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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1906)
A NERVOUS WRECK 'Mrs. Green Go.'ned 25 Pounds and Recovered Hei Health by Taking t Dr. WMIIamc' Pink Pills. / General debility is a term that cqvers e. multitude of cases where there is no acute disease , yet the patient continues to lose strength and the doctor's medi cines have no apparent effect. This is the decline that leads to death if means are not found to check it. In a great majority of cases Dr. Williams' Pink Pills will check it and restore health and strength because they actually make new blood and so send renewed vitality to every organ and tissue of the body. Mrs. S. A. Green , whoso address is Box 29 , B. F. D. No. 4 , Franklin , Ga. , says : "For three and a half years I suffered with weakness and nervous ness , complicated with stomach trouble. At times I was confined to my bed for periods ranging from three weeks to two mouths and was under the physician's care most of the time for three years. I do not know the cause ol my trouble but I was prostrated with weakness and , al though I took a great deal of medicine , nothing seemed to give me strength. At times niy stomach hurt me something fearful and my head often troubled me. I was sleepless and what sleep I did get did not refresh me. " When I began taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills , I weighed but 104 pounds. I knew I wns so bad that a few doses would not cure me and I had patience. Soon the pills began to give me strength my blood got in better condition , I could sleep wellat night and help some with the housework. Now I weigh 130 pounds and think nothing of walking half a mile. Dr.Williams1 Pink Pills have done won ders for me and the neighbors all know this statement is true. " Dr.Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists , or will be sent by mail , post paid , on receipt of price , 50 cents per box , six boxes § 2.50 , by the Dr. Williams Med icine Co. , Scheuectady , N.Y. HOPI INDIAN WEAVERS. y Taugrht the Act to the Navnjos of the Southwest. The Hop ! were the original weavers 'of ' the southwest and taught the Nava jo the craft that has made him famous "her" , rather , for it's the Navajo women who do their weaving , the men devoting their time and energies toward - , ward the business end , disposing of the women's products at the trading posts , I says the Craftsman. Very few speci- imens of the Hopi's exquisite work ( reach civilization , for nearly everything - ' thing they make Is for their own use. ! The women of the tribe are most conservative and adhere to the native dress woven in one piece , folded , laced I together with colored yarns and belt- led in with a ten-inch sash of bright 'hue. It is black , a diagonal weave , with diamond pattern. This is caught lover the right shoulder , leaving the left bare , and they generally wear a mantle of a smaller blanket , or of cali co , caught over the left shoulder and flowing free behind. With this ar rangement of costume and their own odd method of hairdressing it would 'be ' a long trip to find anything more picturesque than a group of women and girls gathered for their daily trad ing bee and "mothers' meeting" on a kiva roof , or on a house terrace , weav ing their bright-colored trays , and lunching , or particularly on the house tops , viewing a "dance" in the plaza , when each one wears her best. At such times the unmarried girls are ( supposed to retire modestly to their homes before the close of the cere mony that they may not have to inin gle with the dispersing crowd. Overlooking n. Bet. * " " i "Tom's a fool ! " "Why , Margery ! I thought you liked him. " o "Well , we were sitting on the sofa P last night and he bet me that I couldn't 61 ; Whistle. And I turned to him and puck 81Ol ered up my lips to start and " Ola "Well ? " Ol"i " ' "Well , he let me whistle ! " Cleve "iP1 land Leader. P1 P1U Oat of the Dim. Past. Bi Belshazzar's attention had been called Biti to the handwriting on the wall. ti "Looks like a Chinese laundry check , " tiec ie said , carelessly. But he learned ec i later that it was a freigh check and that be was short weight. 61 I William Stanley Braithwaite , a colored si man of Boston , is attracting great atten is tion as a poet He : s considered b ; isec critics to be one of the finest singers of ectt the younger generation in America. Bi WELL PEOPLE , TOO. 6lai ai XVlse Doctor Gives Postum to Con ot valescents. BL A wise doctor tries to give nature its best chance by saving the little strength of the already exhausted patient , and sa lei > building up wasted energy with simple but powerful nourishment on "Five years ago , " writes a doctor , "I la commenced to use Postum in my own re family instead of coffee. I was so well It be pleased with the results that I had two grocers place it in stock , guaranteeing a Its sale. it "I then commenced to recommend it 60 to my patients in place of coffee , as a nutritious beverage.- The consequence COmi Is , every store in town is now selling it mi as it has become a household necessity oyWi In many homes. Wimi "I'm sure I prescribe Postum as oft mi en as any one remedy in the Materia Medica in almost every case of Indi gestion and nervousness I treat , and COGo Go with the best results. "When I once introduce it into a family itMi Mi ily , it is quite sure to remain. I shall hi ! continue to use It and prescribe it in eri families where I practice. thi "In convalescence from pneumonia , Ol typhoid fever and other cases , I give it ca ; as a liquid , easily absorbed diet You 'may ' use my letter as a reference any Bt ( 'way ' you see fit" Name given by Post ova um Co. , Battle Creek , Mich. Bead "The a Road to Wellville" In pkgs. "There * * th < ft reason. " TSB > , gi.s"vqtf * vyy Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects. THE WOJIAN'S SHASE. HE sailor , the engineer , the employe In pow der mill or lead works , the miner , take their lives in their hands when they go to their tasks. The world honors their courage , and pays them tribute of praise when , as often happens , they'meet disaster or death in their " " vocation. But even their risks are not so trying to heart and flesh as the dull , ceaseless , gloomy foreboding under which their women-folk must always live. The woman who knows the breakfast her good man eats may be the last meal before he is brought home mangled or dead from mine or mill bears a severer test of courage than he who goes forth to danger. Every woman whose husband works In the comparative safety of field or shop ought to send a sympathetic thought to the wives and daughters and mothers and sweethearts of the-thousand and more miners who re cently met so horrible a death in northern France. To add to the anguish of the loss came the disfigurement of the dead so complete that of the first one hundred and six bodies rescued , only forty were recognized. On the day of the burial sixty-six coffins bore the tragic words , "Non reconnu. " It gave the last touch to the agoujr of tlie distracted women who wept and wailed at the funeral , that they could not even know whether the men whom they loved were among the blackened corpses. Wben the women turned from the graves , It was to meet the harsh exigencies of daily life the need for food and shelter and clothes. The apprehension of years had for them become a grim reality. As we read of peril by land and sea we are bound to remember , not only the imperiled , but those who wait and watch for them and live by them the women who Share the fear if not the danger. Youth's Companion. CHEATING THE KEDMAJT. i STORY which reflects little credit upon the parties concerned comes from the White Earth Indian reservation In western Min nesota. Its accompaniments are plenty of liquor in the hands of the speculators. Since June 21 , the report says , the Indians and half-breeds have been permitted to dispose of their holdings or to place mortgages upon them. It was a fine chance for the Indian-cheating rascals who watch for such opportunities , and so it is not surprising to read that in place of money the drunken redmen were given tin checks redeemable at the saloons for liquor. The most shameful part of the dispatch says : "The agent at the reservation is powerless to check these evils , for the law has clothed the Indians with the right to do as they please with their lands. " It is the same old story repeated again and again dur ing the years since the white men and the redinen first met in the conflict for the possession of the continent , a war of extermination through the weapon of liquor , with Its accompanying command , "Move on" until the terri tory under control of the first possessors of the country is circumscribed within narrow bonds. Several writers have proclaimed the shame of the thing In burning words. Joshua R. Giddings in his "Exiles of Florida , " Charles H. Coe in "Red Patriots , " Seth K. Humphrey in "The Indian Dispossessed , " Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson in "A Century of Dishonor" and others of her books have each told a story of substantial uniformity in its details , a narrative of oppression , deceit and wrong. The famous A GENTLE "TOUCH. " All the means with which money can IG extracted from the unwilling purse if : the American tourist are in full iractice on the slopes of Mount Ve- uvlus. Most of them are delicately ihaded forms of highway robbery. "On iur way down the mountain , " says the Luther of "A Levantine Log-Book , " 'a beautiful Italian boy approached , ut his hand on our carriage , and gave is ! a sunny smile twenty-five cente- imi. "He walked along a few yards , and hen went forward and patted the near lorse's < flank ten centesinii. Tie stoop- d down and presented to inadaina a mall piece of lava fifteen centesimi. put the price low purposely , ao Ve- uvius is entirely composed of lava and 5 thirty miles round. Again he walk- d along in silence a few yards , and hen remarked , 'Fine day' ten cente- Lrni. He saw a yellow flower by the Ide of the road , which he gathered nd presented to madama with an ther sunny smile thirty-fire cente- "Here I Interfered. 'Fair youth , ' ild I , 'waste not thy time upon heed- ss and nnappreciative travelers like arselves. We need no little pieces of iva ; our horses do not care for ca- isses ; we have no use for sunny talian smiles. Here is a coin , fair jy ; It Is the smallest I have ; If I had smaller it would be yours , but take with my blessing. ' I gave him a jldo , worth about a penny. "The handsome boy gazed at the pper coin with the expression of a ian who has just bitten Into a bad rster. He protested that he did not ant , it , and tried to give it back to ie In vain , " 'Hark ye , good youth , ' said I. Paste not your time on us. That in Is all you will get Far down the asty road behold yon carriage. In tnere is a Chicago millionaire with is wife his mother-in-law and , - - , eke is wife's sister. He is rich and gen- ous. I am poor and mean. Fly to ie Chicago millionaire. Touch the hicago man I mean , touch the Chi- tgo man's heart' "The youth with sunny smile under- oed me. He followed my advice , and er lava blocks he bounded away like chamois , In a short cut to head off ie Cnicago Nman. "DriTing down the mountain , I saw James G. Birney. lost nVuch of his social position when he championed the cause of the Indians whose lands his neighbors In northern Alabama and Georgia coveted , but he stated his conviction , based upon careful Investigation , that in every case of trouble between a white man and a redinan the white man was the original person to blame. Nobody cares much for the Indian nowadays. No one ever cared much for him. He has had a hard fight against so-called civilization , and the government whose ward he has been has not helped him in time of trouble , but has fallen back upon some technicality of law and allowed swindlers to cheat him and rob him of his lands while he has been crazed with drink. No one ever made an investigation of Indian questions , a really seri ous investigation tracing matters to the bottom , without a feeling of shame for his country In this chapter of Its history. The tin tag and red liquor episode at the White Earth reservation Is nothing new. It is the old story with new actors In the scenes. Chicago Tribune. DIPHTHERIA'S STJBE CURE. HE Chicago health department makes this as sertion in the bulletin of the department : "Every death from diphtheria should be made the subject of Judicial inquiry , as oth er avoidable deaths resulting from negli gence , culpable Ignorance or criminal mal practice now are. " This Is startling , but it is none too strong , as those are aware who have observed the administration of diphthe ria antitoxin. Before the discovery of that remedy , diph theria was the deadliest disease of childhood. Only in rare Instances did those attacked by it recover. But now , as the health department says , the death rate from that cause "continues a reproach to those timid or ignorant members of the medical profession who neglect to use the antitoxin in the early stages of the disease and in sufficient quantity. " Diphtheria can be cured in every Instance by the use of antitoxin , if it is used soon enough after the disease has developed. Not one person ought to be allowed to die of it When death occurs , as the result of it , the au thorities ought to inquire Into the circumstances , and severe punishment should be visited upon the persons re sponsible for failure to prevent It The progress of knowledge , however Important , among the great mass of people is incredibly slow. Undoubtedly many persons even in Chicago , where the newspapers have published the facts about diphtheria antitoxin time and time again , have no Idea such a discovery was ever made as this certain cure for one of the worst diseases that have ever ravaged the human race. Chicago Journal. THE YEARLY RAILROAD SLAUGHTER. F we were engaged in a war In which during the last year over 10,000 people had been killed outright and nearly 85,000 wounded it would equal the casualties of any year of the Civil War on either side , and would not only be the principal topic of interest , but would fill the land with mourning ; and there would be Intense anxiety and unremitting effort to bring it to an end. When , however , we are officially informed that between June 30 , 1903 , and June 30 , 1904 , 10,040 persons were killed and 84.155 injured in railroad accidents in the United States it seems to make no more impression on us than an idle tale. Cincinnati Enquirer. HOW TO KEEP THE BOYS ON THE PAEM. WiffK Indianapolis Sun. that the laps of the Chicago ladies were covereu. with yellow wild flowers gath ered from the roadside , and the air was perfumed with sunny Italian smiles. But when the Chicago man's carriage was at the foot of the toll-road I heard a violent altercation gaing on.The youth with the sunny smile was de manding of the Chicago millionaire five francs. He said he had been hired by him to walk along by the carriage , push it down-hill , pick flowers , gather lava , and make himself generally use less. The bystanders all agreed with him they were all guides and carriage- drivers. They showed the Chicago man that he was wrong in grinding the face of the poor , so he reluctantly gave up five francs , and presented it to the youth with the sunny smile. "Ah , he was Indeed a beautiful boy , with his jet-black eyes , his curling hair , his bright and sunny smile. But I am glad I passed him on to the Chicago man. " LIVE OAKS OF FLORIDA. One Five Feet from Ground la Tvreiity-SLr Feet Around. Of the many splendid live oaks which inhabit the Southern States there are none so large as one a short way out of Jacksonville , Fla. , beside a sandy roadway bordering the river , soys the New York Herald. Here , vis- ted by strangers from various parts of the world , It forms a spectacle so dig nified , so magnificent In its proportions and unchangeableness that few can leave it unimpressed. Naturally the tree Is an evergreen , holding Its foliage over the winter or until the young leaves of another sea son are sufficiently well developed to allow of the older ones falling unregret- ted to the ground. It is for this reason that Its mammoth framework can nev er be wholly seen. Its trunk , howfever , at a distance of about five feet from the ground measures a trifle over twea- ty-six feet in circumference. Always the oak marks the landscape , something as might a colossal fountain casting out a spray of trembling green leaves. Through how many generations the tree has been slowly attaining its great size none can tell with accuracy. In t when asked a question regarding . . oak's age the oldest inhabitant of Jacksonville made answer : "Dat tree's always been dar , fur's I knows. " And even those of more scientific propensi ties feel strangely inclined to take this statement as convincing. In spite of its perpetual greenness the oak has not the semblance of youth. Waving through its green crown , even hanging so low as to touch the ground , long strands of gray moss cast over It a look of age and often to those unbred in the South mark it as well with a melancholy , unutterably sad ex- presalon. Sinners should not forget that hell with one 'T' will be just as hot New York The thing to do with a Milk Trust is to sterilize and bottle it New York Commercial. It Is suspected that the Ruf Kiders were the first advocates of simplified spelling. Washington Post Mistur Rosvelt's konverslon adz gratly to the hops ov the speling re formers. Thay think thay own the erth. New Tork World. If the strength of the Cuban Insur rection could be measured by the num ber of Its generals , there should be no doubt of its success. Philadelphia Rec ord. ord.It It seems school teachers are paid a trifle more than mill hands , which is one example of the working of the New England conscience. New York Her ald. The Congress of Brazil voting an ap propriation of $ GGG,000 for the relief of a sister republic is a fine example of South American generosity. New York Tribune. The train wrecker is possibly the most execrated of criminals , and yet he cannot cause as much suffering as does the bank wrecker. New York American. Cuba affords an indication of what may be expected of a certain class of patriots when they get their feet no longer in the public trough. Philadel phia Record. The quick lunch is now said to be the chief cause of divorce. The , courts and the doctors have not yet agreed which Is the quicker , the lunch or the divorce. New York Tribune. If you read over that list c simpli fied words will " " ' you notice "kist" That's probably Mr. Carnegie's personal con tribution to the movement Philadel phia North American. Burglary by automobile is cropping out In new fields. The possesion of mo torcars by the dark-lantern fraternity indicates that it is enjoying its share of the general prosperity. New York World. Now It is Mr. Shonts and Mr. Gom- pers who are calling one another liars. It really Is not a matter of very great Importance to the public if they both are , so long as that canal is built New York Press. Edward of England has done a good stroke in Pacific Railways , thanks to a tip from Morgan , of Wall street How pleasant to the eyes of commoners are the courtesies of kings ! New York World. Miss Abby Mayhem , of the University of Wisconsin , says that women will never be free until they discard petti coats. That is to say , they will con tinue in clothes confinement. Washing ton Post A New York dentist demands settle ment of a bill for , $2,110. A physician recently asked a fee at the rate of $300 a. day. Not much fear that the sick will die disgracefully rich. New York American. Those Cuban insurgent generals would find it safer to follow the usual practice and let the privates do the fighting , providing there are any pri vates in the insurgent army. Philadel phia Press. Coal went up another 10 cents yester day. Ice costs small consumers about twice as much as last year. People who want either heat or cold in their house keeping are sadly out of luck. New York World. Whatever may be said of England's boasted mastery of the seas , her gov ernment is not afraid to reduce her naval expenditures in the face of the military powers of Europe. Philadel phia Record. The phonetic spelling craze will not be without profit if it teaches the people that the President's name is Roz-e-velt , not Ruzvelt as so many insist on spell ing and pronouncing it Philadelphia North American. If we rise up and call blessed a man TV ho increases the grass crop , what shall we do if the government succeeds in the project of making each hen lay two eggs where but one egg was laid be fore ? New York Herald. Secretary Root's tribute to the "in comparable beauty" of the women of Argentina who pelted his train with flowers was not the language of diplo macy or of gallantry. Travelers agree that the composite feminine type of Ar gentina is irresistible. New York Sun. The burning of 5,000 cans of food and decayed fruits at Chicago the other day was the first official bonfire lighted to celebrate the pure-food victory in legislation. It must be said that it made a good fire , even though the fumes did not add to the purity of the atmos phere of the dumping grounds. New York Tribune.- The London Lancet , in possession of all available facts , concludes that with regard to disease and cleanliness the meat imported from the United States and Argentina is to be preferred to the home product New York Sun. It is pleasing to learn that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan returned from Europe "in a cheerful frame of mind. " It might prove a disastrous summer for us if he should be displeased about anything the country had done In hit absence. Washington Post 1 lAND , The commercial condi tions evince seasonable ex pansion .and are supported by developments which materially en tourage Industrial enterprise. Fall ac tivity is practically entered upon witn. an accumulation of forward work flith- erto unsurpassed In Its demands upon leading producers. This involves enor mous use of capital , and It is very op portune that the bank statements this week reflect gains In the aggregated de posits and heavier cash accumulations , than those of a year ago. Notwithstanding the extreme pres sure to which plants are subjected , ' It Is noted that there Is steadiness IH the quantities turned out , especially of ujamifiactured materials , and that this Is accompanied by an unprecedented aistrlbutlon of general merchandise. The wholesale markets show an un usually large attendance of outside buyers and this has stimulated Increas ed bookings for staple wares suitable to the cold weather trade. Many new accounts 'have 'been opened among the Jobbing branches , and heavy shipments proceed to Pacific and Southern points , the orders for tue latter section being tlie best ever entered here. No injury has happened to the extraordinary corn crop and the rapidly approaching liar- rest Imparts added confidence-in future business projects. While the discount rates for money have become firmer , legitimate borrowing Is not made diffi cult and mercantile collections continue- satisfactory. Although the average cost of raw ma terials has advanced to an exceptionally high level , there is noserious complaint from consumers , and new demands for supplies remain unabated. Failures reported In Chicago district number 17 , against 2,1 last week and 10 a year ago. Dun's Review of Trade. Trade and industry dis Hev York. play more snap , sales , shipments and outputs in crease , and later improve ns cooler weather sets a period to the vacation season and fall activities become more pronounced. State fairs , special trade displays and low-rate excursions help to att'ract buyers , who reflect confi dence born of good crop returns and a. faith In a heavy future trade. Jobbers and wholesalers report business active , buying free and shipments taxing fa cilities. ' Railroads return the some re port as to business offering , and there are rather more evidences of strain to operating facilities by the heavy move ments of crops , merchandise and fuel. Collections are rather better than of ! nte , western and northwestern reports being most favorable. Business fail ures In the United States for the weekending ending Sept G number 121 , against 138 last week , 1ST In the like week of 1005 , 144 in 1904 , 1G5 In 1903 and 197 In as against 14 last week and 25 In this week a year ago. Bradstreefs Com mercial Report Chicago Cattle , common to prime , 54.00 to $0.75 ; hogs , prime heavy , $4.00 to $6.45 ; sTiecp , fair to choice , $3.00 to $5.50 ; wheat , No. 2 , G9c to 70c ; corn , No. 2 , 4Cc to 47c ; oats , standard , Slc.to 33c ; rye , No. 2 , 55c to 5Gc ; hay , timothy thy , $10.00 to $1G.OO ; prairie , $6.00 to § 14.00 ; butter , choice creamery , 18c to ! Mc ; eggs , fresh , 19c to 23c ; potatoes , i3c to 50c. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to $0.50 : hogs , choice heavy , $4.00 to $ G.40 ; sheep , common to prime. $2.50 to $4.50 , wheat , No. 2 , G9c co 70c ; corn , No. 2 white , 49c to 50c ; oats , No. 2 white , 30c to Sic. St. Louis Cattle , $4.50to $0.50 ; hogs , $4.00 to $0.45 ; sheep , $4.00 to $3.75 ; wheat , No. 2 , 70c to 72c ; corn , No. 2 , 47c to 4Sc ; oats , No. 2 , 29c to Blc ; rye , No. 2 , 59c to GOc. Cincinnati battle , $4.00 to 5.75 ; hogs , $4.00 to $ G.G5 ; sheep , $2.00 to S1.75 ; wheat , No. 2 , 71c to 72c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , 40c to 50c ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 31c to 33c ; rye , No. 2 , GOc to 62c. 62c.Detroit Detroit Cattle , $4.00 to $5.00 ; hogs , $4.00 to $6.50 ; sheep , $2.50 to $4.Ci ) ; wheat , No. 2 , 70c to 72c ; corn , No. 3 jellow , 51c to 52c ; oats , No. 3 white , 32c to 34c ; rye , No. 2 , 58c to GOc. Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 northern , 71c to 73c ; corn , No. 3 , 4Cc to 47c ; cats , standard , Sic to 33c ; rye , No. 1 , 3Gc to 57c ; barley , standard , 53c to 54c ; pork , mess , $16.47. Buffalo Cattle , choice shipping steers , $4.00 to $6.25 ; hogs , fair to choice , $4.00 o $6.75 ; eheep , common to good mixed , 54.00 to $5.50 ; lambs , fair to choice , 55.00 to $8.50. Toledo Wheat , No. 2 nixed , 71c to 72c ; corn , No. 2 mixed , f > 0c to 51c ; aats. No. 2 mixed , Sic to 32c ; rye , No. 2 , 55c to 56c ; clover seed , prime , $7.40. New York Cattle , $4.00 to $5.90 ; logs , $4.00 to $6.75 ; sheep , $3.00 to S5.25 ; wheat , No. 2 red , Tic to 76c ; corn , No. 2 , 5f c to 57c ; oats , natural , -vhite , 36c to 8Sc ; butter , creamery , 18c o 25c ; eggs , western , 19c to 22c. Telegraphic Brevities. ' Armogines Sanchez , a Pulnjanes chief ias been captured by native Filipino vol ! i unteers , S. F. Kline , a laundry clerk , who went M bo Atlanta , Ga from Savannah , commit- * \ ed suicide by cutting his tiroat with & razor.