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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1907)
Goat'a M1JU : I * Healthful. The milk of the goat has of late been , the subject of much investigation andj the highest medical authorities are } unanimous in declaring it to be tliej most wholesome and desirable milk ob- . taincd from animals for human con- ' sumption. To begin with , the goat i extremely unsusceptible toand , indeed1 practically immune from tuberculosis. It contracts this dread disease only in ! conditions which can' hardly come ? about In the ordinary course of things. Next , goat's milk is more nearly allied ] than any other to human milk not only ! In its composition but also in its pe culiar fermentative properties an important - { portant point. It has been established,1 beyond refutation that infants dc-j prived of their mother's milk thrivcj upon goat's milk much better than onf that of any other animal. The Circle. ' TIRED BACKS. i" " _ * The kidneys have a great work to flo in keeping the blood pure. When 0 vthey get out of order it causes backache , headaches , dizz5ness , ( languor and distress ing urinary troubles. ) > Keep the kidneys welli and all these sufferings - ] ings will be saved , you. Mrs. S. A Moore , proprietor of ' a restaurant at Wa- terville , Mo. , says : "Before using Doan's Kidney Pills I Buffered everything from kidney trou bles for a year and a half. I had pain 'in ' the back and head1 and almost con tinuous in the loins and felt weary all 'the ' time. A few doses of Doan's Kid ney Pills brought great relief , and I , kept On taking them until in a short tune I was cured. I think Doan's Kidney - ! ney Pills are wonderful. " For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a 'box. Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y. ' Tiiose Days ami OnrN. "I really do not see , " said an old . -lady who in spite of her seventy years I takes an active and lively interest in present-day foibles , "but that the ways of our days and the ways of your days I balance pretty'evenly , " says the New Yorfc Sun. "You tear up your letters e moment you get them , and are in , consequence always losing addresses , while we kept carefully everything the , mail brought us and so had such full desks that we could never find ad dresses , and were stupidly swamped iiwith useless letters. We may have , been downtrodden women , but we 'didn't ' know it , while you apparently are "going " to be emancipated -whether you like it or not. I guess we did gossip 'about ' our friends' private affairs , but you buy volumes containing 400 pages of really unpleasant gossip and call it modem literature. No , I think on the whole the balance is even , for though fwe had simple tastes ( even 'in husbands - bands ) , not to mention good manners and kindliness , all of which have sluce i , gone out of style , you have humor and iautomobiles. And I must admit that ( I'm enjoying the two last" FB "ff * Et. Tltni * Dance and all Jitrrnt Dltcain | H il B C ? .Permanently Cured by Dr. Kiln * ' ] Ores ; IKorre Re-torrr Betid for Free # 2 trial bottl * sad treatuo. 'UK. U. II. KLtNE. Ixl 931 Arch Street. PhUad.lpht * . Pa . Old School Journalism. 'Mark Twain , at a dinner in New York , related some reminiscences of his ( early days of journalism in Nevada City. "We paid for outside contributions , , he said , "but not always in cash. As j a.rule our letters of acceptance would run like this : ' " 'Dear Jones We send you per bearer - , er one- pound of bacon for your fine j poem on the county fair. Please re- jceipt for same. ' I " 'Dear Col. CrabbSe For your val- tued article on The Country's Needs , we beg to send you herewith two gal- jlons of corn whisky. It is the same 'brand ' you have been Tising ever since ithe war. Kindly acknowledge receipt ! " 'Dear Tompkins We enclose a cor set in payment for your fashion article. ' " 'Dear Senator Understanding that you are about to enter the State cam paign , we send you a shotgun and nine rounds of ammunition for your admir able article on the political situation. ' " Iklrs. Winston's SootblOB Syrup for CWldren teething ; bOitens the.gums , reduces InfLnmma- ttoo. allays piin. oura > wine cells , sue & bottla , j A Skatlnp ; One. ' Yvette Guilbert , the famous French actress , is an excellent skater. In the Bois de Boulogne , in Paris , there is an 'Ice rink where Mme. Guilbcrt's skating .is one of the principal attractions. { Talking about skating in New York jOne day , Mme. Guilbert said : ! "It is only through perseverance that one learns to skate well. I am sure no one ever suffered more tlian I in learn ing to skate. "I remember one day in my girlhood , the second or third time I had ever been on the ice. I was returning home in a crowded omnibus , and a kind old' man got up and offered me his seat "I shook my head , and the old man laughed a good deal when I said : " 'No. thapk you. I've been skating , nnd I'm tired of sitting down. ' " cldl i dl dlP Is itcr cr crV V ( tlas as to EC OfT tt tty y < tl : e ( Tl In whatever house you find a woman who cheer fully gives up her oven , special desires and vanities - } ties for the good of others , there you are sure to find happiness. For it seems that in this strangely ordered world happiness comes only through sacri fice. fice.In In the home life somebody has got to do the giving - ing up , and it seems that the chosen one for self- denial is always mother. Her giving up is written in little lines all over her face , where , too , are in scriptions commemorating valiant struggles with everyday monsters whom others do not see. now happy a girl should he in youth , and how bright a spot should be reserved for her in the great hereafter to atone for the trials of that pe riod1 in life during which she learns to be woman , wife , mother. Many a time she asks herself , docs it pay ? Is It worth while ? Of what use is it all ? Why ain I putting my heart and life into this dull JUIJET v. STRAUSS. drudgery ? For a quarter of a century past a continuous flood of nonsense regarding work has been poured into the cars of American women. They have > een urged to break away from the kitchen and go forth into the big world ind be somebody. This has its influence upon the despondent mother , she icars the echo of the feet of those who have "gone out into the world , " she : eels that her life is narrow and squalid. She sees the faded face in the looking glass , feels the slower pulsations > f the blood , knows herself or a woman who has grown old doing just the > rdinary drudgery of life. And she asks herself bitterly , has it paid ? In the ; nd the answer is sure to be , "yes , " for she will live to see how vastly prefer- ible her quiet home life has been to that of the woman who went out into the vortd. vortd.The The truth is , women do not step out of quiet homes into positions of afilu- mce and honor. They go from shady , country-like homes to crowded streets , jloomy offices , stifling storerooms , and where one goes up from tfie ranks of : hose who are not even remotely known to the world , thousands go down or re- nain statinary in a hand-to-hand struggle for existence. One thing is certain , youth cannot stay ; something must take its place , md might It not as well be that devotion and self-sacrifice that makes a beau- Jful memory to leave behind us ? Yes , mother , it does pay. It pays to be held a divinity in the eyes of mppy children. It pays to hold the deepest , tenderest memory In the hearts ) f men and women. For * no matter how long mother has been gone to the 'echoless shore , " Aher name holds its holy place In her children's hearts , and iiis is fame enough for all the sacrifices she has made. Chicago Journal. den flowers , or even wild striped grasser or ferns , in the center of the middle liuenxpiece , and two smaller vases ( if you possess them ) .on the smaller cor ner pieces. At the edge of the opposite corners place at one a small bowl ' "od with any fruit you have in the ise. Apples , bananas , oranges and grapes make a pretty showing. A pineapple may be placed in the center of the glass bowl and the mixed fruits nicely arranged around it The fruit and the flowers give a festive appear ance to even the most simply laid table. Our eyes should be gratified as much as our palates. At the edge of the other corner place a china tile , upon which set your glass water pitch er filled with ice water. f INothing warms some men up like an application of cold cash ; OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS THE PBOBLEM OF THE HATLBOADS tf N the present high state of prosperity throughout the country , and indeed pri marily because of it'the , railroads find them selves facing the most serious problem which has ever confronted them. Certain sections of the country are mark edly agricultural ; certain uthers produce the raw materials of manufacture ; and still others turn out the finished product of mills and foundries. All these regions have shared alike in the era of good times , and all depend upon an exchange of their products for a continuation of the good times. To make that exchange is the business of the railroads. Traffic has grown so much faster than railway equipment that the roads now find themselves Inadequate to the handling 'of it , and a congestion has appeared which affects not only interstate but international traffic. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the enterprises which furnish business to the railroads are themselves so prosperous , and require so much money , that there is a great scarcity of loanable funds , and the railroad companies cannot borrow the money necessary for new equipment without paying excessive rates of interest In the very nature of the case no remedy can be imme diately efficacious , and even the railway experts differ as to what the remedy shall be. One president has sug gested the changing of the standard gage from four feet eight and one-half inches to six feet Another says that the necessary increase in trackage , terminals , locomotives and cars would cost a billion dollars a year for five years , and would then be adequate to the handling only of the business which will be ready for it. Electrification , as providing both increased speed and cheaper motive power , has been advocated , as has also the double-tracking of present single-track roads. This last suggestion would undoubtedly increase enormously the capacity of the roads , since only ihout fifteen thou sand miles of the quarter of a million miles of railroad in the United States is now double-tracked. Whatever course is adopted , patience on the part of the public will be necessary , and in the majority of cases just Youth's Companion. THE "DEFENSELESS WOMAW. " T is a sensible woman's first duty not to be defenseless. The day has long gone by when it was considered the trademark of a lady to scream and faint or go into hysterics at the very first mention of danger. Nowadays we designate such actions by the very plain old- fashioned word cowardice. At Coney Island the other day a man was discovered creeping around under the women's bathhouse. Did the fair ladies , with loud shouts , rush forth , leaving hiiri victor of the field ? Not they. They quietly secured a large kettle of scalding water and neatly poured the same upon him. He ran for the surf , screaming with pain. It is safe to presume he will crawl under no more bathhouses. Up in Port Jervis , N. Y. , a man took a maid out boat ing. Reaching deep water and being one of those chumps who thinks that to annoy or scare any one else is ex cruciatingly funny , he rocked the , boat ; she begged him not to , but he then rocked it worse than ever. She said no more , but carefully crawling to where he was perpe trating his humor , she administered so souud a box on his ear fhat he fell overboard in his astouishrnent. When he came up she ordered him to take hold , while she towed him in ; he did so , and.she rowed him in to shallow water , whence he could wade ashore ; there she left him , well soused , taking the boat herself back to the boat landing. It is safe to presume he will not rock the boat again when he takes her out. The summer time is when much crime breaks out , as well as folly. In New York city just now it would seem that the power of evil reigns ; and it is high time every woman learned to some extent how to take care of her self. There is neither sense nor righteousness in a woman's being defenseless these days. Philadelphia Telegraph. AN OCEAN GBAVEYABD. wreck of tue steamer Columbia adds another - other to the list , already too long , of dreadful - Jj ful disasters which prove that the western ocean , although the Creator gave it a smoother surface and fewer natural dangers than the Atlantic , is not as safe for navi gation , nor are the men who man its ships possessed of as sterling qualities as we find in the east The wreck of the Columbia does not furnish the first Instance coming from the Pacific of cowardly desertion of women and children who were passengers. The men who compose the crews sailing along the coast or into the Asiatic ports have less of the heroic fiber which manifests Itself invariably when trouble comes on the more frequented water highway between Europe and America. There was little time between the striking of the Columbia by the San Pedro and the sinking of the former , yet had the sailors stood by Captain Doran in stead of swimming for the colliding vessel the loss of life would have been less appalling. Nor is the captain of the San Pedro blameless. The fact that he was in a region of tragedy should have led him to proceed more cautiously in the fog. lie must have known , as does every navigator on that coast , that he was traversing an ocean graveyard. Along the Men- docino coast , where the Columbia and San Pedro col lided , other large steamers have gone to the bottom. Far under the surface lies the old steamer Humboldt and not many rods distant from her sunken hull and boilers is the modern St. Paul , which went ashore a year and a half ago. The big Norwegian collier , Tricolor , Is an other occupant of this ocean graveyard and the hulls of several sailing vessels lie bleached along the coast. Utica Globe. > CONSOLATION FOR THE FATIGUED , I SACRIFICING MOTHER. HOYF to Set a Table Tastefnlly. See that the center of the table .ands directly under the center of the landelier or hanging lamp , whichever ght you use for the center of your inlng room , says Men and Women , lace your canton flannel , or felt , as it called , even on-the table , smoothing down well , so that there are no eases to npset the water glass or igetable saucer during the course of ic meal. Next lay your white dam- 5k cloth evenly and smoothly , so as have as few creases as possible , and je that it hangs well over the sides : the table without touching the floor , hen place your lineii centerpiece * in ic center of the tablecloth , and if ) u have two smaller linen pieces put i em at opposite corners , right at the Ige of the table. Now place your ise filled with fresh water and gar- CAWADA'S BUFFALO HERD. Taken from Flatheacl Reservation In Montana , Where Tliey Ranged. In correspondence from Helena , Mont , the Spokane Spokesman-Review tells of the shipment of a herd of buffalo from Flathead reservation tea a Canadian government reservation near Edmonton. It is notvknown ex actly how many there are in the herd , but It is estimated that there are about 400. It is thought that there may pos sibly be 500 , with the calves. The Canadian government paid $150- 000 for the herd and will place them in the government park near Lament , which is about forty miles east of Ed monton. This park contains 10,000 acres and the buffalo , will be allowed to run free in it. The government has eighty buffalo in the park already. The purpose of the Canadian govern ment in buying the animals was to put them in this park and protect them , seas as to keep them from extermination. The animals are all thoroughbreds. The animals have been ranging in the Mission valley , and the Canadian officials have been busy for months col lecting them. The history of the herd is interest ing. To Charles Allard belonged the credit of starting it He began with a small number during the ' 80s and kept breeding and purchasing until he had 100 head in 1S93. Then he bought the Buffalo Jones herd in Kansas and added them to the herd. Soon after Mr. Allard died and his partner , Michel Pablo , began to aell the herd. When Mr. Pablo heard of the proposed opening of the Flathead reservation and the consequent loss of the range , he asked Howard Eaton tov sell them for him. Mr. Eaton tried to dispose of them to'both the United States government and the American Bison Association , but he was unsuc cessful. Then an offer was made by the Canadian government , which -was ac cepted. Besides the contract price of ? 15,000 , Mr. Pa'blo gets paid for load ing the animals. ' The Canadian government is repre sented at the- loading by 'Superintend ent Douglas of the Canadian national park at Banff ; M. Ayotte , who nego tiated the purchase for the Canadian government ; Dr. David Warnock , do minion veterinary , and General Freight Agent McMullen of the Canadian Pa cific Railroad. Mr. Pablo is keeping a few animals , two bulls and twelve cows , but the rest of the big herd is going , from the United States to become the possession of the Canadian government Regret is universal throughout Mon tana that the efforts of President , Roosevelt to secure the herd for this government proved unavailing. If a man's wife approves of what he doas ; what use does he have for a i i conscience ? ' mr * ? Growing1 Alfalfa. E. C. Dameron , of Pike County , Mo. , Is credited by an exchange with the following suggestions on growing al falfa : "After several years' experimenta tion , with both success and failure , I unhesitatingly advise fall seeding. While I know of no plant that excels alfalfa in vigor of growth after it is once established , it is extremely timid about its association with other plants in its early life. Weeds and foxtail are its worst foes , and how to avoid them or to reduce them to the mini mum is the problem before the alfalfa grower. It is with this in view that I advise the fall seeding. To my mind the piece selected for seeding down next fall should be upland naturally well drained and fertile. If the piece selected is land in wheat I should top dress it during wiriter with all the stable manure I could possibly get on it not in great liunks , but well distrib uted. After the wheat comes off in June I should disk It twice , once each way. After the first shower the weeds will begin to appear , then disk again. Keep this up until Sept 1. Don't plow under any circumstances , but kill all the weed growth b'y ' surface cultiva tion. All this sounds like work , and it is work , but the best remunerated work a farmer ever did. About Sept 1 , If there be moisture enough for ger mination , sow twenty pounds of seed per acre. Use a wheelbarrow seeder and sow ten pounds each way. This covers 'skips' and gives a better dis tribution of the seeds. Then slant your harrow teeth- and cover by going over the field at least twice. " Corn , and Soy Beans. I have raised corn and soy beans together with good results , but my ex perience on the whole Is to advise farmers not to grow them together. It made the corn exceedingly hard to cut , as the mass of vegetation was so heavy that the corn and beans tumbled in every direction from the heavy winds. I believe it is better , on rich land , to grow each of the crops separately , says an Ohio farmer. When the land Is not so rich and it is not desired to cut and shock the corn , soy beans can be grown to advantage to turn hogs or cattle on after the corn is gathered. The most satisfactory soy bean that I have tried Is the early yellow variety known as Hollybrook ; they are some three weeks earlier than the mammoth yellow , grow a fine quality of vine and an excellent yield of seed. It grows off more promptly than the mammoth and gets out of the way of weeds and grass sooner , and for the same reason it is not so much in the way in cultivating a corn crop , if it is desired to plant them in a cornfield. And one decided advantage they have over the mam moth , they do not shell so badly after getting ripe. For Xioatlliip : Farm Ttrnjons. Use a handy short stepladdcr with bent irons securely screwed to the end of the ladder , and that fit to the wagon 1O LOAD WAGOXS. end board. Bj- using a ladder of this ; kind the loading is made much easier , and very often farm produce can be handled with far less danger of bruis ing. Very handy for many other kinds c work. Hitching : Strap. The most desirable hitching strap is one which gives the horse plenty of freedom and at the same time takes up the slack , preventing the animal from becoming entangled in it A very simple apparatus for this purpose Is being placed on the market In the shape of a piece of pipe of suitable length with the means at the ends of securing it to the stall. Tie upper end lias a roller , over which the hitching strap or rope passes , and Is secured tea a weight moving in the interior of the pipe. Place tor Lantern * . A place should be provided In every farm building where lanterns are used or likely to be used. Stretch a wire along behind the cows and horses with sliding wire hooks on to which the lantern can be hooked and moved as wanted. A hook of cheap , smooth 'fence wire can be fixed up without ex pense almost anywhere , and it is much safer tlian a nail , as It will generally allow the lantern to hang straiguu Be careful that no nay , straw or other inflammable material is near lantern hooks or other holders' . Don't set a lantern down. Care of different 'ani As man has adapted mals to different uses it does not infer that they are not subject to natural laws. On the contrary , the subjection is more complete than before , and , as man has been the foster agent In changing the charateristics of most do mestic animals , so must the hand of man be ever ready to render that as sistance so essential to their well- being. The pasture , shelter and care must be suitable for the accomplish ment of the purpose desired , and no neglect can be allowed. Not only must the utmost care > be taken in selecting the animals that suit the farm best , but the farm itself must also conform to the animals. One should not attempt to improve unless prepared for it , as failure will be the result , but the prep aration is easily made. Better stocky means better farming , larger crops and. greener pastures. With each year the crops become better , because the system forces them to be so. But those farm ers who do not possess facilities for certain breeds of animals need not be discouraged , asall | can have a privilege - , ege with some kinds that do not come' up to the requirements needed. Improvement - . provement should be the object with every farmer , for even should the farm er lag behind , the time will arrive ! when he will 'be ' compelled to camp on i the same ground that others long before - | fore occupied , but who have left it for' something better. Keep pace with the' ' time , and keep the flock to the best , by breeding with thoroughbreds and always culling from the bottom. . One of the XCTV Breeds of Ferris. Thinking to improve the Barred Rocks , we crossed them with Buff Cochins. then used what we supposed were pure Black- Breaste.d Red Games with them. As part of these games had yellow i legs and pea | combs * we now feel , sure that they had' ' been mixed withj the Cornish Indian ! .t BUCKEYE BCD. got them , and here j is where we got the pea comb. This ! mixup produced a bird or two red as' ' foxes , with yellow legs , and I conceived 1 ceived the idea of raising a whole flock like them. : As layers the Buckeye Reds are sim ply peerless. Heat or cold lias no ter rors for them , as their small combs do not suffer from frost They have a long body from the wishbone back : upon which to carry plenty of meat They are not coarse or bony , yet males weigh from nine to ten pounds and females from five to seven. They have the rich yellow skin and legs so dear to the American epicure , and the skin is not thick and tough as in some yellow-skinned fowls. They i are vigorous from the shell , alert and gamy , though not inclined to fight among themselves , says Mrs. F. Slet- calf of Ohio in American Agriculturist , ! in which a Buckeye Red of ideal shape' ' is Illustrated. The surface color of the male is a dark rich velvety red , * approaching cardinal or garnet , never I buff or bricky , head , neck , hackle , back , . saddle and wingbows richly glossed , with metallic luster , under color a. lighter shade. Poultry Xotca. For rapid growth feed the clilckens often. Lice brood , breed and hide under the roosts. Swelled eyes with running at the ; nostrils Indicate roup. Gravel should always be supplied to , fowls that are fattened In confinement , Of two things , the breed and feed ing , the latter is the more Important. Dry salt is as good as any material that can be used for preserving eggs. Ducks may be picked when four months old and every six weeks after wards. Select the stock of pullets you In tend to keep as soon as they are wen developed. ? Coal ashes should always be sifted ! before putting them in the dust boxr Cor the use of poultry. Much of the disease with which fowls- are afflicted may be traced to a neglect in ventilating the fowl house. ' Ducks should be allowed as mucb/ liberty as possible , as they do not ? " ihrive well In as confinement as chick- , jns. As a general rule there Is more'profife n marketing fowls early ; prices are lot any better , but there is a great , saving in feed % It does not cost any more to keen- lioroughbred stock than it does to keeo crub stock , but it pays better when Ifc omes to selling. . Young chickens or turkeys should' lever be allowed to go on the roost mtil ten or twelve weeks old if ? owed too young their hearts-often Tooled and their growth and ioe spoiled.