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THE VALENTINE
I. M. RICE Editor and Proprietor ,
MARK ZARK Foreman.
Entered at the postoffice at Valentine , Cherry county , Nebr. . as' Secom :
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THURSDAY , MARGE 14 , 1907.
HANNA AGAIN LINES UP
WITH THE RAILROADS.
State Senator David Banna
again lines up with the railroads
by voting against S. F. No. 256 ,
to require railroad companies to
pay the value of coal confiscated
in transit , and in addition pay a
penalty of 50 per cent of the
value of the goods confiscated.
The bill passed the senate with
out the emergency clause , but our
Senator Hanna voted against it ,
bDth with and without the emerg
ency clause.
"VVe suppose Senator Hanna
doesn't want the railroads to do
without coal , even if some families
who are dependent upon that coal ,
through their dealer , to keep them
from freezing to death in a coal
famine.
No , Senator Hanna is a "fair
man" and don't want the railroads
to pay any penalty for taking the
coal from the families who , thru
their dealers , have ordered it in
due time for their necessary com
fort. It would work a hardship
on the railroads , don't you imow
and Hanna couldn't stand for that ,
for he is a fair , honest man and
far above , yes , "head and should
ers above those who criticise him. "
The records show that he was
one of four such honest men in
the senate to vote against the 2-
cant passenger fare bill , though
all others , by their vote in the
sanate and all but one in the
house , voted for the 2-cent fare
bill , thus criticising Senator Han
na for being a fair man , etc. , to the
railroads.
Yes , Senator Hanna was in fav
or of the 2-cent fare bill but he
did not want to work a hardship
on the railroads by requiring them
to cut off 1 cent a mile as long as
they could get it , and wanted to
give them time to prepare for it.
Or did he want to give them time
to prepare to fight the measure
to make it void to have it declar
ed confiscatory by the courts and
unconstitutional ?
A great many Cherry county peo-
have criticised Mr. Hanna for his
lining up with the railroads , but
they are all wrong according to
our local contemporary and Hanna
is "head and shoulders" above
them for he wants to be fair to
railroads.
Is there anything wrong about
confiscating coal or cattle or horses
ses ? It may be argued that the
railroads must have coal to run
their trains and that they are
privileged to confiscate or ap
propriate the coal- that a local
dealer of a town may have order
ed to supply his trade that has
depended upon him for its fuel.
The dealer loses trade and is
practically idle while waiting for
coal that has been confiscated. The
people may not be a' ' 'o to get coal
of any other dealer : md are thus
inconvenienced because of some
one's neglect.
Whose ?
The dealer ordered his coal.
The mines shipped it according
to order.
The railroads haul it at their
own convenience or appropriate it ,
or confiscate it. They have the
coal in their possession until de
livered. They are responsible for
it. They should make their own
provision for running their trains
without depending upon the coal
that rightfully belongs to a town
or community. It is their heart
less and soulless recklessness that
has failed to provide and a penalty
.for confiscation will make them
stand a part of the loss sustained
by reason of their own dela.ys. If
a snow blockade is the cause or
excuse then they too should stand
their part or proportion of the
loss.
Jt is difficult to determine where
the esteemed Norfolk News is at
relative to railroad legislation.
Like the March winds , it blows
first hot , then cold. It predicts a
great calamity to railroad divi
dends as the result of 2-cent
legislation and in the same breath
says the country towns will go to
the bow wows because of streams
of people that will pour to the
cities to do their buying when
cheap railroad rates are available.
If passenger traffic is going to
climb up that way the News need
not be alarmed that the railroads
will go broke. The country towns
will take care of themselves along
with any reduced railroad sched
ules. The News appears to be
edging pretty close to the throne
of the magnates. O'Neill Fron
tier , ( rep ) .
At the last hour Gov. Sheldon
signed the 2-cent fare bill , as he
announced to make the emergency
clause good. However , the bill
never went back to the house nor
senate within the five days and
the bill became a law without his
signature as far as the usefulneFs
of his signature goes at the elev
enth hour. But the governor
wanted to appear to be doing
something and now says he is in
favor of a reduction of freight
rates. Let us see what his in
fluence will be.
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Some republican papers are
profuse in their explanation as to
why Senator Hanna voted against n
the 2-cent fare bill. He'll keep "c
them busy explaining if they don't v
admit that he has lined up with
the railroads and they'll have to
keep jumpir from pillar to post I A
and from stone to stone to tell ju-.t ! ( "
where he is unless they keep an I r
I Q
eye out for a railroad tag. Say , j (
Senator Hanna , you seem to be in P
the minority down there at Lin j <
coin. Hadn't you better come $
home ? - " i >
Congressional Subserviency to
Speaker and President.
WO SHOW FOR INDEPENDENCE
_ . . ,
Insurgents Are Suppressed by With
holding Patronage An Even Balance
of Power Most Serviceable to the
People Government an Oligarchy.
The-little fish and \vesik sisters in
congress are always ready to "stand
by the speaker and the president" in
any evi'nt. They may be ' 'in doubt" ;
about how their constituents stand on |
important ; issues and very wabbly ;
themselves on such a question as ship
subsidy , for instance , but when the
speaker and the president approved
that measure they felt they could vote
for tha steal with safety. They arc
now able to go home and tell the
voters why they did it. They are will
ing to give up their own opinions and
go contrary to the wishes of their con
stituents lest they be guilty of a fail
ure to oblige the source of all political
power , the speaker and the president.
Thus a representative of the people
is degraded into a mere pawn , and sub
serviency is more favored than indi
viduality by the party leaders , whose
wishes are supreme , and popular elec
tions are so degraded into a useless
form. What is the good of going to the
expense and trouble of electing con
gressmen and sending them and keep
ing them at Washington to represent
their constituents when the speaker
and the president would answer all
purposes and probably act with much
greater celerity than congress
If an oligarchy is to run the United
States wo might at least have the ad
vantages of the rule of a few by doiny
away with the expense of the worth
less many.
Why does the ordinary Republican
congressman determine to stand by
the speaker and the president ? Be
cause he knows if he is not subservient
to the machine the speaker will put
him at the tail end of a committee and
refuse him recognition on the floor ,
and no public buildings or river and
harbor improvements will come his
way , for the pins will be set up against
him. Because when the president open
ly threatened that as he alone is the
appointing power and that members
of the house of representatives have
no constitutional right to name post
masters or other ollicials he implied ,
that if they "stand by him" they would
receive their share of the patronage.
A Eepublican congressman wilhoul
"pap" would be a sorry creature.
Occasionally a bold spirit or one who
thinks he is really a representative of
the people breaks over the traces on
some issue upon which he has strong
convictions. What happens then ? lie
is called an insurgent. lie Is IcJqked
upon with suspicion , and even his
friends fight shy of him. lie is disci
plined , but if he shows contrition he is
received back into the fold , and his
share of graft and garrulity is again
his. If he has a large enough follow
ing to be troublesome to the leaders
they compromise with him , and he is
rewarded for his independence , and
Speaker Cannon puts his protecting
arm aroimd him and says he is all
right , but discipline must be obr-erved
"for the sake of the party. " Don't do ii
again !
Thus ihe government has degenerat
ed into an oligarchy the speaker , the
president and one or two more lead
ers and the subservient majority oi
congress meekly submitting. As party
government is a well rooted institution
and unlikely to be changed , it is neces
sary to have the party representatives
in congress as evenly divided as pos
sible , for that gives independent con
gressmen a chance to protest success
fully on such issues as they know to be
Improper or unpopular. A few of the
majority can by joining with the minor
ity upset the machine programme. As
it is in the present congress , it requires
over fifty Republicans to bolt to have
elicct and in the next congress it will
require twenty-eight to join with the
Democrats to override any iniquitous
legislation or to pass some good law
that the Republican leaders refuse to
allow ( o bo considered.
The larger the party majority is the
greater Is the power of the machine.
The more evenly party strength is
divided the better it is for the honest
representative of the people.
Shadow Etiquette.
"I saluted the Kaffir chief respect
fully and hearty , " said < } > ( s.iJJor. "Can
you imagine my surprise " ! ien he giva
me a kick ?
" ' ( .Jet off my shadder , ' he soys.
" '
'WotV
" ' ( . 'et off my shadder. '
"i was standing , by criiius , on his
hadder , the shadder of Lis slomaci : .
skipped from there to the face. He
groaned. AVhen I got OH to sunlit
ground again he says to mo ;
" 'Didn't yon never Jjavo no bringin'
up ? Look at you noi\v lengthenin' out
your shadow longer'u mine. Crouch ,
consarn you , or I'll warm your hide
with this here club. ' "
The sailor loud l
gave a laugh and
emptied his glass of milk.
"Them Kaffirs1 he said , "regards
their shadders as part of themselves.
polite ICallir would uo more walk on
another's shadder than a polite American -
can would hit a lady. They have a
regular < shadder etiquette. You mustn't
pn no account let your shadder bo *
longer than a superior's. You must
prouch to make it smaller , and that
there crquch for the purpose of dlniin-
isliiu' the shadder is thought by th-j
Spencerlan philosophers 1 don't say I
think so , mind to be the origin of tha
ow. " 2sew Orleans Times-Democrat.
How Woxall Was Named.
Near Scl'wenksville , Pa. , is a village
that bears the name of Woxall. This
wonderful name was the result of un
error upon the part of tin * pastoXce : >
partmeut lu Washini
was known many ; .va
]
pcstettel , " or "Crowtov. u , ' .IM !
as Mecbanicsville. but v.'lieu a p
office was established there in i'o !
neither of these names was sat.sf.xc-
tory , ami itovas decided to choose a
new cognomen. Many were the sug
gestions submitted to the postoffice de
partment , but all were found to be too
nearly like the name 'of some othc-i
postollicc to be acceptable. One day
the village storekeeper saw the word
;
"Xoxall" upon a piece of calico and
called the attention of several friends
to it. At once all agreed that "Nox-
all" would be a fine name for their
town. \ So the postoflice authorities were
notified. Soon a letter came from
Washington approving the name that
bad been chosen , but in the letter it
was spelled "Woxall. " So Woxall be
came the name of the village. Phila
delphia Record.
Whet Puzzled Her.
A woman whose religious education-
had been received in the plain edifice
erected by an unassuming New Eng
land congregation was persuaded ,
much against her "will , to attend divine
service in one of New York's most
showy churches. She showed from
the start that , notwithstanding her pu
ritanical training , she was interested in
the proceedings. She studied the club *
orate ceremony , the architecture , the
richly tinted windows and the altai
decorations closely. By and by hei
eyes became fixed on the ceiling. Ilei
friend wondered what particular fea
ture of those lofty heights held her
attention for so long a time. Burins
a lull in the chanting of the choir she
tried to find out.
"Oh , " said the New England wo
man in tones of infinite concern. " 1
was just \voudering how on earth they
get away up there to dust the rafters ! "
-New York Post.
What Is ' 'All Wool ? "
I have met a county magnate , a
wealthy man who would not be put off
with anything but the best , if he knew
it , clad in a handsome "homespun'1
suit , the delicate bine gray mixture of
which I happened to know was pro
duced by the judicious blooding of old
blue stockings , such as navvies weai
with old Avhite stockings. I have seen
a "society" lady in a stylish "blanket
tweed" motor coat , the compos ! tiou of
which I knew to be of such a nature
that it might very easily owe its ex
istence in part to the cast-off hosiery
of her own scullery maid , collected
from the ash bin. Even the judge try
ing a case of "misrepresentation of
goods" may , as likely as not , be un
consciously sitting in somebody else' ?
thrown away rags that he has bought
as "all wool. ' ' A Woolen Manufac
turer in Grand Magazine.
His Modest Claim.
A claim for damages against a rail
road company is so often a license for
exorbitant charges that a simple bill ,
such as was received by an American
railroad company many years ago ,
even apart from its humorous aspeot.
Is refreshing. It ran as follows :
The and Railroad company
to John Smith Dr
July 10 , 1837. To running your T.oco-
motive into my wife ; as per Doc
tor's bill for curing her $10.X (
To smashing ban box and spilling
her hat 3.S1
To upsetting my deer born ( wagon )
and breaking it 35.0-
To hurting mo 5.0 >
$33.81
There is authority for stating that
the claim was paid immeilialelj * .
Scrap Book.
Her Chilly Retort.
The lute Dr. of Maiden , after
pouring forth the story of his undying
love in the most touching manner foi
over an hour to a young woman who
he hoped would become his fourth
wife , was refused the second time. c
He started for the door ; but , looking
aroimd , he said in a most thunderous n
tone , "By heavens , you are the cold
est woman I ever saw ! "
The young woman looked up and
answered sweetly :
"Oh , no , doctor ; you have seen three
colder than I ! " Boston Herald.
A Curjot's Notice.
This curious official notice was once
published in Germany : "At the request
of Ilerr Wilhelm LeiKson of Innsbruck
the seaman , .Tohan Leigson , who was si
drowned In May , ISGi ) , on a journey
from Stockholm to I ram burg in the
Kalser Friedrich , is hereby called up
on by the courts to appear and report
himself on or before April 1 , 3SS1 , un
der pain of being declared dead. ' . '
Financial Note.
Jerrold Could you pay me that 10 Ci
shillings you owe me ? I owe Johnson * is
some money and want to pay him.
is
Hobart .Well , I'll tell you what You
pay Johnson what you owe him , and
then I'll borrow 10 shillings off JohnS
son and pay you.
Unjust. P
Fluffy Young -Thing , ( at the play ) 1
believe this man in front of us is trying
to hear what we're saying. Man In
Front ( turning around ) You do me an
injustice , my dear young lady. I am
trying not to hear it Chicago Tribune.
Familiar.
Visitor Will you tell your master
that I called ? Servant Yes , sir , if you ' SI ;
will please tell me your name. Visitor ' tr
That is unnecessary. lie knows , mo
finite well. Wanderer.
If people resolutely do what is right ,
In time they eouie to like doing it. b <
is
FllED VHITl'EMO'tE ' -
, SPARKS , 'aship'- .
J . .VsTEPi'SU. . Vic-- OR Ml L RRTTOVs't Cashirr.
rfnrus sfekinir a ul.'ice of s.ifetv for their monev. will profithy
tht-metbdds emu'nvfd ' in our hi
5S A DOLLAR MADE !
Furniture and Hardware , Household Necessities -
sities in the best Enamel Ware , Rustless Tin ,
Copper and Nickle Plated Cooking Yessels.
Everything to furnish the home. My goods
were bought before the raise. Come and
.get them at the old prices which are equal
to a big discount. To see is to. believe.
Come and be convinced.
FISCHER , V
Hardware , Furniture and Coal.
In all ages of the World and in all Countries men
have indulged in "social drinks and have used
Whiskey for medical purposes. " They have always
possessed themselves of some popular beverage
apart from water and those of the breakfast and
tea table. Whether it is Judicious that Mankind
should continue to indulge in such things , or
whether it would be wise to abstain from all en-
joymeLts of that character , it is not our province
to decide. We leave that question to the Moral
Philosopher.
We desire the PUBLIC
TO KNOW that we
are neither BLENDERS , COMPOUNDERS
NOR RECTIFIERS ; also that we use the utmost
care to purchase our goods from the most reliable
houses in America , and just as we get them , they
pass into the hands of our customers. NO
SPURIOUS IMITATIONS or IMPURE LIQ-
OURS OFFERED FOR SALE. WE HAVE
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT IN TOWN.
WHOLESALE DEALER
IN LTENDORFF
PABST AND KRUG BEERS
EDUCATIONL NOTES
SUPT. R. H. WATSON , Editor
Mrs. D. F. Story and Miss Vera
Kirae of Cody visited the gram
mar room in Valentine one day
last week.
One of the seniors knew dimple
would rhyme with simple but did
not think dimple particularly at
tractive unless it be a baby's dim
ple. Baby's dimple is just the
kind 'of a dimple we are talking
about.
The first entertainment to be
given by the members of the sen
ior class will be given on Friday
Bvening , March 29. Miss Dris-
cell , has consented to open the eve
ning exercises with two parts giv-
3n by the little folks of the 3rd
and 4th grades.
We notice in last week's DEMO
CRAT'that "Eagle" has come very
near to the correct line for Capt.
Crawford's stanza. "Eagle" says
bhe fourth line should be "a lovely
baby's dimple. " The complete
stanza as w/itten by Capt. Jack
Crawford is :
The sweetest thin ? I've ever seen ,
The grandest ; yet moat simple ;
la all the world it reigns supreme ,
A la-igaing baby's tllmp'e.
So far aa meter and rhyme are
concerned the line given by Eagle
correct , but when our attention
called to it we readily see that
svord laughing is more closely as
sociated ( with dimple than is the
svord lovely. The laugh tends to
produce the dimple.
Penbrook Quills.
Miss Alma Tillson is staying
svith her sister , Mrs. Geo. Foster.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hutchison
pent a fe w days visiting and
iracling in Valentine last week.
Mrs. Theo. Tillson was warmly
welcomed back home by her neigh-
jors. Mrs. Sorby filled her place
superintendent in the Sunday
school during her absence.
Misses EInora and Estella Hewer
and Flossie Owens were visitors
t
at Penbrook Sunday school last
Sunday.
ThePhebe bird , kill-dee and
blackbird found their way back to
Cherry county last week , "al
ready. "
Hello Porcupine ! How was
you ? Don't accuse me of poach
ing Sparks Quills ? v ll nevah done
it. " "Thed ( that inhabitant
of the printing office , not mentionable -
tionable to ears polite ) done it. "
You all well know the Eagle's
aerie is near the river.
Born , Thursday , Feb. 28 , 1907 ,
to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foster , a
boy. A fine hearty baby weigh
ing near nine pounds. This an
nouncement is somewhat late , but
Mrs. Foster , as Miss Laura Till-
son , was so widely known and
greatly beloved as a teacher in
Cherry county , that many will
Tejoice with her over her treasure. '
EAGLE.
Every senator and representa
tive who voted for-the
- 2-cent bill
and that means pretty near all of
them can face the home folks ,
without offering any apologies.
Frontier , ( rep. ) O'Neill , Neb.
LET US FIGURE ON YOUR
LUMBER
BILLS
SHOP & YOUNG ,
Cody , Neb.