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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1905)
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS T&e Distressing Abuse of Christmas Presents. ANY people will sympathize with a writer in the Nineteenth Century , who complains that the custom of gift-making has degenerated into a system of barter. liontrue this is we all must realize with the approach of Chrismas * and the shopping it entails. Pretty soon we shai ! sit down some morning , look over our memoranda , find oil : who sent us presents last Christmas , remember was the approximate cost of each , and tho ; : start on a. ton : of the shops to purchase gifts of about the same va ! , : And these we shall send to our creJitor friends witli M written message of Christian charity and holiday goo.l : ; eer , but heaving over each parcel a heavy sigh of relief ; ' ! -it this is off our minds and we are even. Nor is that the worst of it , for very often we seriously cmh.irrass our finances by paying our obligations of this sort : \ ' . \ . \ m.iny a bill collector has made a man's life miser able : * . r months because of such meaningless tokens of love ail : affection that generally do nor exist. Aa matter of fact , the Christmas present. like the wed ding present , has become a nuisance. It had its origin in a sweet sentiment , but that sentiment , except in the cases of families that are closely knit in genuine fondness ( and how many are they ? ) has long since been destroyed by the ever-increasing costliness of gifts. The generous sim plicity of the past is gone and ostentation has taken its place. If you doubt this , just try sending no Christinas , gifts next Christmas and the Christmas following , and see what happens. You will find that tho man who gives no pres ents g : t.s none. Even the glowing and philanthropic hu manity of the Christmas season takos account of the dollars and cents and insists upon Aralue received. It is time for a reform of the abuses that have sur rounded and spoiled the beautiful custom of celebrating Christ's birthday with evidences of peace on earth and good will toward men. As it is practiced now it is com mercial , sordid and destructive of everything but hypoc risy. Chicago Journal. A Land for felons of All Nations. HAT is the logic of keeping criminals at the public expense ? Why should the community give a man free board and lodging for his life because he has broken the law ? If a man is nniJt to be at large in society , then , if self- preservation is the first law of nature , society has the right to eliminate him. This it does , fool ishly , at present , by locking him up for a term of years or for life. In a few cases society kills the criminal , and thus gi'ts rid of him irrevocably and cheaply : but this is hard on the criminal who may not be incorrigible. Hence capital punishment would be too severe for crimes less than the most heinous. The maintenance of prisons , how ever. is a heavy drain upon the taxpayers. Moreover , prisons are not reformatories , but rather colleges for edu cation in the criminal arts and for the formation of the professional criminal character. Therefore , they are men aces as well as burdens to society. Some nations have made a compromise with logic by establishing colonies , where felons are permitted , in a measure to shift for themselves. But these colonies are only half-way measures. The logical , humane and most effectual solution of the problem would be the setting apart of some great territory say the heart of Africa or some large island , not too fertile as a genera' ' dumping ground for the criminals of all nations. There the outlaws could set up a society of their own. Necessity would compel Ihem to dig and build for themselves. They would have to or starve. The frontiers or coasts of the felons' H land could be policed by a patrol composed of detachments from the armies and navies of all the nations in order to prevent escapes. Summary death should be. of course , the penalty for breaking bounds. The powers , however , could refuse to take any part in the internal administration TRAVEL BY AIR. Using : Collapsible Air-Bns : Inside Bal loon Proper Elects with Success. To regulate the height to which a i-alloon shall ris ? or fall is one of the interesting problems of aeronautics , and it usually has been solved by throwing ballast overboard or allow ing the gas to escape. In ballonet- balloons , which have recently been tried in successful experiments , this is accomplished by having collapsible air-bags inside the balloon proper , into which air can be forced or withdrawn. While the idea is old , going back to the time of the first hydrogen balloon in 17S3 , it has only recently been put into successful application , though in 1SS4 air-reservoirs were employed to regulate the shape of balloons. During the first year Henry do la Vaulx and Henri Havre have made improvements whereby successful ascents and voy ages have been made , and the altitude of the balloon nicely regulated. The ballonet is an annular compartment of lens-shaped section placed around the lower part of the balloon proper and provided with suitable valves. By forcing air in or out of the ballonet the displacement , and consequently the buoyancy , is altered. Thus in the first ascent made by M. de la Vaulx a cross ing of the English Channel was made at a height of about 1,000 feet with the ballonet filled. On rising above the clouds the sun's rays would have expanded the gas within the balloon proper and carried the aeronauts to a strata where they would have been driven toward the Arctic Sea by the prevailing southerly winds had they not been able to descend to a lower level by using the ballonet. Thus they were able to proceed in the desired di rection on this particular voyage , land ing in Yorkshire after u trip of sixteen hours. By regulating the position of the balloon with the ballonet it is pos sible to save ballast , so that much longer trips can be taken with favor able winds. Further trips in this bal loon wore equally successful , and dem onstrated tho success of the ballonets , and this arrangement should be ad vantageous in dirigible balloons or on air .ships , as they would supply a sim ple moans of regulating the buoyancy of the envelope containing the gas. "Webster's Iiost Opportunity. The campaign of 1840 had a dra matic and unexpected sequel. Thur- of the territory set up. Tnc criminals could do what they pleased , have anarchy or a communism , a republic or an autocracy , whichever suited them. San Francisco Bul letin. At V/iiat Men Work. letin.A TABLE of the division of labor in different coun A tries , published in the "Industrie .Zeitung. " of Ber lin , presents some interesting facts and offers some _ profitable suggestions. Occupations are divided into tiiree classes namely , agriculture , horticulture and forest ry ; manufactures and mining , and commerce and trans portation. It is interesting to observe that iu the last named class America leads all the world save only Holland. With that one exception a larger proportion of our people .are engaged in commerce and transportation than of any other in the world. That is doubtless because of the enor mous development of railroads in America. Our percentage of men thus engaged is 10.3 , while Holland's is 17.2 , En gland's is only 13 , Germany's is 10.G and France's 9.4. In manufactures and mining America has a compar atively low rank , her percentage being only 24.1. Scotland leads all , with 00.4 , followed closely by England and Wales with 5S.3. Germany has 37.4 and France 33.G. Bel gium , Holland and Switzerland also , of course , rank high , each of them having more than one-third of the working population thus engaged. In the first class , of agriculture and allied occupations , America has a percentage of 33.9 , while Germany has 37.5 , France 44.3. Austria and Hun gary , respectively , HS.2 and 5S.G , and Italy f > 9.4. The only nations having smaller proportions in this class than Amer ica are Holland , with 30.7 : Belgium , with 2ul ; Scotland , with 12 , and England and Wales , with only S. It may be seriously questioned whether it is well for a nation to show so great a disproportion among its occu pations as England does , with only S per cent agricultur ists against HS.3 in manufactures and 13 in commerce ; or as Hungary does in the opposite direction , with HS.O per cent engaged upon the land and only 12.0 in manufactures and 3.3 in commerce. A more even balanc.ing among the classes would seera to be preferable , such as that of the United States , in which the balance is Kiost even of all , with the possible exception of Holland. There is an old warning against carrying all the eggs in one basket , and farmers have long since learned the disadvantage of de pending upon a single crop. So it is not well for any na tion to devote itself too much to a single department of industry. The more varied and well balanced its ocupa- "ions are , the more self-contained and independent it wil be. New York Tribune. May Test Briteins's Strength. T is evident that in some Continental capitals the idea is cherished that the opportunity for a blow against British sea power is to be expected before the end of the conflict between Japan and Ilussia. Any Power that is to be drawn into the attempt will be expected to use not only its navy , but as much of its army as can be made ivailable. We think that bold and far-sighted statesman ship might prevent any such combination being brought into existence. But if the possibility exists , it ought to be the basis of all Great Britain's naval and military arrange- nents. It is such a combination as this which ought to be the hypothesis in every scheme of imperial defense. Tho people of this country ought to be well aware that a com bination against thorn is possible. They ought to know that this is the one danger against which their prepara tions should aim at rendering them reasonably secure , and that'security against the most dangerous attack would involve greater security against less formidable forms of conflict. Recent ministerial accounts of the ideas of the Committee of Defense hardly carry the conviction that the hypothesis has been worked out. Yet there never was a time when both the political and the strategical vigilance 3f a British Government were more urgently necessary than at the present moment. London Morning Post. ? jftx : * 8x ' 'ffigp'ffg &ftjy : : . . . ' S' * > ' * --&f : & & One of the big searchlights used by the Russians at Port Arthur is shown in the illustration. From the forts these projectors were Avorked incessantly at night , and their intense white rays disclosed whatever move ments the Japanese made. The light , when thrown on an advancing enemy , also tends to dazzle and confuse them. In conjunction with the electric projectors the Russians also used star shells , which in exploding brilliantly lighted up * the immediate territory. low Weed , before the meeting of the whig convention , sought out Webster and urged him to take second place on the ticket with Harrison , but tho suggestion was rejected with scorn. An acceptance of Weed's advice would have made Webster President in little more than a year. Fish's Tenacity of Digestion. A singular instance of tenacity in the digestion of fish is reported from a fishing village on the Atlantic coast. The fish , which is a ling , four foot long , had what appeared to be nn ab normally hard liver. But the cutting up process revealed something far stranger. The supposed hard liver turned out to be a piece of stout net ting , over two yards long and fourteen inches wide , which had been pressed into the form of a football. How this great mass of indigestible material came to be swallowed by the creature is a mystery , and the suggestion that the fish caught in the toils of a fish erman's net solved the problem of how to escape by devouring his prison * walls is not considered scientifically practicable. Not a Favorite Brood Lovers , of good , plain dogs which have been allowed to grow naturally will appreciate the story of 'he Eng lish peddler who went to a dewlor in dogs and thus described w/at lie wanted : "Hi wants a kind of dog about so 'igh an' so long. Hit's a kind of gry- 'ound , an' yit it ain't ti gry'otmd. be cause 'is tyle is shorter nor any o * , these 'ere gry'ounds an' 'is nose is shorter an' 'e ain't so slim round tho body. But still 'e's ; kind o' gry'otmd. i Do you keep such dogs1' i "No , " replied the dog man. "We ' drowns 'em. " When an attorney offers to settle , j listen , , COSSACKS GET BUSY EECOME UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVl DURING THE WcEK. Kotircnaikin'a Cavalry 3Iike a Sort < uud Tcur Up the .Liao-yjm ; ? Kailroafl . oa Which the Japanese Ucpeiiil foi Their Supplies. General Kouropatkiii's Cossack ! were unexpectedly active during the week. Undeterred by the snow and the frost u formidable body accompa nied by a regiment of infantry and several guns swept around the Japa nese left Hank and struck at several points south of Liaoyang the railroad on which the Japanese depend for their supplies. They were able to tear up the tracks in many places , but the Japanese report that the damage was quickly remedied. Either the Russians "have not learned the art of railroad destruction so thoroughly as federal raiders did during the Civil War or the Japanese are well prepared , for un pleasant emergencies. The object of the attack on the Jap anese line of communication is as sumed to be to hinder the dispatch to Marquis Oyama's army of General Nogi's troops and artillery , which have been released by the surrender of Port Arthur. Possibly with these re- enforcements Oyama will be in a posi tion to resume the offensive in spite of the inclemency of a Manchuriau winter. Indeed , it may be easier for him to move at this time than it will be in the spring when the streams are up and the roads are bottv.nless. The audacious dash of the Russian as far south as Ncwclnvang and Yinkow proves that they at least can cam paign in the winter season. While Oyama will be greatly strengthened wb,3ii he gets the re-en forcements which are now on their way , no one knows how many men he has. There is equal ignorance as to the force at General Kouropatkin's dis posal. It may be assumed that he has about all for whom supplies can be brought over the Transsiberian Road. It is reported that he has .V OOO Cos sacks and at least two able and en terprising cavalry generals. Last week's raid may be the precursor of many. Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet has not returned to European Avators , but ap pears to be lingering at Madagascar. The long stay at that French posses sion has provoked unfavorable com ments by the Japanese , who say that France is showing disregard for the obligations of a neutral nation by al lowing Madagascar to be made a base of operations. It is reported that a strong Japanese squadron is at the Cliagos Islands in the Indian Ocean , south of Ceylon and northeast of Ma dagascar. Probably there are at the most only a few vessels there which have ventured so far for scouting pur- pases. Last week the Russian vice admiral , who is a member of the international commission to investigate the North Sea incident , was quoted as saying that "we tend toward not far off peace" a peace during which Russia could build a powerful navy and be ready to try conclusions again with Japan. At the moment the statement was thought to be signiiicant. but the address of the Czar to his army and navy has no promise of peace. After announcing the fall of Port Arthur and praising the gallantly of its defenders , the Czar exhorts the soldiers and sailors not to be dismay- 2d , and says "with all Russia I join n the belief that the time is coming tvhon God will give strength to our 'lorious army and navy to arise and jreak the forces of Uic enemy. " This means continued Avar that [ vouropatkin is to drive the Japanese nit of Manchuria if he can. and that : he Russian fleet , whr-n raised to the lighest possible degree of efficiency , s to go in search of th .enemy. The An lo-Russian arbitration com- nission met in Paris and organised. Tribesmen have surrounded Alcazar , ilorocco. and threaten to sack the town. Wealthy European Hebrews have orniod mi organization to assist the 11 us- ian Jews iu emigrating to the United itates. - . . . President Castro of Venezuela deposed lie judges of the Superior Court because liey acquitted a prisoner whom he want- d convicted. Ilerr von Yollmar , the Socialist lead- r , severly criticised the policy of th id-man Government in a speech in the Leichstag at Berlin. The Czar of Russia is considering the icmorial of the zcmstvoists , and Avhila ic demand for a legislative body will not e granted , it is authoritatively stated mt some of the reforms have been ap- rovcd. Official statistics , covering twenty-six ears , show a steady decrease in the birth ite in the large cities in Germany. Among the diplomatists in London coa- ectcd with the Balkans the suggestions E the possibility of a Turko-Bulgarian rar are discredited. Robert Burns' family Bible , containing iterostlng family entries , was sold at uction iu London for ? S.250. The pur- laser was a London dealer. ' The situation in Morocco is extremely rave. All foreigners have been ordered > leave Fez , and the powers are pre- for a naval demonstration , rJt D i Jr-VXtf o * 2 > . * . - < * Ii : the House Friday the Senate amendments to the Philippine govcrn- nie it bill were non-concurred in and the : e.isire.MS sent to conference. Mr. Shij.pjir.l of Texas introduced a bill pro hibiting The payment of mileage to mem bers and Senators who rule on free pars es. Discussion of the charges ag.ilnst .IuIe Swayne occupied the time until adjournment. The legislative , executive and judicial appropriation bill was passed by the Senate after the chair had sus tained a point of order against the amendment increasing the salaries of civ il .service commissioners from . " . . . > 00 to 4.000. Mr. Beveridge sought to have a day fixed for a vote on the statehood bill , but Mr. Corman objected and the calendar was taken tip. Bills were passed amending the law governing the distribu tion of public documents , granting p u- I sions to the families of Indian policemen killed in the capture of Sitting Bull in 1S' 0. extending the law relative to the intimidation of witnesses in Federal courts to witnesses before United States commissioners In the Senate Saturday another un availing effort was made by Mr. Bever idge to secure unanimous consent to fix a day for taking a vote on the statehood bill. Mr. Bate spoke for the opponents of the bill , saying there were still a num ber of speeches to lie made. There was much discussion of a bill permitting American women who have married foreigners to regain citizenship in the United States , but it was deferred for a day. A bill was passed which makes it a felony to counterfeit the great seal of the United States. Pension legis lation at the rate of 4."i ) bills in 108 min utes was the feature of the House ses sion , all previous records for speed in legislation being smashed. Then unani mous consent legislation held sway for nn hour and not a measure presented un der this head came under the ban of ob jection. Amort ; the measures adopted was one revising the copyright law with reference to trademarks and another au thorizing the use of stone , earth and tim ber from forest reserves and public lands for the construction of irrigation works. By a vote of :50 : to 24 the Senate on Monday decided to consider the cross- town street railway bill for Washington. The statehood bill was discussed for three hours by Messrs. Simmons and Ileyburn. who favored the elimination of Arizona from the bill. The Senate resolution lix : ig Wednesday. Feb. S. as the time for counting the electoral vote for President and A'ice President was adopted by the House. A resolution v-s agreed to pro viding for the collection of additional cotton statistics by the census bureau. The legislative , executive ami judicial ap propriation bill was seat to conference. In the Senate Tuesday Mr. Lodge presented the conference report on the Philippine bond and raidroad bill and it was ordered printed. Mr. Mitchell of Oregon made a statement on his recent indictment in connection with land frauds. Bills were passed transferring the control of forest reserves from the Interior Department to the Agricultural Department and abolishing the ollice of the assistant attorney general for the Postottice Department and providing a solicitor for that department. Mr. Hey- bnrn concluded his speech on the state hood bill. A resolution was adopted , set ting Feb. 17 as the date for receiving the statue of Francis E. WHlard from the State of Illinois to be placed in statuary hall. In the House the Swayne impeachment charges were debated at length and it was agreed to begin voting nt l\\Q \ \ o'clock Wednesday. The post- 3 lliec appropriation bill was reported. _ _ Wednesday in the House was devoted io the Swayne impeachment proceedings. There was considerable debating of the various features of the case , and each if the twelve article.of impeachment ivas adopted and ordered reported to the Senate. The charges of impnairiety iiade in connection with the campaigns ) f 1SJ ) ( and . ! ' . ! < > t were revived for a time n the Senate by Mr. Stone , who spoke n support of his resolution providing for in investigation of tbi > charges. He used , vith much freedom The names of Presi- lent Iloosevelt. Judge Parker and Chair- nan Cortelyou. and airain related the al- eg.-itious that Mr. ( yrtelyou had used the nformation secured by him as Secretary f Commerce and Labor to secure money 'n > m the trusts. The discussion of the itatehood bill continued , with Messrs. . 'l : y. Nelson. Bailey , and Stewart as : peakors. In the Senate Thursday the bill for he relief of American sufferers through eizure of far sealing vessels was < le- atod. but no action was taken. The tatehood bill was taken up and Mr. > tone. speaking against the measure , oc- 1 upied the time until adjournment. In ( he House consideration of the army ap- iropriation bill was completed. A propoj j ition to abolish the Porto Kican regiment ras defeated. SO to 47. after debate in rhich Commissioner Degetau of that isl- nd made his maiden speech. The pro- ision for the army transport service was etained iif spite of a vigorous attack by ir. Humphrey of Washington , who said he service was rotten and a national isgrace. Feb. 17 was fixed as the date or the acceptance of the Fraiu-es Wil- ird statue from the State of Illinois. A ill was passed extending the extradition iws of the United States to the Philip- HHI- * . The Senate amendments to the - , ill transferring jurisdiction of the for- , st reserves from the Interior to the Ag- icultura ! Department were concurred in nd the bill was sent to conference. In the National Capital. Brazil desires to be represented at Va hington by an ambassador. A resolution has been offered in * he louse asking whether the President tight to retain Secretary Morton. . Congressman Mann of Chicago has a * ill to transfer to the President ti-- ; owers of the Panama canal board. i > Chaplain Joseph F. Metrail ? has been ! n ismissed from the navy by order "f lie President for alleged misconduct. President's veto of a bill to take roves of giant trees from a California ark may uncover a new land fraud. ALWAYS CALL FOR A CIGAR BY ITS NAME MEANS MORE THAN ANY OTHER NAME EROWIf BAIVDS GOOD FOR PRESENTS "Largest Seller in tha World. " Defining His Position. Years ago there"was a member of an eastern legislature named Murphy , a good politician , but hardly a states man. Indeed his notions of parliamen tary order and debate Avere crude. He was so frequently out of order that the speaker got in the haDit of crying as soon as Mr. Murphy rose , "The gen tleman is out of order ! " .Murphy sat down , but presently he was on his feet aagin. ' Mr. Prisidint. I rise to a point of order. In justice I must explain that the thing I intimled to say just now when you called me to order had noth ing to do with what I did not say. " HIS EXPERIENCE TEACHES THEM That Iocd3 Kidney Pills AVill Cure IJritrht'a Disease Remarkable Case of George J. Uarber ( Juick Recovery After Years of Suffering. Estherville. Iowa. Jan. 2.1:1. ( Spe cial. ) The experience of Mr. Goorge J. Barber , a well known citizen of this place , justifies his friends iu making the announcement to the world "Bright's Disease can be cured. " Mr. Barber had kidney trouble and it de veloped into Bright's Disease. lie treated it with Dodd's Kidney Pills and to-day ho is a well man. In an interview he says : "I can't say too much for Dodd's Kidney Pills. I had Kidney Disease for fifteen years and though I doctored for it with the best doctors here and in Chicago , it developed into Bright's Disease. Then I started to use Dodd's Kidney Pills and two boxes cured me completely. I think Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best in the world. " A remedy that will cure Bright's Disease will cure any other form of Kidney Disease. Dodd's Kidney Pills never fail to cure Bright's Disease. Heroism in Animals. Animals are capable of what we should call heroism in man. In ono field was a donkey , in another a horse. Through the first went a mastiff and made for the ass , seized him by the throat , pulled him down , and that so suddenly that the donkey looked like ly to be killed. The horse in the next field leaped the hedge dividing the two pastures , collared the dog with his teeth , swung him on the fall ball teeth , swung him and like a baseball player caught him on ttie fall with liis heels. The mastiff was whisked aver the hedge which the horse had just crossed , and the donkey was left n peace to recover from his wounds. Suck Dear Friends , Too. . Jennie I had such an awful fright ast evening. Just as I was about to inter our front gate a big. horrible man limped from behind a tree and actually ried to kiss me. Fannie Poor fellow ! I wonder what unatic asylum he escaped from ? JAY HELPLESS AND SPEECHLESS roa HOUES AT A TIME. i" Spoils , Headaches , Rheumatism , All Caused ! > y I'oor Blood Cured by Dr. Williams. ' rink 1'ills. When Mrs. "Williams was asked for ome details of the fearful illness from finch she had so long suffered , she spoke s follows : " Ever since I had nervous prostration , bout thirteen years ago , I have had eriodical spells of complete exhaustion. Liiy excitement or unusual activity , -ould throw me into a state of lifeless- ess. At the beginning my strength come back in a moderate time , ut the period of weakness kept leugth- tiing until at last I would lie helpless 5 many as three hours at a stretch. " " You were under medical treatment , E course ? ' "Yes , when I became so Lad that I ad to give up my housework , in. May of 303 , I was being treated for kidney ouble , and later tho doctor thought niy ifficulties came from change of life. I as not only weak , but I had dizzy seliugs , palpitation of the heart , misery fter eating , hot flashes , nervous liead- jhes , rheumatic pains in the back and ips. The doctor did mo so little good lat I gave up liis treatment , and really lared that my case was incurable. " " What saved you , from , your state ol spelessness ? " "Iu Jaly of 1903 I had a very bad > ell , and my husband came iu one day ith a little book which told of remark- ) lo cures effected by a remedy for the ood and the nerves , Br. Williams' Pink ills. He bought a box for me , and tat was tho beginning of my return to 5alth. My appetite grew keen , my food ) longer distressed me , my nerves wero lieted , and my strength began to re- ve. " "How long did you take this remedy * " /'i "For two months only. At the end tnat time . had regained my health ' id cheerfulness , and my friends say \ iat I am looking better than I have t me for the past fifteen years. " I Ml7 ; Ll zie YfiHiams"is now living ts'i o. 41fi Cedar street. Qniiicy , Illinois. ae pills which she praises so highly ire all diseases that coino from im- > VTShecl ft0 ? ' K y ° nr stem is all in down , Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are .every best remedy to take. Any drmr. st can supply them.