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Did you know that our
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Coffees and Teas
are the FINEST'iutownr
: Said.
T. C. Hornby ,
. . . It is needless , per
haps , to caution people
against using impure
toilet and bath soaps.
No one uses harmful
soaps willingly , but
many use them unwit-
tinglg.
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You are most apt to i
get right soaps at a re
liable drug store , for
instance , you never in
your life saw a bit of i
genuine castile soap sold
anywhere but at * drug
stores.
We are something of
cranks in this niatter cH !
purity , and guarantee
r the quality of e'very
, soap wesell. . Close
prices you are also sure
of.
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VALENTINE. NED J
ProfessionaF Gen
The- Loup Valley Hereford Eanch.
Brownlee , Nebr
Soldier Oree < 'ol
ununis 17th iuo < r ( i
a son of Columbia
17th , a ha'f brothei
piou Dale , a 11 <
1'rnice Uoabdel 1:51 : ,
G'J3 ai head uf herd
I will Imvo no hulls for sale until 1908 , ha\ Jut
sold all ol 1'JUG bull calves.
C. H. FAUTJIAUEII ,
JOHN F. PORATH
, KeUr.
Tubular wells and windmills.
me up by Telephone.
J. W. McDANIEL ,
COUKTY SURVEYOR
Valentine -
All work will be given prompt
and careful attention.
De Laval Cream
Separators FOK a ALB B ?
Valentine
Nebraska
H. S. LOCKWOOD
Handles the
SKARPLESS EAM SEPARATOR ,
FLOUR , RAIN AND HAY.
Opposite Postollie. Phone 71.
H. DAILEY ,
Dentist.
Office over the grocery deparmenl
of T. C. Hornby's store.
Will be in Rosebud agency Jub
3rd , Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1 , 1904.
E. D. DEBOLT.
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Barber
STATE BANK BUILDING
First-class Shop in Every iiespec' '
Eau de Quinine llaii tonic , Goldeu Star Eial :
Tonic , Herplcide and Coko's Dandruff Cure
Try PompeianB'ace Massage Crean
ilrs.I. . V. Nicholson and ser
Milton went down to O'Neill this
morning to visit relatives two 01
three weeks.
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JAKES HIS OWN LIFI
Joseph Allen Sparks Commit
/ Suicide by Hanging in His
Brother's Lumber Yard ,
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Valentine people were shocke
Tuesday evening when the new
spread of the sudden death of A.1
len Sparks as he was farailiarl ;
known and called herer It wa
first announced that he had dropped
pod dead in the Ludwig Lumbe
Yard , but a second shock cam
when it was learned that he ha <
taken his own , life.
Mr. Sparks came to Cherr ;
county years a o , before the rail
road had readied here , and Cher
ry county had been his home fo :
nearly 25 years , during whicl
time he had prospered , and' hi
failing health now brought hin
back home from Seattle , Wash ,
whore he spent the greater parto
the past year. His health f'ailec
during the rainy season and b <
longed for Valentine , where h <
hoped to regain his health , bu
was not able to travel then. He
arrived 'here June 3 , a physica
and nervous wreck. At times he
talked of great financial losses anc
again would speak of his invest
ments paying him 30 per cent
He walked around but little anc
mostly between the lumber yarc
and Levi's home , where he had
been staying since his return here ,
( His wife had stopped at Fairfax
to visit "with C. A. Johnson anc
family.
His emaciated form and haggard
expression gave evidence of his
restless condition. He longed foi
something to do and Levi agreed
to employ him. He started tc
work in the office of the "Ludwig
Lumber company and worked
steady all day Tuesday , going ov-
3i a great deal of work and taking
considerable interest in it as was
characteristic of Allen Sparks.
About five o'clock Levi came
nto the office and finding Allen
? one , inquired where he was and
> vent out in the yard to look for
lira. Found him walking around
ind then returned to the office
where Allan began looking over
> ome accounts which he finished
md took up another day book in
vhich he displayed the same keen
nterest in making the proper ex-
, ensions of figures and entry. Fin-
illy Levi again returned from the
, veat side of the yard , and not
inding Allen in the office inquired
! or him but no one had noticed his
lisappearance. Everyone was
) usy. He had walked out quietly
mnoticed. It was then near 5:30. :
Levi went out in the yard to
ook for him , being a trifle uneasy
) ecause of his condition. Imagine
lis horror and surprise to find his
lat and cane in the old warehouse
.vhere the doors and windows
vere kept , and between the doors
ind a pile of binder twine was
illen Sparks hanging by the neck
, o a low joice or 2xi , dead , Levi
mrriedly cut the rope from around
lis brother's neck and called ex-
; itedly for Fred Cumbow , who
vas helping with the office work ,
ind was the only one in the office
it the time. Together they car-
ied him out to the opening , hop-
ng to revive him , but it was too
ate though his body was still warm
ind he seemed to have been dead
) ut a short time ,
C. L. Dotson arrived from the
jak part of the yard at that time
md they carried him out into the
) pen air where they laid him on
; hc ground , A doctor was sum-
noned but there was no sign of
ife and he was taken to the , Ked
Front undertaking rooms wfier
in inquest was held ,
Mrs. J , A. Sparks arrived Wed-
iftsday'1 ' evening from Fairfax , S.
D. Elden and Leonard are on
, heir way here from Seattle and
ire expected Saturday morning.
The funeral will probably be held
Saturday if they arrive , or on
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Sunday ,
Allen Sparks had wished he
lould die and said he came back
lore to hover around Valentire
jemetery where unexpected to le
aid away soon. He had remark-
id to several that he had nothing
Health-
Economy
Powder
to live for and he would be bette
off dead. At times he complaine
bitterly of being robbed' in Seattl
and of his financial difficulties , bu
relatives say that he had not los
much money. His nervous sys
tem had kept him in a semi-hys
terical condition.
Mrs , Frank Brayton and DOE
aid are visiting in Ainsworth.
Mrs , Archer is jm proving he :
property this week by a new roof
The ladies aid of the M. E
church met Wednesday afternooi
with Mrs. Moon and elected th
following ofiicers : Mrs. Moon ,
president ; Mrs , Clara Sherman ,
vice president , Mrs , Mildre <
Easley , treasurer ; Mrs , Don
Rice , secretary.
The following stray is with m.i
horses : One bay mare colt , brand
ed &i&Ji $ on left shoulder.
JOE.BHISTOL , Valentine , Neb
Jake Stetter buys cattle anc
hogs and anything the farmer
liave to sell. Office is where
Lee's barber shop was , east sidt
of Main street. , If you want t <
buy or sell anything see me. Nc
3eal is too large and none are toe
small. J. W. STETTEK ,
50 Valentine , Neb.
U. S. Weather Kureau
tor week Ending ; .Tune IA ? .
Daily mean temperature 63 ° .
Normal 66 ° .
Highest 82 ° ; lowest 41 ° .
Precipitation 0.69 of an inch.
Total precipitation to date 5.3
nches.
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The Reason Was Plain.
"There was u woman , " said a law
yer , "whose husbirful was killed in a
railroad accident. The railroad , to
ivoidsnit _ , jravc her ? .j,000 damages.
The sum satisfied the woman , but a
iionth or two afterward , taking up a
newspaper , she read about a man who
ind lost his leu in the same accident ,
ind. behold , this man AV.IS given by
: he company damages to the amount of
> TuOO. It made the woman mad. She
hastened at once to the office of the
railway's claim adjuster. She said
jittcrly :
" 'How is this ? Here you give a
man $7r,00 for the loss of his leg ,
ivhilc you only gave me $ . " > ,000 for the
oss of my husband. '
"The claim adjuster smiled amiably
md said in axsoothiug voice :
" 'Mrulam. the reason is quite plain.
The ? Tr > 00 Avon't provide the poor
nan with a new lep ; . whereas with
rour $ . " .000 you can easily get a nc\v
uisband and perhaps a better one. ' "
Kansas City Star.
London Theaters Charm.
One of the delicious treats London
jffers Americans is the acting and ac
cessories of her theaters. The or-
hestra stalls or balcony stalls are very
sumptuous and very roomy and are
evidently created on purpose to ap-
leal to hearty diners. The usher is a
in black dress
; ery tidy young woman
md coquettish cap and apron , pos
sessed of a sweet face and a still sv * oet-
; r voice. You pay her a sixpence for
; nch programme. The stage settings
ire perfect in detail. Best of all is the
ilocution of the players. From the
isiug of the curtain even unto the go
ng down of the same , each and every
vord uttered is as clear and tuneful as
he tinkle of a silver bell. You don't
lave to wait till the middle of the first
ict before you can even guess Avhat
he plot is about. Under these unusual
: lrcumstances the interest one takes in
i play is greatly enhanced , and he
venders why an American company islet
lot as well drilled. Travel Magazine.
A Curious Widow's Cap.
A -very curious cap forms the "wid-
iw's weeds' ' of the Australia aborigine
u one part of the great island conti-
lent. Near the northeast bend of the
lurray river it is the custom for wid-
ws to attend upon the tombs of their
icparted lords. Then , after shaving
heir heads , they cover them with pipe
lay. kneaded into a paste. The heaYl
> first covered with a net to prevent
he clay from sticking too tightly to
lie skin a misfortune which is partly
verted by the amount of grease with
rhich every Australian native is anoint-
d. A layer of this clay several inches
ii thickness is plastered over the head
iiid when dry forms a sort of skull-
ap exactly fitting the head on which
t was molde'd. As it weighs several
ounds , the widow's cap cannot be
omfortable.
The Earliest Anchors.
The earliest anchors of which T !
have r.uy rcrord were of wood , an
gradually. thro"gh the iron anchor c
OUD , hco.v-a : ! t'e r.mhor hi the shai :
of a rake , there \vas evolved the ai
chcr v.ith the straight thick shnnl
the two curving anus with fltittenc
extremities r nd the lung cross steel
The process of storing one of these ol
ar.chors w : : c a long and laborlor.-- <
It wa : ; hove close up to the capsta
or windlass ; a man was let do\vn li
rope in hook on a huv tackle , b
which the anchor was then hoistec
still perpendicular , to a stout projec
ing timber. Then the lower end hate
to be hobtod up horizontally by ar
other trickle and the whole made fas
In the modern stock less anchor
chain Is attached to It at the balancln
point , and this is pnsseTT through
pulley at llu > head of the anchor davi
AVhcn the anc-ior is high enough , davi
and all .swing roun.l until the ancho
is over the billboard , where it rest
and is secured by chains. Londo :
Globe.
Working In Steel Masks.
The workman wore a steel mas
with glazed eyeholes , a rubber suit
rubber gloves and rubber boots , and h
carried a pair of Tongs of silvery ah
minium.
"In certain departments of th
plant , " said the dynamite manufac
turcr , "all our workmen are dresso.
like that. They must be. Otherwi.
they would be smeared with chemical
and splash d with acids that would ca
their llesh like liquid fire. "
"But the aluminium tongs ? "
"They are for lifting the gun cottoi
out of it-- nitric acid bath. Aluminiun
Is the only metal upon which the nitri
acid has no effect. "
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lie turned to the workman.
"Everything all right. George ? " hi
said.
"So , so , " came a sepulchral answe
from behind the mask of steel. Nev
Orleans Times-Democrat.
Slang of Other Days.
Slang has always been a fcuitfu
source for the expansion of language
and instances may be multiplied o
words now respectable which wer <
once tabooed as vulgarisms. But , 01
the other hand , there have been man ;
slan. ? phrases in use for centurie.
which have never become acceptable
to the purists. As long ago as 17.10 tin
celebrated letter writer Horace Wai
pole used to speak of "sitting guzzling'
and getting "drunk as an owl. Thei
again in the diary of one of the mos
prominent woman writers of the eight
couth century , Frances Burney. ar :
found good slang phrases of the Amer
lean college girl of today , as. for in
stance , "I sneaked out. " "Did yv
over know such a toad ? ' ' and "I hac
a vile cold. " St. Louis Republic.
> Hyperbole.
A Rochester clergyman was accus
tomcd to use scientific terms , which the
people did not understand. A deputa
tion waited on him with the retjucsl
that in the future whenever he used
such terms IIP would explain them. On
the following Sunday he used the terir
hyperbole and added : "As agreed on ,
I beg fo explain this Avord. Wore I tc
say that at this moment the Avlnlo ol
my congregation are sound asleep II
v.-ould be hyperbole , but if I say thai
unc-half are asleep that is no hyper
bole , but the truth. " The next 'lay the
deputation again called 1o say that the
minister need not explain techn'ca ]
terms. The people Avould learn their
meaning from a dictionary. Rochester
Herald.
Ai His Word.
Many postoilk-c iares are queer
enough to ir.ako o : o do iiv an explana
tion of them. Sometimes tlie explana
tion is queerer than the name Itself. A
minister in ( 'as- ; county wrote to
Washington in behalf of the resident ?
nf a growing hamlet , asking that a
[ lostoilice 'be added to its institutionr.
the request was favorably received ,
und lie AVS : asked to suggest a nanir-
Lhat would be acceptable to his neigh
bors , lie replied that they Avere not
liard to please so long as the name Avas
peculiar. The postoffice department
took him at his Avord. and "Peculiar"
Is the name of the office to this day.
Kansas City Star.
The Case of Emergency.
While o.i the march in Inv'.ia the pioneer
neer corporal of a famous Irish regi
ment Avent to the quartermaster for a
loan of a camel to carry a spare tent.
Imt the quartermaster refused , saying :
"I have only the cart , and this spare
i-amel I am keeping for a case of emer
renry. "
The corporal said. "Can't you put the
: -ase of emergency on the cart. sir. and
let me have the camel ? " lied Letter.
Wasteful Ignorance.
The ordinary Avnste > f f od in an
English middle class family Avcrld be
uillicient Avhy ! ! to maintain a French
ramily < > f si'iiilar station , and the
ivaste of food i : at leayt largely due
: o the igui'r-.nci1 of cookery which pre-
rails : : noi g the classes from which
English Domestic servants are derived.
London Lancet.
Would Like It Very Much.
"By the way. " askel the Avaiter ,
"liOAV Avoultl you like to have your
steak ? "
"Very much , imlevd. " replied the
mild man. Avho had been patieaitly
ivaiting for twenty minutes.
Exasperating.
Mrs. Subub Oh. Geor u. the cook
eft this morning , and tliq Outertowns
ire coming to dinner ! Mr. Subub
Dam it ! They always catch us be-
: AA-een cooks ! Brooklyn Life.
It is not poikte for men to life per-
'ectly blessed and happy , except a few.
-IMato.
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Blue Ribbon
J Bottled Beer
is .the product of one of the cleanest and most
modern breweries in the world.
Our entire plant is built of brick and steel , with
asphalt floors ; the brewing rooms are large and
airy , sweet and clean and flooded with sunlight.
The immense storage cellars are fitted with the
finest ventilating and refrigerating system in the
United States.
The bottling department is equipped with the latest
and most costly automatic machinery
These are only a. few of the many ad
vantages we enjoy which enable us to give
you superior quality
ft and absolute purity in
STORZ BEER. They
explain the enormous
increase in the sale of V.'aB ' l- lKV'
STORZ BEER from M KmiT
year to year.
R. McGeer , Dealer , Valentine. Neb
STORZ BREWING CO. (1) OMAHA , NEB.
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IN LIFE
BY USING
LIFE COCOA
LIFE COCOA is a NUTRITIVE AND DIGESTIVE PERFECT
PURE FOOD BEVERAGE and is a compound of Chocolate Essence ,
"Uult , Hops and Kola Nut andis highly recommended by doctors
where tea and coffee are prohibited.
A family may be starved while being over-fed , if the foods are
indigestible or unsuitable. Such foods are not assimilated , and they
not only fail to supply nutriment but cause indigestion and poison'
the system , starving the nerve centres and causing depression , lan-
gour , anaimia , and untold suffering.
if , instead of rushing to drugs and stimulants to counteract
these results , the housewife would provide a sure and safe prevent
ive , and we say unhestatingly the SAVIOUR is LIFE COCOA she
would add eriormoi'sly to the health and happiiess of her household
and obviate a vast amount of suffering and failure ? ' for , after all ,
health happiness and success in life are convertible terms , and they
all depend on a properly nourished brain and body , or , in other word ? ,
on a proper choice of food. Such a preventive is afforded in LIFE
COCOA which is not only an exquisite beverage in itself , but is also
a perfect food , and is not only itself digestible , but insures the com
plete digestion and healthy assimilation of the starchy foods that
are almost invariabty the cause of indigestion with its endless pro
cession ol pains and disorders.
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LIFE COCOA needs no advocate but the plain'truth merit
and merit alone and , therefore will let the truth speak , and at
once produce the evidence LIFE COCOA which commands the at
tention of physicians , hospitals and all thinking classes.
Manufactured by
LIFK COCOA COMPANY j
OMAHA , U. S. A.
2iSS:2 2ES2SS22 2 2SS
House and small barn , with two
lots , close in , near school building ,
for sale at a bargain. House is
new , lawn and shade trees , < ; > orl
sidewalk , all fenced. Part cash ,
balance easy pa.vmenls. Call on
I. M. liico , agent.
This is just the place for some
ranch owner or farmer to select
for his wife and children to live
during the winter and send chil
dren to school. Don't delay as
this property willy find an owner
soon. It may be your * * . O'mc
and se.i about this first tune you
arc in town. 18
Weather Data.
The following data covering" a per
iod of lg years , have been complied
from the Weather Bureau rec' rd at
Valentine. Nehr. They are issued t < i
show the conditions that have pre
I vailed , during the month in question ,
for the nhove period of 3ears , but
niust nut be construed a # a forecast
nf the weather conditions fur th
coming uienth. .
June.
l ean or normal U7 °
The warmest month was that of 1SJOO
| with an average of TL °
The coldest month was that of 1895'
an average of 6-J-5
Tht- Highest was 102s on 30 , IUOO
The lowest wan 32 = > on 21 , 1SJ02
PRECrriTATIOX.
Average tur Diu'nih H o2 inched.
Average number of days with .01
of an inch or more 12
The sreateot monthly precipitation
was S 18 niches in 1903.
The Jeayt morjtlilv precipitation
was 1 24 incite.- 11)00. )
The greatrsa atrumut f prncipita-
tion recorded in : inv 24 : < in-ecutive
hours was 2 ! ) G incin-s M 26-27. 18'JL
j The areatest amount of snowfall
jreconleii in ao3' 24 consecutive hours
( record extending to winter of 1884-85
| only ) waa U niches on 0.
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! CLOUDS AMD WEATHER
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J Average number of clear days , II
'partly ' cloud12 : rhuuly , 7.
| The prevailing winds have .been.
. from the S.
The average hour velocity of the
winrl iH mil' * * .
The highestve' ' > c.irv of tn * *
j was 66 miles from tfirSW OM 27.
J..I.MOLKXN ,
Observer \Tea.ther Bureau ,