulating her bowels perfectly , although she is of a consti pated habit "For the youngest , aged two and > ne-half years , I usi.onehalf Postum find one-half skimmed milk. I havo lot given any medicine since the chil- 3ren began using Postuui. and they injoy every drop of it. * J | "A neighbor of mine is givin- V Postum to her baby lately weaned" ivith splendid results. The little fellow s thriving faifiously. " Natne given by L'ostum Co. , Battle Creek. Mich. Postum agrees perfectly Avith chil- Iren and supplies adults with the hot , nvigorating beverage in place of cof- ee. Literally thousands of Americans lave been helped out of stomach and lervous diseases by leaving off coffee ind using Postum Food Coffee. Look n pkg. for the little book , "The Road o YTellville. "