More Local.
Mrs. Clarence Sa eser is verj ?
ill the pa&t few days.
Mrs. Carpenter has been quite
ill the past two weeks.
Dr. Lewis is recovering from
pneumonia and today was able te
sit up.
Mrs. Claude Jones and baby
have beeii ill the pa&t week but
are bettor.
Frank Fischer is suffering some
from a cold and soreness m his
side and back.
Mr. 13eatty's concert is > aunounc-
for Wednesday night , Feb. i , at
"the M. E. church.
Al I'tiacher is still unable to be
up and aboul and is reported about
the same or possibly weaker tiiau
last week.
We want corre&poudeuts who
will be as laithtul in sending in
the news as tuose we have now.
It anyone knows of ail item of
news bend 1C m.
Peter Porath of Eiege called last
Friday while m town to order the
Democrat sent to Porath Bros ,
and also paid subscription of his
father and a , sister.
The Meistersingei'o sung to a
good aiidieucw at the church last
Friday night. \ \ e regret that we
did not Know ot their cummg soon
enough to notify our readers a
week m advance ot their coming.
Al ii. Metzgar called on us
Tuesday , while in town iroin his
ranch south of Merrimau. Mr.
Metzgar drops into our city only
about twice a year aud has ao
many ihiugs to attend Lo tuat it
keeps him pretty uusy wmle here.
There will be a joint installation
of olkcers 01 the M. U . A. and
the Ko allNeignbor&next \ \ ediies-
4&y evening , i'here 11 be a little
Ceremony ior the-ilo aixNeighUora
have been practicing their parts
aud * the brotiiers aud sisters will
allsear tiieir smiles upuii tiiat oc
casion. Tiiere 11 be sumettimg to
eki when ou re hungry.
While some of the boys and girls
were out sleighing last Saturday
evening the sleigh tipped over aud
John ( jrould nad ins arm broken
by .the lail. Several were shaken
up a little but Joim is the only one
.who will remember the accident
real well. He is carrying his arm
ii a sling. Allan Gould is still
carrying his arm in a sling as a
rlsulc of cutting off the end or his
thumb and Mr. and Mrs. Gould
are conducting a hospital.
Wni. 11. Carter and father Hen
ry ? Carter came down from Cody
Monday , Win. 11. returning the
ne'xt day and his father remained
ioi a few weeksis.t \uth his
daughter , Airs. Shore. Vm. . il.
CSi'ter is still carrying his arm in
ailing iis result of his spraiued
wrist but is looking well and his
wrist is getting some better , lie
will probably lose the use of ins
thumb and one finger lor some
time as he at present has no feel
ing m them.
L. L. Anderson took a lay off
from his work last week , and a
week ago suuday went back t > his
old home at Modale , Iowa , to visit
hi-i parentslio are living < m the
old farm and in the same comfoi t-
able house that his father budt J7
yeaJ * > ago. Mr. Anderson's father
is & 3 > ears old now and his mother
77'.years of a e. A week's vi it
wasn't very long but it was pleas
ant to be at borne again , after four
years of labor. Mr. Anderson re
turned Monday of this week.
Washington , Jan. IS. Con
gressman Kinkaid has introduced
another bill amending his lOOi
measure , providing that home
steaders on Nebraska lands may
relinquish to the government their
160-ucre claims and re-enter claims
not exceeding GiO acres , lie ah-o
presented a bill granting to Chas.
H. Cornell the right to build a clam
across the Niobrara river and to
build telephone and trolley lines
across the military reservation at
thaji-point Omaha Daity Xews.
if f
W. H. Hooper hauled in a load
of shoies 8 months old , averag
ing 250 pounds each , which he sold
to J. H. Quigley yesterday. Mr.
Hooper raises corn good enough
to fatten hogs for market in as
short a time as anybody back east
and always gets a fair yield. Like
many of the farmers on north
table he raises a crop of potatoes
and other farm , products which
makes a comfortable living and ho
doesn't have to work too hard to
enjoy life either. His subscrip
tion is always paid in advance.
The U. S. Weather Bureau re
port for the week ending Jan. 18 ,
10 < > 5 , shows a rather variegated
climatic condition , the highest
temperature being 45 ° on the 18 ,
and the lowest26 ° on the 13 , a
swing of the temperature pendu
lum of 71 ° . During the hree
days of low temperature there was
very little wind and the weather
was not uncomfortable except for
people who had long journeys to
take. There was no precipitation
and the highest wind velocity was
22 miles per hour from the north
west on the ISth.
Kev. A. T. Carpenter reports
the death of Mr. Dickson , lately
from Illinois , at the home of a
neighbor , Lewis Wilson , about 50
rods from the former's house ,
12 miles south of Johnstown , last
Tuesday evening of heart failure.
Rev. Carpenter , in company of
Mr. Heerten had stopped at the
Dickson home a short time prev
ious and they had gone up to Wil
son's to look at some fruit which
Mr. Dickson and Mr. Wilson , who
had latley come from Illinois , had
brought with them. Mr. Carpen
ter and Mr. Dickson's little girl
had just returned from the celler ,
each with an apple when Mr.
Dickson , who was sitting on the
bed , gasped once and fell over
dead. All efforts were fruit.To-s
in trying to revive him. The fun
eral will be held at Ainsworth to
morrow under the auspices of the
Masonic order at 1:30 : p. m. Rev.
Carpentt-r goes down to preach
the funeral. Mr. Dickson leaves
a wife and child , a girl fo'ur years
old , to mourn his death.
The winds art never silent ,
The vaves are never still ,
L'sie n-.itrrs are so violent ,
They toss the ship at will.
My soul like the sea is restless ,
Like the wind is full of woe ;
Mv heart like the wave is fearlesp ,
For each beat there is a foe.
BEUMCE KIEF.
Everybody
that writes
Can
use printed stationery. Ask to
our line enclone. . - , and | ipt-r
Your
time 5iiioijey. .
Mistakes
don't occur so frequently
and it is a guarantee to the
public that you're a busy man.
THE DEMOCRAT ,
Valentine , - Nebr.
"When I look yon into partnership , "
said the intlitfiKint father. "I expected
you to le untiring in your devotion to
the Interests of the business. "
The son took one foot down from the
desk long enough to strike a match to
light his cigarette.
"I think I have been , " said he. "Yon
never have . .oticed me tire myself yet ,
havoj'ou , pa ? ' '
Gnnlcn of the Soul.
Each bud flowers but once , nnd each
flower has but its minute of perfect
beauty , so in the garden of the soul
each feeling has , as itwere , its flower
ing instant , its one and only moment of
fxpansive grace and radiant kingship.
Brilliant.
"Did my diamonds call forth any
commentV asked Mrs. Cumrox.
"Yes , indeed. " answered Miis Caj--
mne. "I heard several people refer to
you as the human chandelier. " Wash
ington Star.
Dear Thlnx * .
Mifis Shugger What a self possessed
woman Miss Passay is ! Miss Pepper-
Yes , and I don't imagine she'd ever get
a chance to dispose of the property.
Condition * TTint Unfit For Ma.rlafe.
The low paid employee today can suc
ceed as well alone as with a wife ,
which his ancestors could not do. At
the Earn * , tf.ne his selfish enjoyments
arc greater without her , for he may live
irresponsibly , without a motive to save
and with all his surplus available for
wayside pleasures of an antisocial sort.
The disintegrating forces of a great
city upon homeless youth are too obvi
ous to need emphasis. The wage earn
ing girl , on her par.t , Is likely to acquire
the taste of fragmentary , pointless and
unproductive spending. Both form
Jiabits harmful to the altruistic mo
tives of group living < > t , the home idea.
A man who goes from the saloon , street
corm-r or cheap pleasure club , a girl
who leaves the dance hall and pave
ment glitter to make a home for him ,
the bare necessities of which are hardly
met by his wages , are not qualified by
their experiences to bring to a success
ful Issue the supreme test of character
that makes stable a high standard.
Professor Simon N. Patten in Inde
pendent
A Soft Answer.
It was in 387U that ( leorge Chesiuore
Bromley , author of "Long Ago and
Later On , " became n member of the Bo
hemia club of San Francisco and POOH
found himself "Sire of the Low Jinks , "
which occasion he vividly recalls , and !
especially his arrival at hcjme after
ward , lie writes : "My dear little wife
awoke at my entrance aud inquired the
time. I looked at my watch and re
plied , 'Ten minutes p * t 10 , ' and then
laid the watch on the mantelpiece.
Having some doubts us to the correct
ness of my reply , the little woman
arose nnd looked for herself. 'Wliut
time did you say it was ? ' she asked
again. 'Ten minutes past 10 , ' said I.
Ten minutes past 10 ! Why , it only
laqks ten minutes of 2 , ' said she. Ts
that BO ? ' said I. 'Why , bless my soul ,
how time Hies ! I had no idea that I
had been home so long. ' This was an
other occasion when I realized that 'a
soft answer luraeth away wrath. ' "
"With the Spaniard.
When Walter Williams , from Colum
bus , Miss. , was in Spain in the sum
mer of 1003 he called upon a provin
cial editor in the interest of the St.
Louis exposition. The next day ( ho
paper had the following : "Walter Wil
liams of the United States purchased
the state of Louisiana and next year j
will give-a celebration , to which he in
vites his fellow journalists of Europe. ' '
Mr. Williams again called upon the CHI-
itor and thoroughly explained matters.
The editor apologised and printed this
correction : "Governor Francis of Mis
souri has purchased a large tract of
land in the Great American desert , and
Walter Williams is here to luvltc the
Journalists of Spain to a show which
the governor will give next year. " Mr.
Williams fled the place , fearful the oil-
itor might explain Homo more.
i'.i Atrfcl
It was nt one time arranged that
Dante Gabriel Kossetti , his brother
William and Swinburne and George
Meredith should live together in a
certain house. Meredith happened to
see Dante Gabriel Kossetti at break
fast and changed his plans. Meredith
himself tells the story. "It was past
noon , " says he. "Rossetti had not yet
risen , though it was an exquisite day.
On the breakfast table on a huge dish
rested five thick slabs of bacon , upon
which five rigid eggs had slowly bled
to death. Presently Rossetti appear
ed in his dressing gown , with slippers
down at heel , and devoured the dainty
repast like an ogre. " That meal was
too much for Meredith , and he sacri
ficed three months' rent rather than
see it repeated.
The Sphinx's Kiddle.
The riddle Avhich the sphinx pro
pounded to the Thcbans and the solu
tion of which she made a condition of
her withdrawal from the state was r.s
follows : "What animal has one voice ,
at first four , then two and at last three
feet ? " CEdipus discovered the answer
to be "man , " who in infancy , from
using his hands as well'as his feet in
walking , may be said to have four feel
( all fours ) , in after life employs but
two , and in old age to these he adds a
staff , which may be reckoned a third.
Upon this solution being given the
sphinx is said to have thrown herself
headlong from the citadel.
The Simple Life.
In my wanderings on foot when 1
walk through the provinces of Europe
nnd talk to the people and fish an.l
learn I find that what people lack most
in life is simplicity , the poor man as
well as the rich. It consists not ii
plain dress , but In plain living , in sim
plicity of heart , of personal beliefs and
respect for the beliefs of others. Rev.
Charles Wagner.
Prepared nesn.
Begin the morning by saying to thy
self , I shall meet the busybody , the un
grateful , arrogant , deceitful , envious
and unsocial , but I , who have seen the
nature of the good , that it is beautiful ,
and that of the bad. that it is ugly ,
can be injured by none of them. Mar-
tus Aurelius.
For Sorrow.
Brown Smith is down with brair.
fever. Given You don't say so ! Brown
Yes. The doctor says if he recovers
his mind will be a blank. Green-
Well , I'm sorry to hear that. lie owes
rtfe $10.
.Spitcfnl.
Kate Do you think it's true that
people catch anything through kissing ?
Madge Oh , I don't think so. See how
often you've been kissed aud you've
never caught anybody yet.
lie who brings ridicule to bear
against truth finds in his hand a blade
without 8
60 YEARS'
EXPERIENCE
TRADE MARKS
DESIGNS
COPYRIGHTS &c.
flpnclJnj pctrh ! rto c"-'ntlon
Anyone ? a : ana mnj
I qnloltly nsrertHin our opinion free v nether nn
mvontion la prohibly pntentahte. Cunimunlrn-
tioiisHtrlctlyconlldentlnl. Handbook on Pateutt
ucnt free. Oldest njrency for sccunnp patents.
Patents taken through Jlunn & Co. receive
tpccial notice , without chnnte. iu the
Scientific JhtterKatt.
A handsomely il'na'rrtfo ' < ! n * < Sc 7 T irsf" ? rir-
culiitioii of any KCIC > M if f u u ) . " i-tnia ? : > C
year : four months , 1. ? J ' ! * * ' > . - ' > p
" "
Vfinoh < > ! TV- < >
FRANK RANDALLS
fjSsH ity Delivery
To and from all parts of the city.
Trunks , valise , packages , coal
and heavy draying done on
short notice. : : : : : :
A. F. KAN PALL ,
Phone { A. Valentine. Neb.
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hns tl.i. .i M.r.ini e It * t l'is . hr i C > T.TI t I f ' j rove 1 i
ujn. ll trc is .it - . lu.i j i'u i'Mcv > v i rX i 1 1 ti - I
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ntilt ' fiyl I , an I 1 r ti.i r | irti 1 1 ir j nu. . r
jKaiti\e. > uiic ttlu 1. No \ > uauir , ti.in , tt
A17D CHOTGUI7S
ha\c been adopted i.i j reference toall others tl.e world
around !
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K.Killl'l If t , oJ ti I C S.rO t J EJl'.i. t. .j ll.iIC"
h * ri re 1 i r n ' .
StnUt..oB . .bt..r'f irl.tc en- ; r.or.r.J Ui".c Tu-re. !
, STEVENS A MGOTOCI , CO.
P.O. Ec < 093
. . U. o. A.
Business ft < I otices
' . rM \in > i . !
Laeo , o cents per yard at Mrs.
Elmorc's. 50
Some good work horses , saddle
horses and some good } omig mares
Terms ( o suit purchaser. Inquire
at Bishop 'n l\vry Imrn.
23 \V. T. MI > H..L. .
High grade Galloway Bulls , 2
to 5 years old , for sale. AKo two
Thoroughbred V For furl her in
formation inquire ; it thi > ollicc. IH
Vo\\T is lh(5 time to jet vour 5n-
iI " Ul' ' * ? ' ' ! ! ' ll ld I > i2 ' !
? Joek. li--i : ! t ! \ c , lr -i. iy ,
and if you aiewithout insurance1
it will bo your neglect. It co tshut
a trifle to injure mrain t fire , Iirht-
ning and tornadoes in thebe -stale
companies. The.are . represented
by I. M. Tuce , Valentine , Xebr.
FOR R.-.NT
18 room hotel at & 'K ) jer month ,
furnished. Inquire oi :
1 1 us. "MASSIXOALB.
J have buyer for Nelmi-ka farms.
If youir.t \ to sol ! , l.sK uith me or
write for pnrhVulnrs. 47
HRCI - : Gn-xr ,
H i.st Hl'ijz. LvHii.fiVv ( , Mo.
300 per InKf . -u On ) 10) ) His
in a hale , or > 5 5' ) pei < to-i.
AniuiiAM J"SEPii , or
52 A. John il Co.
FOR SALE DR LEASE ,
N4NWSoc } 14. To. : ; : . M HO.
ThK SO ln runninjf aler \ \ lite
ELMKIJ K. CASS , 3i.fi : Ib-lme-ave. ,
Minneapolis , Minnesota
The J. C C. Corset , the best
corset made , : itfrs. . Elmore's.
WAXTKD a good all around
farm hand on dairy farm. Mar
ried man preferred. Steady work.
House furnished.
52 MARK D CYPHERS
K.rr 7 ' c
/ -y. . .
'rofesssonal ' Cards.
L'-ip Vallm U ere ford Ranch
Hrowme * , Ncbr.
Prince Bo.ibdel
131693 and Curly
Coat 112331 at head
of litTd The Wood
of Fowler. Anxiety.
Lord Wilton iiud Sir
Gladstone predomi
nates in my herd.
I can 1111 orders fot bulls of all apes at any
lime. Kuuch fwtir link's nortu-wcbt of Brown-
lee , N'enr
C , II. KAUMIABKIt.
I
MILL PRICES FOP FEED ,
PerCwt. Per Ton.
Bran , sacked § 85 § 1600
Shorts , sacked 95 IS 00
Scn eninjrs , sacked 60 . 11 00
Chop Feed , sacked 90 17 00
Corn , sacked SO 15 00
( -hop Corn , sacked S5 1600
Oats , sacked 1 00 19 00
v. N. TQMPTON
Physician , and Surgeon
ice at Quiirley it Chsipman's
IIJT turi' \ 5 rhti Tht [ > on-
i i > c.i > ii > ! > . * t > i hiMT\ tv 'i t.
Kobert G. Easley ,
\TWK\KV AT LAW
' irlirr- .i\-r Kerl Front
( JKNEKAL LAW I'RACTICK
G. H FTall , M. D.
; f
All calls promptly attended today
ur night. Drugs arid Phar
maceuticals furnished.
H DATLEY ,
' . MittHUM t lip grocery deparment
< if T. C. Hornby's store.
til \w \ in Rosebud agency July
' ! . Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1 , 1904.
JOHN F. POKATH
Kicge , ] X ibr.
Tubular wells and windmills.
H. M. CRAMEB ,
City Deliveryman ,
Trunks , values and packages battled to and
from thf ilepot and all parts of the City.
C. M. SAGESER
Barber
First-class Shop in Every Respect
Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic. Ooldon Star fialr
Tonln. H > rplcid and Toko's Dandruff Cure.
I ry Pompeian Face Massage Cream
Jnmc.s A. Church.
Laundry Agent.
Basket leaves Tuesday 8:00 : p. m. Re-
tnrna Saturday morning. Work call
ed for and delivered at your c oor.
VALENTINE , - - NEBRASKA.
J. L. ASHBURN ,
Contractor and Build
er in Brick or Stone
Work.
Valentine , - Nebrs
TIMETABLE
\
< r at Northe
at O'lieill ,
CJoinK East , GoiiiK W-isr.
Leaves 10:10 a. m. Arrive ? ! : fiO p. m.
Passenger , daily except tfuwUy.
'onnections with Elkhnru tnlns fist and
westbound from all points west of r'Nelll.
shortest route to Slonx City and bojoml.
Through connections far Sioux Falls , Miuu -
is , St , Paul and nil points north aud west ,
v local ti'kets to O'Neill.
KKKD ROOEISS. n , v. A.
City . fi wi
Statistics prove that the chances of your dying of
Throat or Lung Troubles , are 9 to 1.
Waste no time , but cure your Disease with
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Positively guaranteed to help OP money refunded.
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Rev. 0. D. Moore of Harpersville , N. Y. , writes : "I
had a fearful cough for months , which nothing" would
relieve , until I took Dr King's New Discovery for
Consumption , It cured my cough and saved my life. "
Prices , SQcandSI.OO Trial Settles Free
RECOMMENDED , GUARANTEED
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Mr , Bryan's Paper
N"o\v is \ \ vtime to secure Mr. Bryan's piper. All
ilen ; wits ne'i I th-.i pipor an I Mr. Bryan needs the sup
port in I -opfiation of all true friendor reform. The
Corn.m > rmr has commenced to org.-inize the democratic
hosts for 19 ) S M' ' ' Bryan's a-lvoc-icy through The Coni-
m ' i of p ib-i.i > va , - ' ! > of riilroi I an I telegraph sys
tems die election of [ J. S. judges .and U. S. senators by
popular vote , direct legisl ition , the overthrow of private
monop dies , tariff reform and nthtir issues , insures inter-
estingand instructive reading as well as new life to the party.
i
3 ibscrip ions revived at this office at SLOO a year.
G 3m : , wak * up , and hand us your dollar ,
First Class JOB WORK on Short Notice
at the
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