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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1907)
Old A re and XV'orlr. Old people make a great mlsla they give up work. Many m have made a competency in bu ness and feel entitled to retire frc kctive work find themselves decllni tn health and becoming premature 'iald for want of occupation. In me jaged persons the vital functions cc tinue In active exercise under norir conditions , but if the regularity a moderation of business life me depa d from trouble will surely follow. London Lancet " For Home. "No , Mr. Smalley , " said the bcauti .young girl , "I never can marry a m as little and short as you are. " "Ob , I'm too short , am I ? " be sa with a hollow , mirthless laugh. "YV < Miss Erniyutrude , with your permissi I will just go out and stretch myself little. " Drawing himself up to his full heig such as it was , he took his hat , cai gloves , aud departure. The FLV KILLER destroys all the flics a affords comfort to every home in dini room , deeping ro and all jilaccs wh flics arc troublesoi Clean , neat , and v not soil ortnjureaj thing. Try them 01 anil you will ncvci without tlicm. If i kept by dealers , s < prepaid , L'Oc. Han Somers , 119 Delv Avo. , Brooklyn , K THOUGHT CHILD WOULD DIE. "Whole Body Covered with Cnbn Jtcli Cutioura Remedies Cure ' ' -at Cost of Seventy-five Cents. ' "My little boy , when only an Infau 'Of three months , caught tbe Cuba Itch. Sores broke out from bis bea to the bottom of his feet lie wouli tflch and claw himself and cry all th lime. He could not sleep day or uighl -and a light dress is all he could wcai ; I called one of our best doctors t . T. treat hkn , but he .seemed to get worse . Ho suffered so terribly that my hus Iband said he believed he would bav tto die. I had almost given up hop ' when a laGy friend told me to try th 'Cuticura Remedies. I used the Cuti cura Soap .and applied 'the Cuticur : Ointment and he at once fell into : sleep , and be slept with ease for tbi .first lime since two mouths. Afto : three applications the sores began t < -dry up , and in just two weeks frou -the day I 'commenced to use the Cuti cura Remedies my baby was eutirel ) well. The treatment only cost me 75c iind I would have gladly paid $100 i il could not have got it cheaper I fee /isafe in saying that , tbo Cuticura Rem edies saved his life. lie is now a boj of five years. Mrs. Zana Miller , Uuloi City , R. F. D. Xo. 1 , Branch County . , May 17 , 1900. " ' . ' " A Remarkable Cliurcli. , . * & small watering place in Austria Miamed Eichwald can boast of possess ing a most remarkable church. It was - -first built by an _ Italian architect at Venice at the expense of Prince Carlos ' Glary-Aldringen , a great admirer of Italian architecture. When it was fin ished , the church was taken to pieces -again and packed iu thousands of num bered cases for transportation to Eich- ' ' "wald. At this place in Austria it was evcntully rebuilt. and tbou made over to the inhabitants as a free gift from prince. Story .of a Medicine. Its name "Golden Medical Discovery" ' was suggested by ono of its most import ant and valuable ingredients GoldenSeal -Seal root. Nearly forty years ago , Dr. Pierce dis- covcred that he could , by the use of pure , triple-refined glycerine , aided by a cer tain degree of constantly maintained ; hcat and with the aid of apparatus and appliances designed for that purpose , ex tract from wir most valuable native me dicinal roots their curative "properties muck better "than by the use of alcohol , so gen6rally employed. So the now worli- iamcd "Golden Medical Discovery , " for the cure of weak stomach , indigestion , or -dyspepsia , torpid liver , or biliousness and Idndred derangements was first made , as ft ever-sinde has been , without a particle of alcohol in its matfe-up. A glanceVat th jfiJy ] list of its ingredi ents , printed 75n"werv bottle-wrapper , -will show that it is fioaAe from the most 'valuable medicinal roos\found growing 1n our American fprestsw All these In gredients have received the strongest en Qorseincnt from theJeadintr ToocH'caTex gqi iipsctvaal Golden MgriicnCpis ovprvi' is adyigeoT ' Alittlebookof theseendorsements'liaS "been compiled by Dr. R. V. Pierce , of "Buffalo , N. Y. , and will be mailed free to any one asking same by postal card , or letter addressed the Doctor as above. Trom these endorsements , copied from .standard medical books 6f all the differ ent schools of practice , it will be found that the ingredients composing the Golden - -en Medical Discovery" are advised not only for the cure of the above mentioned diseases , but also for the cure of all catarrhal - tarrhal , bronchial and throat affections , accompained with catarrhal discharges , hoarseness , sore throat , Jingcring , or hang-pn-coughs , and all those wasting -affections which , if not promptly and properly treated are liable to terminate In consumption. Take Dr. Pierce's DIs- icovery in time and persevere in its use until you give it a fair trial and it is not 'likely to disappoint. Too much must not ibe expected of it It will not perform miracles. It will not cure consumption ; In Its advanced stages. No medicine will. It will cure the affections that lead up , to < 5onsumption , if taken in time. * * I ' Opinions of Great Papers on Important Subjects BUILDING POE , TO-MOBBOW. O the European eye American towns and villages have the appearance of temporary structures. Even iu New England , rich iu stor % most buildings , except in the crowd ed parts of large cities , are of wood. Old and much traveled highways cross streams over wooden bridges , which last but a few years. During the .first three months of this year the fire losses in the United States and Canada amounted to sixty-four million dollars , . ten millions more than for the corresponding throe months of last year. Ever year cities on the inland rivers sustain enormous losses from floods , losses greater in the aggregate thau , the cost of preventing by proper embankments and other means the disastrous effects of the floods. Everywhere is evi dence of a disposition ou the part of Americans to build for to-day rather than for to-morrow. The reason for this is that America has not whojly v outgrown the spirit of pioneer days , when shelter had to be thrown together for the night. People needed houses faster tban they could build them. There was cot time to use- brick and stone. The habit of hasty , impermanent building is fastened upon us ; wooden houses of the flimsiest kind rise and decay like , mush rooms. Permanence and stability come with age ; The Ameri can is taking more time to think of the future , he is beginning to build more , solidly. One sign of this is the attempt to introduce Into many American cities archi tectural plans for streets and water fronts which shall . give order and direction to growth for a thousand years. The American imagination is gaining in scope and stead iness. Youth's Companion. THE HEAD OP THE FAMILY. RITISH philosophers are discussing the question of who should be the head of the family and appear to have agreed that the husband should be that official. The rea soning is to the effect that every family should have one supreme will , end that the husband , being the stronger and abler , is best'fitted to exercise it. The wife should obey like a soldier under orders , never questioning the wisdom of the command , but executing it blindly , and if the house hold goes to smash the responsibilityIsnot her's. This is a patriarchal- ' method of disposing of the matter , quite like the British mode of reasoning on all subjects. It may work well in England , but it would never do in the United States , at any rate as a rule of conduct. In this country wives are not so constituted as to be submissive slaves to their hustyands. Here they will obey their husbands if their own judgment approves his decisiou , but if it 'does not they never hesitate to act otherwise than he.has.directed. Perhaps this habit of American wives may have somc- A BABY IN SPAIN. Happen ; * Alontr at an Especially Favorable.Period. . . The very youthful l oir to the Span ish throuo seems to be in a fair way to escape' some of the family traditions. In tbe present condition of Spain there are no indications that his mother will have to hurry over the border with the child iu her arms because of differences of opinion among troublesome states men over matters of politics and per sonal preferment There is no fusillade around the palace that indicates any unpleasant temper on the part of the thing to do with the great and increasing number of divorces that take place jn the United States. If women were accustomed to being treated like slaves all the time it is possible that they would seldom get up courage enough to seek relief from their marital bondage. Thus , if divorce is really the disgraceful thing it , is accounted in Borne quarters , it may be argued that the British cus tom is better than our own. But if the happiness and peace of mind of women are worth anything , tbe American way is more likely to serve the whole people. Why should a "woman married to a man of bad judgment consent to sink with his ship when she sees the danger and , after having done every thing in her power to avert it , she has the power to escape. The American wife is wi'IIng to let her husband be the head of the family so S10ug as he shows himself com petent to fill that position , for that is woman's nature. But when he shows that he" is incompetent she insists upon the right to direct her own career. Chicago Journal. THE HOESE VS. THE AUTO. HEIST San Francisco was burning the auto mobile had its day of , fame. It hurried hundreds of men and women and millions of valuables out of the path of the "flames. But an automobile cannot climb a 45 per cent grade out of a cellar with -a load of debris. The days of. San Francisco's re building are tbe days of tbe horse his days of glory closing in the night of death. Before the ashes were cold the railways were ready to run tracks on which to haul away the rubbish. Con trivances were invented for lifting and dropping it Into cars. But there still remained millions of loads of crum bled walls which , if what had boenSsixty years bringing in was to be taken out in three , must be drawn up and out by horses. And so San Francisco's cry to-day is not for money or sympathy , but for horses and etlll more horses. Chicago Inter Ocean. COMM02T SEHSE IN DIET. S man was created for a varied and mixed diet , he l rs abundant opportunities for se lecting his food and supplying his Individ1 xial needs. In most cases appetite is the surest guide to healthy digestion and prop er nourishment. This certainly is the com- ' vlew that must appeal to all rational feeders : 'Eat with regularity and in accordance with the de- mauds of hunger such dishes as have always been re garded as innocuous and remember that , as a rule , it is neither meats nor bouillon nor wine nor spices nor coffee which poison us , but their abuse. " New York Herald. he is exceptionally fortunate among Spanish princes. He may be consid ered more fortunate , too , than a czare- witz , who must grow up while uncer tain duin.'is are meeting and keep de bating with himself whether he is an autocrat or not. Probably , also , it is fortunate for Spain that the succession is so - early established , " though no horoscope can tell jiSt how < much of a prise the baby will prove to be. At any rate , steadi ness iu tile government is desirable , aud' in this era of good feeling tbe country seems to have fairer prospects than she has enjoyed for years. It KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN. populace. There is 110 fear of a sinis ter pretender all prepared to add spice to life by leading a bold peasantry to revolt There Is no prospect of a long exile during which the country might be kept hi a state of fierce dissension and civil war. In fact the little infant is as free from threats and menaces as any of throe other babies , and in this itaspect would appear that she is much better off without the lost colonies than with them , that long relief from civil and foreign wars is her greatest need. Giv en repose ) * she should make substantial progress , industrial and political. A people who accordingly to an eminent Mexican have furnished his country with its most thrifty , capable and suc cessful of tradesmen and merchants should be able to forgo ahead if givci half a chance. . Whatever the future may have ii store for Spain , or its royal family however , there is no disguising the fac that the .whole nation is happy over th ( birth of an heir to the throne. The re joiclng of the people is enthusiastic an < sincere and the young Queen mother Victoria Eugenic , is at present the mos popular woman in the kingdom. In auspicious indued , was her entry into tlio. ryal - family of Spain , for her marriage riago was attended by the attempt of s deluded -wretch to kill her and her bus band ; and now that she has given ar heir to the nation , the people rejoice with her in her motherhood as they did when as a bride she escaped the anar chist's bomb. The fair young Queer granddaughter of Victoria of England promises to be one of the most popular of Europe's' roj'al rulers , Desert and Stvajup According to official figures , since the reclamation law was enacted by Con gress in 1902 eight towns 'have been built and 10,000 people have settled on what wore desert lands. To prepare the way for these settlers 100 miles of branch railways have been built , 1,2G7 miles of canals have been dug , many of which carry whole rivers , and forty- seven tunnels have been excavated. It is estimated that the territory em braced in what is known as the arid regions of the United States covers 000,000,000 acres , of which about 00- 000,000 acres are subject to Irrigation ; which , when properly supplied with water , can be converted into farms , fully as productive as lands In the most favored sections. A bill was introduced in Congress at the last session for the purpose of reclaiming overflowed and swamp lands in Wisconsin , Arkansas , /Indiana , Minnesota , Xew Jersey , North-'Carolina , South Carolina and other States , and those back of it say that it will be "pushed" at the next session. The member who offered this meas ure roughly estimates the amount of overflowed and swamp lands to be re claimed at 50,000,000 acres , the .recla mation of which would Increase the land value more than $5,000,000 , the annual crop value $1,500,000,000 and , if subdivided into forty-acre farms , would supply 2,500.000 families with homes aud put 12,000,000 people on lauds now practically worthless. Mistaken Identity. Mrs. Morningsyde ( showing Central Park to Mrs , Struckoyle of Pittsburg ) That monument ? Oh , that is Cleopa tra's noodle. It. came from Egypt , you kuow , and is literally covered with hieroglyphics. rs. Struckoyle Goodness gracious 1 Aud hasn't the board of health ever tried to exterminate them ? " Puck. Is.lt proper to condole with a mam when he falls hi business ? THE WEEKLY We are to thank tbe backward spri : for the destruction of the locusts , whi were about to hatch out in uncountal numbers. The same frost that laid 3 frigid fingers ou the apple blossoms ai the lilacs also gave a tweak to the locu eggs. At least this is what rural pc sonages who are posted on such thin ; say. But the locusts probably wouldt have hatched out , anyway. There a two things that never happen when pe pie say they will ; one is the coming i the end of the world and the other is tl appearance of the locusts.Ve have lor given up the end of the world as pract cally hopeless and have resigned ourselvi to being deprived of that matchless spe tacle which some more favored genen tion may possibly witness ; and we hai been so often disappointed in the looui prognostications that we now rani : the along with weather bureau indication We have heard stories by our grandsirc that once the " 17-year" locusts filled ti woods with roaring like the sound < Niagara and that the bark of the tree was split asunder by the insects , and ths the surface of the earth was made to lee like a pepper box by the hoka whenc they had issued. And we. have waite expectantly for a repetition of this woi der of nature ; but , like the end of th world , it is always being postponed. Th locusts appear to be great procrastinator : or else their human prophets arelgrea * prevaricators. - , It may be , of course , that the locust are mixed up in their calendar and no being able to decide -whether the seven teen years of their "hibernation" lias es pired have decided to remain in seclusioi until the matter is straightened out rath er than appear at a time that would ruii their arithmetical reputation. It is peril ous to be premature , to arrive on the seem before the curtain is up or the audicnci seated , especially when your performanci is so rarely given ( hat the only thinj that ranks with it is tne Oberammergai passion play which is presented only enc < in ten years. One can understand thi deep mortification a seventeen-year locus ; would feel in appearing at the end ol thirteen years or ten years , or any nTim ber of years except exactly seventeen : i miscalculation never could be forgiven [ t would be as humiliating as Mart Twain's experience in Switzerland when trapped in a blanket he sought to witless - less the glorious spectacle of the rising > un and did not realize until he saw the imiles of promenading ladies and gentle- nen in afternoon costume that the sun vas setting. Punctuality is of the utmost mportance. * Every properly reared locust cnows this. If the time set for thegreat ) eriodical conclave is every seventeen : ears , then let it be observed to the in fant Tardiness is not to be extenuated. ! f they prove false to their name and ippear any old year , they should -be con- igned to the ranks of : the locusts which ippear annually and have no ancient : ncestry or traditions. IOCOA OUSTING TEAAND COFFEE importations of Two Matter Show Decline In L.ast Ten Years. According to a report issued by the ureau of statistics of the Department of lommerce and Labhr , cocoa importations ito the United States are now averaging tore than a million dollars a month , gainst an average of a quarter of a lillion dollars a month a decade ago. [ eantime importations fo both coffee and ; a show a decline , especially during the ist two years. The total quantity of cocoa imported in ic crude state in the eight months end- 15 with February , 1007 , is 01,299.427 junds , valued at $8,344,426 , against 730,059 pounds , valued at $1.930,831 , in re corresponding months of 1S97. The total quantity of coffee" imported L the eight months of the fiscal year K)7 is 047,200,151 pounds , valued at 51,869,152 , against 4GG.204.372 pounds , ilued at $53,320,008 , in the eight months : 1S97. The quantity of tea imported in the ght months of 1007 is 72.475.440 , valued . $11,606.053 , against 81,220,822 pountT * . ilued at $10.247.506 in the correspond- g months of 1897. Taking the value alone there has been i increase of about $0,500,000-in the iportations of cocoa , a decline of $1.- K,000 in the importations of coffee and i increase of $1,333,333 in tea importa- 3ns. The average valuation of the cocoa im- rted in the eight-months finding with ebruary , 1907 , is 13.C cents per pound , gainst 9.3 cents in the corresponding iriod of 1S97. that of tea 10 cents , : ainst 12.6 cents a decade ago , while ffee shows a fall averaging S cents per rund in the eight months of 1907 , linst 11.4 cents in the corresponding onths of 1S97. Odds and Ends. There are 234,000 telephones in- New ork City. Light-haired people live longer than irk-haired ones. The largest vineyard in the world is jar San Gabriel , Cal. The Baptist women of the world are tpporting 300 missionaries. The government runs the pawnshops ! Italy , and no interest Is required on ans. COLLAPSE IS OFTEN PREVENTED BY DR. f WILLIAMS' PINK PILLS , Taken When the First Warning Symp toms Are Noticed Much Needless Suffering May Be Saved. Are you troubled -with pallor , loss of spirits , waves of heat passing over the body , shortness of breath after slight of the exertion , a peculiar skipping heart beat , poor digestion , cold extremi ties or a feeling ofweight and fullness ? Do not make the mistake of thinking- that these are diseases in themselves and be satisfied -with temporary relief. This is the \vay the nerves give - warnIng - breaking dcrwn. It Ing that they are simply means that the blood has become impure and cannot carry enough nourish ment to the nerves to keep them healthy and able to do their -work. Rest , alone , -will sometimes give the needed relief. The tonic treatment by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills , however , prevents - vents the final breakdown of the nerves and the more serious diseases which follow , because the pills act iirectly upon the impure blood , making it rich , red and fc-tre. MrsE. . O. Bradley , of 103 Parsclls avenue , Rochester , If. T. , says : "I was never very healthy and some years ago , when in a run-down condi tion , I suffered a nervous shock , caused by a misfortune to a friend. Itras so great that Iwas unfitted for -work. "Iwas just -weak , low-spirited and nervous. I could hardly -walk and could not bear the least noise. My appetite wxs poor and I did not care for food. I couldn't sleep "well and once for two weeks got scarcely an hour's sleep. I had severe headaches most of the time and pains in the back and spine. " 1was treated by two doctors , being under the care of one of them for sis months. I got no relief and then de- 3ided to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. I soon began to feel better and the im provement was general. My appetite became hearty and my sleep better. The headaches all left and also the pains in my back. A few more boxes entirely lured me and I was able to go back to cvork. I felt splendid and as though I iiad never been sick. ' ' Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are invaluable n such diseases as rheumatism , after- jffects of the grip and fevers , neuralgia , 5t. Yitus' dance and even partial paralysis and locomotor ataxia. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by ill druggists , or will bo sent , postpaid , m receipt of price , 50 cents per box , six ) exes for $2.50 , by the Dr. Williams Hodicine Company , Schenectady , N. Y. ATTACSI23TG ASYSTHM. . t Involves Attacking : tue Men th t- Uphold the System. On every side I hear strange insist ence upon the fact that it is only the ysteni that Is wrong. I hear people | , tter the following extraordinary rords : ' ' vVe do not attack individuals. ? What , in the name of the seven plan ts , can you attack except individuals ? low can one fight a system ? If a sys- em caine into this room , what would ou do to it ? Would you take a gun r a fencing foil or a butterfly net or a orsewhip or a disinfectant ? A system only exists-'in tbc minds of len , and if there is a very vile system : i the minds of men. there must be ometuing very vile about their mindsl I do not say that they- may not have ther virtues along with the qualities laat make the bad system. I do not ay that the upholders of any bad sys- im are without arsy moral merits. I o' not say that Italian brigands are ithout any moral merits. But , how- rer good or evil may bo mingled In the liaracter of an Italian brigand , nobody rer said that in dealing with persons f that profession you were not to at- ick individuals. You do not , in dealing with brigands , ly that you merely attack the system , ou attack the brigands that is , sup ping that you are in possession of ic adequate bodily courage. C. K _ besterton in Illustrated London News. Side I.TgrlitH on History. Gen. Sherman was on his memprabla irch to the sea. _ ' < * "Everything seems to be going sindoth- thus far , " he said , "but something ams to tell me that the end will be dfs- trous ! " Years afterward , when , he foand he uldn't go anywhere without hearing e brass bands playing "MaTcWag ; irough Georgia , " he realized that hie rebodings had been only too well found- . Chicago Tribune. DOCTOR'S POOD TALK. lection of Food One of'tne Moaf Important Acts la Life. A Mass doctor says : "Our health d physical and mental happiness are largely under our personal control at the proper selection of food should , and Is one of the most important ts In life. "On this subject , I may say that I ow of no food equal in .digestibility , d more powerful In point of nutri ent , than the modern Grape-Xuts , ar heaping teaspoons of which Is sat- lent for the cereal part of a meal , d experience demonstrates that the er is perfectly nourished from one sal to another. " 1 am convinced that the extensive d general use of high class foods of is character would increase the term human life , add to the sum total of ppiness and very considerably im- Dve society in general. I am free ta ution the food , for I personally know- its value. " 3rape-Xuts food can be used by babes arms , or adults. It is ready cooked , a be served instantly , either cold th cream , or .with hot water or hot Ik poured over. ' All sorts of pud- igs and fancy dishes can be made th Grape-Xuts. The food is concen- I ted and very economical , for f our v ; / iping teaspoons are sufficient for the ' eal part of a meal. Read the lit- book , "Tbe Road to Wellville , " la , ? s. "There's a Reason " H P i