Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, March 29, 1906, Image 3
Nothing knocks out and disables like Lumbago and Sciatica Nothing reaches the trouble as quickly as h * i St. Jacobs Known the world over as Ttie Master Cure for Pains and Aches Price , 25c. and 50c. CurSou * Medical Phenomena. | A .Philadelphia physician , while Isaaklng a social visit at the house of f& friend , chanced to meet a colleague. { After some general conversation , a re- tamrk was made that gave a profes- Isional turn to the talk. The first phy- klcian said : j "You know one may look into the ' 'throat of a child and determine upon which foot It is standing merely by 'the ' way in which the blood collects ton the other side of the body. " i "A more remarkable fact than that , " observed the second doctor , "is that Iby manual training you can actually increase the size of the brain of a 3 ' atupid child , so that by proper mental Isxerclse it develops a marked degree bf intelligence. " It is probable that the host began \to \ suspect that his medical friends [ were trying to "chaff" him ; at any irate , he , as a layman , contributed the following extraordinary addition to the tock of medical knowledge : ' "Gentlemen , " said he , "the facts you 'mention ' are nothing compared to one 'coming ' imder my own obesrvation. I ihave actually seen a man who by look- iing in his pocketbook could tell you What he was to have for dinner ! " tSuccess Magazine. libraries of Ancient Days. So far as existing records show the i foldest approximation to libraries was 'brought ' to light by the Assyrian dls- coveries in the form of Babylonish feooks inscribed on clay tablets. They lare supposed to have been prepared for Ipublic instruction about 650 B. C. "Plslstratus " is csald to have founded a ( library at Athens about 537 B. C. , but 'there ' is no clear evidence to that ef- 'fect ' According to Strabo Aristotle Iwas the first known collector of a ( library and bequeathed it to Theophras- Itus , B. C. 322 , the library finally going ito Rome. The average age of Senators is fifty- nine years ; eight are less than forty- five. The Coffee Debate I The published statements of a num- j $ > er of coffee Importers and roasters in- fdicate a "waspy" feeling toward us , for faring to say that- coffee Is harmful to j * percentage of the people. . A frank public discussion of the sub ject Is quite agreeable to us and can certainly do no harm ; on the contrary , Stfhen all the facts on both sides of any ( question are spread before the people tthey can thereupon decide and act in- ' 'telllgently. ' , Give the people plain facts and they jwlll take care of themselves. - ' ' " " " " " " " " " - * " " " , We demand facts in this coffee dis- > cusslon and propose to see that the tfacts are brought clearly before the people. . A number of coffee importers and Iroasters have joined a movement to iboom coffee and stop the use of Postum Food Coffee and in their newspaper statements undertake to deceive by rfalse assertions. Their first is that coffee is not harm- We assert that one in every three cof fee users has some form of incipient or -chronic disease ; realize for one moment . what a terrible menace to a nation of civilized people when one kind of beverage - < age cripples the energies and health of one-third the people who use It We make the assertion advisedly and rguggest that the reader secure his own proof by personal inquiry among coffee users. Ask your coffee drinking friends if Ihey keep free from any sort of aches .and ails. You will be startled at the percentage and will very naturally seek to place the cause of disorder on .something aside from coffee , whether Stood , inherited tendencies or something Go deeper in your search for facts. If your friend admits occasional neu ralgia , rheumatism , heart weakness , /.gtomacb. or bowel trouble , kidney com plaint , weak eyes , or approaching ner- TOUS prostration Induce him or her to Snake the experiment of leaving off cof fee for ten days and using Postum Yood Coffee , and observe the result It srill startle you and give your friend riometfeing to tnlnk of. Of cours * , If Possible Explanation. Scribbles I wonder how the cus tom of an editor calllug himself "we" originated ? Dribbles Doubtless some old-time blue-pencil wielder was on to the fact that in union there is strength and used the term when he had occasion to ring in a bluff on a poet. Colllcr'n Weekly Sneil Iiy the TV. T. Ilnnnon Company. Papers have been filed in Schenectady - tady in an action for $100,000 damages for alleged libel , brought by the W. T. Hanson Company , manufacturers of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills , against Collier's Weekly , for alleged false statements re garding the company and its prepara tion. The- suit Is the result of the at tacks made by Collier's on the patent medicine business and is similar in many respects to that of Dr. Pierce , of Buffalo , against the Ladies' Home Jour nal , in which the doctor was awarded heavy damages. An international league for the exter mination of rats has been formed in Den mark. In Berlin the authorities award a penny for every rat's tail brought to them. Yon Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease FREE. Write to-day to Allen S. Olmated , Le Roy , N. Y. , for a FREE sample of Allen's Foot- Ease , a powder to shake Into your shoes. It cures tired , sweating , hot , swollen , ach ing feet. It makes new or tight shoes easy. A certain cure for Corns and Bunions. All Druggists and Shoe stores sell It. 2uc. Gave Two Good noanona. Professor Booth Lowrey , the lecturer , Is fond of telling stories of courtrooms. His favorites emanate from the court of an old Virginia judge , noted as a stickler for court ceremony and who is seriously handicapped in his efforts through the personality of the wit nesses with whom he generally has to deal. Their answers to his sonorous questions are often ridiculous. This particular judge once had a damage suit before him which necessi tated the appearance of several wit nesses. Knowing almost every person In his jurisdiction , it was his custom to see that the witnesses vjere always in court at the proper time. While the clerk was calling the names of the witnesses in this case he came to the name of James Brown , which no one in the room claimed to possess. Know ing James as a ne'er-do-well , the judge could not understand his absence. "Does anyone in this court know a good reason why James Brown should not be here ? ' ' he finally queried. After a short silence the question was repeated , when another witness spoke up. "Yes , sir , judge , " he said , "I know of two reasons why he should not be here. " "Well , what are they ? " asked the judge. "One is , " said the witness , "that Jim died last night , and the second is that he is still dead. " Louisville Courier- Journal. Him Tip. "Pm glad to see you in our midst again , " said the village editor , who was built like a pair of tongs , as he shook hands with the obese postmas ter , who had just returned from a two weeks' vacation. "Get out ! " exclaimed the P. M. as he looked the thin party over. "You haven't any midst" the person is one of the weak ones and says "I can't quit" you will have dis covered one of the slaves of the coffee importer. Treat such kindly , for they seem absolutely powerless to stop the gradual but sure destruction of body and health. Nature has a way of destroying a part of the people to make room for the stronger. It Is the old law of "the sur vival of the fittest" at work , and the victims are many. We repeat the assertion that coffee does harm many people , not all , but an army large enough to appal the inves tigator and searcher for facts. The next prevarication of the coffee importers and roasters is their state ment that Postum Food Coffee is made of roasted peas , beans or corn , and mixed with a low grade of coffee and that it contains no nourishment We have previously offered to wager $100,000.00 with them that their state ments are absolutely false. They have not accepted our wager and they will not We will gladly make a present of $25,0.00.00 to any roaster or importer of old fashioned coffee who will accept that wager. Free Inspection of our factories and methods is made by thousands of people each month and the coffee importers themselves are cordially invited. Both Postum and Grape-Nuts are absolutely pure and made exactly as stated. The formula of Posturn and the an alysis made by one of the foremost chemists of Boston has been printed on every package for many years and is absolutely accurate. Now as to the food value of Postum. It contains the parts of the wheat berry which carry the elemental salts such as lime , iron , potash , silica , etc. , etc. , used by the life forces to rebuild the cellular tissue , and this is particularly true of the phosphate of potash , also found in Grape-Nuts , which combines in the hu man body with albumen and this com bination , together with water , rebuilds the worn out gray matter in the deli cate nerve centers all over the body , and throughout the brain and solar plexus. Ordinary coffee stimulates In an un natural way , but with many people it slowly and-surely destroys and does not rebuild this gray substance so vitally Important to the well-being of every human being. These are eternal facts , proven , well authenticated and known to every prop- * They're Expensive. Youth What do I have to pay for a marriage license ? Clerk Well , you get it on the in stallment plan. it&sLiL Youth How's that ? Clerk One dollar down and your entire salary each mouth for the rest of j'our life. Cleveland Leader. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS , as they cannot - not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh IB a blood or constitutional disease , and In order to cure It you must take Internal rem edies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Intern ally , and acts directly on the blood and mu cous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is not a quack medicine. It was proscribed by ono of the best physicians in this country for years * and Is a regular prescription. It Is Composed of the best tonics known , com bined with the best blood purifiers .acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The per fect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results In coring Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO. . Props. , Toledo , O. Sold by Druggists , price 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. It Meant "He's engaged to her , and I think w may look for a wedding soon. " "Why- " "She told me she believed in short en gagements. " "So she does short and frequent. " "Wortli Knowing : that Alleock's are the original and only genuine porous plasters ; all other so-called porous plasters are imitations. Her Idea of It. An official of one of the telegraph companies tells an amusing story of a young woman in a Pennsylvania town who wished to send a telegram to a New York lirrn ordering a supply of dress goods. After some inquiries as to whether the line "really and truly" did "con nect with New York , " the young wom an finally decided to afford the com pany the benefit of her patronage. Opening her hand bag , she took there from various samples which she con sulted from time to time as she under took the task of expressing her -wants in the usual "ten words. " When she * had apparently completed the inter-l esting operation , she attached two ot' the samples to the telegraph form and. handed her message to the man at the window. Her telegram read as fol lows : "Blank and Company. Send expresr four yards sample 'A' and six yards 'B. ' " Success Magazine. A Postponed Dlnaer. A Californian relates the following as illustrating the aptness evinced by a Chinese servant in his employ for an easy assimilation of American methods of dealing with the "hobo" j type that is not less common in Cali fornia than in the East. A hungry tramp knocked at the kitchen door of the Californian'9 house one Tuesday afternoon , when he was promptly challenged by Lee Yuen. The "hobo" delivered himself of a long tale of woe to the Chinaman , concluding with a petition for some thing to eat. "You like fiish ? " suavely Insinuated the Chinese. "Yes ! " eagerly assented the tramp. "Call Fliday , " responded Lee , with an imperturbable smile , as he closed the door. Harper's Weekly. erly educated physician , chemist and food expert. Please remember we never say ordi nary coffee hurts every one. Some people use it regularly and seem strong enough to withstand its attacks , but there is misery and dis ease in store for the man or woman who persists in its use when nature protests , by heart weakness , stomach and bowel troubles , kidney disease , weak eyes , or general nervous prostra tion. The remedy is obvious. The drug caffeine , contained in all ordinary cof fee , must be discontinued absolutely or the disease will continue in spite of any medicine and will grow worse. It is easy to leave off the old-fashion ed coffee by adopting Postum Food Coffee , for In it one finds a pleasing hot breakfast or dinner beverage that has the deep seal brown color , changing tea a rich golden brown when good cream is added. When boiled long enough (15 ( minutes ) the flavor is not that of rank Rio coffee , but very like the milder , smooth and high grade Java , but en tirely lacking the drug effect of ordi nary coffee. Any one suffering from disorders set up by coffee drinking ( and there is an extensive variety ) can absolutely de pend upon some measure of relief by quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee. If the disease has not become too strongly rooted , one can with good rea son expect it to disappear entirely in a reasonable time after the active cause of the trouble is removed and the cellu lar tissue has time to naturally rebuild , with the elements furnished by Postum and good food. It's only just plain old common sense. Now , with the exact facts before the reader , he or she can decide the wise course , looking to health and the power to do things. If you have any doubt as to the cause of any ache or ail you may have , remember the far reaching telegrams of a hurt nervous system trave1 from heel to head , and it may be well worth your while to make the experiment of leav ing off coffee entirely for ten days and using Postum iu its place. You will probably gather some good solid facts , worth more than a gold mine , for health can make gold and sickness lose it Besides there's all the fun , .for it's like a continuous Internal frolic to be perfectly well. There's a reason for POSTUM Pottum Cereal Co. , Ltd. , Battle Creek , HIS ROMANCE. A stunning girl once passed my My ardor I could not restrain. Said I : "It is a pleasant day. " Said she : "I fear it's going to rain. " ( And that was all I said , And that was all she said. ) Her beauty troubled my repose , And when she passed again myvay , Said I : "Will you nccept the rose ? " Said she : "Oh , what a sweet bouquet ! " ( And that was all I said. And that was all she said. ) JTwo days passed and again we met ; I never saw a maid so fair. She said : "Your flowers aren't withered yet. " Said I : "I envy them your care. " ( And that was all she said , And that was all I said. ) Then I resolved , so sweet was she. That I would have her for my wife. Said I : "Oh , will you marry me ? " Said she : "What I ? Not on your life ! " ( And that was all I said , And that was all she said. ) ( No occasion for any further conver sation , was there ? ) Tit-Bits. CUPID IN THE ELEVATOR fjrpHE inhabitants were chary of in- II trusting themselves to the elevator - vator in Bailey Mansions , for it was of so unstable a character that the initiated had lost all confidence in it as a means of transportation. Katherine , however , was not an in habitant In her own home elevators pursued the even tenor of their way without vagaries of any sort : so , when her call on the top floor was completed , with every reason to expect a swift and uneventful journey she stepped confidently Into the elevator. At the fourth floor it stopped to ad mit a second passenger , a man named Westcott Westcott differed from Katherine In that he entered the cage- like apartment with a full knowledge of its treacherous tendencies , but West cott was that morning in a frame of mind to court disaster. He assured himself as he stepped in that it was a "WILL YOU HAVE A CHOCOLATE ? " matter of complete indifference to him whether the elevator shot suddenly up ward and crashed through the skylight , or dropped without warning into the basement The elevator , however , did neither of these things. Under the guidance of a chubby , blue-eyed youth , it pursued Its downward career until it reached the space between the first and second floors ; there it stopped. At the sight of her fellow passenger Katherine turned pink with embarrass ment The man had muttered some thing under his breath and bowed frig idly , for , before courting disaster , he had courted Katharine apparently it had amounted to the same thing. They had parted forever only the evening before , and the ring she had worn for three months was at thaib moment in * Westcott's vest pocket , where he had ( thrust it savagely at the end of their quarrel. "Why are we stopping here ? ' ' asked Katherine , turning to the elevator boy of cherubic countenance. " 'Cause we can't go on , " returned the boy , producing a bag of nuts and a comic paper and proceeding to make himself comfortable. "The power's off again. " "Has it ever does It often go off like this ? " "Oh , yes , " replied the boy , cheerfully. "There's nothing to be scared of. Some times she runs all right for as much as a week ; then , again , she won't budge for as much as six or seven hours at a stretch. " "Six or seven hours ! " gasped Kath arine. "Yes , " replied the boy , settling him self more comfortably on his stool. "Once it was longer , but gin'rally they get her going In an hour or two. There's no danger at all , miss. " The boy gently discouraged further conversation by burying himself in his paper. Katherine moved to the end of the long , leather-covered seat West cott , at the extreme other end , stared gloomily at the wall. Kathrln looked at her watch ; It was already past luncheon time , and she had been too miserable to eat much breakfast Still she brightened at the thought she should uot starve , for she had with her a box of chocolates she was taking home to her sister's chil dren. She looked at her watch again. Only four more minutes had passed , but the pangs of hunger were becoming un endurable. The chubby boy munched nuts with apparently no thought of his fellow-sufferers. Katherine untied the pink string that bound the chocolate box , unfolded the paper , lifted the lid and ate a chocolate. When she had eaten three she glanced at Westcott He was still gaz ing at the wall. The walls In elevator bafta ars seldom interesting ; this one was tinted a bilious ffreen & color that Westcott abhorred. "How he must bate me , thought Katherine , eating another chocolate , "when he'd rather look at a wall than at me. I wonder what I ought to del If we were utter strangers , cast away on a desert isle , and he had one biscuit and three drops of water , I should think him horrid if he didn't offer me haJf. I suppose I ought to offer him -some of these chocolates , even if we're not on speaking terms. " Katherine , sitting very erect and gazing straight ahead , pushed the box along the seat Westcott paid no at tention. "Will you have a chocolate ? " asked Katherine , somewhat unsteadily. Westcott was so sure that he was dreaming that he did not make any answer. "The lady spoke to you , " prompted the'elevator boy. Westcott looked inquiringly at Kath erine. "Will you will you have a choco late ? " "No , thank you , " replied Westcott , returning to the contemplation of the green wall. There was another long pause. The neglected box remained half way be tween the suspended passengers. "I think you're very ungentlemanly , " said Katherine at length. "So you said last night" responded Westcott , coldly. "You're more so to-day. " "How ? " "You you know I'm too polite to eat those chocolates and let you go hungry , and I'm fairly starving. " Westcott with an air of exaggerated politeness , took a chocolate and ate It , with his eyes fixed unsoclably upon the green wall. He dared not trust him self to look at Katherino. Katherine nibbled a bonbon , waited In silence for ten minutes , and again offered the box to Westcott who gravely helped him self. This operation was repeated until only one remained In the box. The remaining ono was heart-shaped. "It's a heart ! " exclaimed the ele vator boy , who had rend too many "dime shockers" not to recognize an interesting situation when face to face with one , and who was unable to con tain himself longer. "You'll have to toss for it It's a heart , isn't it ? " "Why , so it Is , " replied Katherine. "Will you have it , Bob pardon me Mr. Westcott ? " Westcott shot a quick glance at Katherine , who had gradually moved two feet away from the end of the leather-overed bench , and was consequently quently that much closer to the man she had jilted the previous evening. "Do I understand that you are offer ing me a heart ? " asked Westcott "It's your turn. " said Katherine , flushing a beautiful crknson. Westcott took from his pocket some thing that glittered , laid it In the box beside the chocolate heart , and pushed the box toward Kathorine. "Do we play fair ? " he asked , with his eyes on Katherlne's. The elevator boy , agog with excite ment , retired discreetly , but with re luctance , to the pages of his paper , but not before he had recognized in the glittering object a ring. And when he looked again the box contained two hands , although only ono was visible ; the man was no longer gazing at the wall. The hand of the indicator above the boy's head was leaping from number to number In curious fashion , sounds of ringing bells and impatient voices drifted from the elevator shaft ; but the man and the. maid paid no heed. Then the boy moved the lever slowly , "even reluctantly , and the elevator dropped quietly to the ground floor. "Oh ! " exclaimed Katherine , drawing her hand gently from Westcott's and giving a long sigh. "We're actually down. " "Yes , " beamed the boy , "and you might have been down fifteen minutes ago just as well as not ; but Lseen how things was going , and I thought I'd help them along some. " "You shall come to the wedding , Cupid , " said Westcott slipping a heavy coin into the cherubic boy's hand. And he added , as they stepped out of the elevator on to the solid ground : "If I ever own an elevator you shall run It. " Carroll Watson Rankin , in Pearson's Magazine. Flic * and Mnslc. "Piano playing will drive fliea from your apartments , " declared a man who expounds odd theories. "That sounds like a joke , andf of course , there are some kinds of playing that will chase human beings from a room , but seriously I mean that music Is ob jectionable to Insects in fact all sounds annoy them. "Whoever saw flies in a boiler shop ? No one that I know of , be cause the vibrations caused by the continuous pounding are as deranging to the insects as are the atmospheric disturbances resulting from electric fans. Every one should be familiar with the intensity of the vibrations produced by the strings of a piano. For instance , many'persons , no doubt , have noticed that a loose glass in a picture frame will buzz when a cer tain note is struck. Well , when the strength of the sound wave which causes the ill "fitting glass to hum , though it may be a dozen feet away , is multiplied a score of times in a second end , as is the case when a spirited piano performance is in progress , the effect of the vibrations on the ex tremely sensitive insects may be Im agined. They simply can't stand a prolonged sound. " Philadelphia Rec ord. ord.A A man may believe that he Is better than his neighbor , but his neighbor never believes it iffii : WEEKLY gig 1369 Battle of Monteil. n519 Fernando Cortpz and his band of explorers attacked by Indians. lf 21 Insurrection and massacre in th * island of Majorca. 1590 Battle of Ivry. 1621 Plymouth colonists received first Indian visit Complaint against Lord Bacon for corruption presented to the House of Lords. 1032 Treaty of St. Germain , by which Canada and Nova Scotia were restor ed to the French. 3G14 Itoger Williams obtained chattel for incorporation of Providence , R. I. 1670 Xarragiinsott Indians attacked Northampton. Mass .Settlement ot Warwick. IJ. I. , destroyed by tha Indians. 1CSO First Assembly of New Hampshire met at Portsmouth. 1718 First person inoculated for small pox in England. 1757 Admiral John Bying shot Jit Ports mouth , England , for cowardice. - 17GO Celebration in Boston over repeal of the Stamp act. 177C Boston evacuated by the British. 1778 Engagement at Quintan's Bridga , New Jersey. 1781 French surrendered island of St. Bartholomew to the British Corn- wallis retreated from Guilford court house. 1793 Battle of Linden. 1SOO British ship Queen Charlotte de stroyed by an explosion off Leghorn. 1802 Military institution established at West Point , N. Y. 1808 King Charles IV. of Spain abdi cated in favor of his son. 1813 Delaware river blocked by British ships. 1815 Kingdom of the Netherlands pro claimed William I. as King. 1848 Insurrection at Milan ; flight of the viceroy. 1853 Nankin taken by rebels ; 20,00(1 ( massacred. 1855 First train across Niagara bridge. 1858 Lucknow taken. 1SG1 Kingdom of Italy established. 1803 Prince William George of Den mark elected King of Greece. 18G5 Battle of Bentonville , N. C . Lincoln issued proclamation to pun ish persons supplying arms to In dians Confederate arsenal at Fayetteville - etteville , N. C. , destroyed by Sher man. 1867 Mexico evacuated by the French. 18G9 Revolt of convicts in Sing Sin * prison ; a keeper killed. 1871 Communist uprising in Paris. . . Siege of Paris began. 1872 Execution of three Communists at Satory. 1873 San Salvador destroyed by ELM- earthquake. 1875 Tornado devastated Rienzi , Miss. 1878 Great strike of weavers in Eng land O'Donovan Rossa riot in To ronto. 1882 "Billy the Kid" captured in Min neapolis. 1883 Collision on Edinburgh and Glas gow railroad at Central station ; ser- enty-four killed Alleged attempt to assassinate Lady Florence Dixia at Windsor. 1884 Egyptian troops defeated at Khac- toum Tribal rising in Egypt from Kassala to Berber. 1885 One hundred and thirty-seven min ers suffocated in Rhenish Prussia. 1886 Geronimo and band surrendered ; to Lieut. Maus in Arizona. 1887 Train fell through a bridge in Boston ; forty lives lost. . . .Fire de stroyed Richmond hotel in Buffalo ; thirty-two lives lost. 1888 Santa Fe railroad tied np bjr strikers Morocco refused demand * of the United States. 1889 Coper panic in Paris. 1890 Boomers invaded the Cheroke * strip. 1891 Steamer Eutopia sunk in GibraJ- tar bay ; 571 lives lost. . . .Keystont National bank in Philadelphia cloaed * its doors. 1893 $500,000 fire in Milwaukee. . . . Jules Ferry , president of French Sen ate , died. 1894 Walter Wellman. Arctic explore sailed from New York. 1893 Missing Spanish warship Reina. Regente found sunken near GibraK tar ; 420 persons lost Two hun dred thousand bootmakers on strlk * in England Revolt crushed in Co lombia. 1905 Cruiser Washington launched at Philadelphia James H. Peabody declared Governor of Colorado. . . . Gen. Linevitch appointed to succeed , Kuropatkin in command of Russian army More than a score killed lu coal mine explosion at Thurmond , W. Va. Notes of Current Event * . The national convention of wholes * ! * frocers will meet in Buffalo June 5-7. An Italian prisoner confessed thafc there is an anarchist plot to kill to * Kin * of Italy on April 1&