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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1907)
v CUBS AND TIGERS FIGHT Chicago and Detroit Baseball Champions Battle. HEST GAME IS A TIE. Darkness Calls "Time" with the Score Standing 3 to 3. TBAHTIC THOUSANDS CHEER. Chance Evens Up with Jennings in I the Ninth Inning- . I "The Cubs and Tigers fought and Sawed one another for twelve thrillIng - Ing and spectacular innings at Chi- -cago's West Side jungle Tuesday afternoon - noon , and darkness finally put an end to the Titanic hattle , with a score 3 "to 3. Never in the history of the world's series under the national agree ment has a more fierce or exciting bat tle of champions been waged. It was Greek meeting Greek , and diamond scratching diamond , but neither Avould allow the other to carry away the first plum In the great world's series. The struggle will go down in baseball history as one of the most exciting and dramatic ever played. It was a game of painful suspenses and thrilling sur prises , with victory hovering alternate ly over the rival benches , and in the BIG CORN SHOW. Tin lane National Exposition Opened in the Chicago Coliseum. In Chicago's magnificently decorated Coliseum the first great national corn exposition ever held in this country was opened to the public. Every corn- growing state in the union is represent ed among the hundreds of displays of white , red and golden cars , forming the most complete agricultural display of its kind ever seen. Sixteen thous and dollars in cash prizes and over $30,000 in special prizes will be award ed. Corn husking bees and similar ru ral entertainments will be held daily during the show. In addition to the corn displays , an exhibit is shown of household articles made from differ ent parts of the corn plant , including husks , stalks and tassels. Among the articles shown are rugs , portieres , ta ble covers , mats and picture frames. Elaborate decorations , costing near ly ? 30,000 , have been installed in the Coliseum , com and corn plants being the dominant material used. In addi tion to a miniature corn farm in the center of the big building , an ancient 'temple , dedicated to the goddess of corn , has been erected , where at cer tain periods of each day the virgins of the sun will offer sacrifices of corn. On either side are shields of the dif ferent states , done in corn , each show ing the amount of last year's corn crop. A unique feature is the corn demon stration kitchen , where 300 ways of preparing corn for human beings to eat are illustrated by expert cooks. Among the 1,320 knoAvn varieties of corn on exhibition is corn of a blue color and white corn on a purple cob. Fourteen states in the corn belt are represented and exhibits have been re ceived from foreign countries. Insanity IVot Increasing- . Dr. Carlos F. Macdonald , the New York alienist , discussing the recent sta- HUGH JENNINGS , FSANK GRANGE , Manager Detroit Team. Manager Chicago Team. tistics issued by the Lunacy Commission of England and Wales , said there was a steady numerical increase in insanity both in the United Kingdom and in the United States , but ho did not believe that this implied an increase in the ratio of in sanity to population. The increase of the insane in England and Wales had been from 3G,7G2 in 3839 to 123.9SS in 1907 , or 237 per cent , whereas the estimated in crease in population in the same period was only 77 per cent. In spite of these figures Dr. Macdonald calls attention to several new factors in the problem , among which are the widening conception of in sanity so that many cases now appear in statistics which formerly were not count ed , and the increased confidence in insti tutions for the insane , whereas formerly relatives sought to conceal the condition of insane persons. He also asserts that there has been an increase in the longev ity of the insane under modern methods , and says that the statistics are padded oy a great many readmissious which ap pear as new cases. Speaking of the causes of insanity , he attaches less im portance to exciting causes and greater importance to predisposing causes. Only people with unstable mental organiza tions are likely to succumb to the ordi nary exciting causes grouped under the general heads , wine , women , worry and work. His observation among English men has led to the conclusion that the modern Briton is anaemic rather than full-blooded. Prom Par and Near. Canada has consented to pay $ G,000 to Japan for the damages arising from the Vancouver riots. A memorial tablet was unveiled at the birthplace of Gen. Grant at Point Pleas ant , Clermont county , Ohio. Prof. Hervey S. Cowell of Ashburn- ham was nominated for Governor of Mas sachusetts on the Prohibition ticket. Several persons were killed in a fire in Port Limon , Peru , which destroyed four business blocks. Loss $000,000. The Democratic convention in San Francisco nominated Dr. Edward Robeson Taylor to eucceed William IT. Langdon as district attorney. A COSMOPOLt TAN HARVEST. Four Races Are Picking : Cotton In the Field * of Oklahoma. An Oklahoma cotton field recently pre sented a cosmopolitan appearance , as much so , perhaps , as it would be possi ble to find in the entire West. Engaged in picking the crop were four races of men white , black , red and yellow and five nationalities the American , Indian , Mexican , African and Japanese. It is true , also , that the crop has been gath ered more promptly than usual , becausi of new labor , which was greatly needed to harvest the fleecy staple. The Japs were the latest arrivals , and Oklahoma is the first cotton-growing State to experiment with these people. Many of them came south from the beet fields of Colorado and Nebraska , and if they prove valuable as pickers many more will be engaged by the cotton growers , especially in the more northern and east ern counties of the State. It was found , in engaging Jap labor ers for work in the beet fields and for general improvement work in cities , that many of them were not strong enough to stand heavy labor , and it occurred to M. Chuma , one of the" , native citizens , that it might be possible to find work for all such in the southern cotton fields. Ac cordingly , he visited Guthrie several months ago and made arrangements with local cotton growers to give the Japs a trial. They will be used next season also for tending and chopping the crop as well as picking it. It has often been found as difficult to get cotton choppers as cot ton pickers. Test of Church Cordiality. Miss Laura A. Smith tells in the Sep tember Ladies' Home Journal of her ex perience in making a series of visits to different churches in the larger cities , with the object of testing "the welcome given a stranger in the average church , to see what was meant by the invitation , 'Strangers cordially welcome , ' and to see how many of the clergymen or members of the congregation would speak a word of greeting or encouragement to the stran ger within their gates. " Miss Smith says that she dressed in very plain clothes , and GEEAT BATTLE FOR WORLD'S BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP. s * ud flitting away in the dusk. A mighty multitude , 24o77 in number , watched the tide of battle ebb and flow , its cheering excitement passing into Bcreaming frenzy as climax was piled on climax. Although the total fell short of breaking records by a narrow margin , the gate receipts were the largest ever taken in at a ball game. The gross proceeds were -9lG2.oO. of which the players' share will be $ lo.747.7 > . i'n- -der the rules of the series the tied score makes it a "no content. " and thus adds materially to the r&rgess of the players by permitting them to share in the receipts of five games instead of jCour. jCour.Donovan Donovan , known to fame as "Wild Bill , " pitched for the Detroit team , and Overall for Chicago. The twirling hon ors -went to the former , though the giant Overall was in , excellent form. Overall -was taken out of the game In the ninth inning , when the Cubs needed .a stronger batsman , and Keulbach fol lowed him in the box. proving a com plete puzzle for the Tigers. According to a correspondent , the hoarse thousands , who had filled every Available inch of space in the grounds , -came away gibbering about how the Cubs would have on if things had happened thus and so. There was logic In their ravings , for in the ninth , the tenth , the eleventh and the twelfth Innings Chicago had the victory tightly j rasped , but each time the fickle god less interfered iu favor of Detroit. Radium Deep iu the Ainu. A report from Geneva , Switzerland , ays that Prof. Joly , after completing a geological examination of the rock bor ings from the Simplon tunnel , finds rich traces of radium , indicating larger de posits of this rare and extremely valuable element than any hitherto discovered in iZJurope. It is his theory that the pres ence of this ore caused the abnormal heat rperienced in digging the tunnel , and he fcelieves that the world's supply of radium fa far greater than was supposed. by both dress and manner tried to typif ? the average young woman who , a stran ger in the city , socks a church affiliation. In only two churches of New York ami Brooklyn did the pasta-s voluntarily seek her out and speak to her. In one other the pastor was brought to her ; while in five churches thirteen members had spok en to her , and in thirty-two she had been ignored absolutely , in all thirty-seven churches having been visited. In Boston she attended twenty-foie churches , and of these one pastor spot : * to her , while in four four members ( twof'fccing ushers ) parsed a friendly word , while in the other nineteen "not a word from any one. " From the inhospitable East she turned her steps westward , whore the results of her visitations remain to be recorded. Several New York and Boston minis ters interviewed upon the question raised by Miss Smith's test hold that it is now generally regarded as beyond the true courtesy of the church to force attentions upon visitors , such as handshaking and questioning. One says that because per sonal inquiries are not made or attention paid is in no sense a contradiction of the invitation to strangers. lie holds that it is impossible in the great cities to make' the church the social club that Miss Smith seems to be looking for. Another says that normal persona go to church not for sociability , but for spiritual edifi cation , communion and exaltation , hence they appreciate the gentle courtesy of be ing let alone in their quest. To Curtail Copper Production. The officers of the Amalgamated Cop per Company have recommended that the mines of that company be "hwt down un til the copper market conditions improve. This course is brought about by the fact that the Amalgamated Company has on hand a large stock of metal for which there is little demand in the market. It is taken for granted in trade circles that the action of the Amalgamated will be followed by several of the other heavy producing mines. It is notable that this un-'avorable condition of the copper mar ket should have developed in spite of the efforts of the Standard Oil interests to maintain the price of the metal and the standing of the copper stocks. .Realistic. Critick Tes , D'Auber Is home from nis trip to the Rocky mountains. He put in most of his time making sketcho of the mountain peaks. He showed me a lot of them. Ascum How were they ? Natural' Critick Well , they're certainly rocky. Philadelphia Press. When Audubon began the publication of his great work in 1S2G he received from many subscribers $1.000 a copy. EASY FOB MORPHY. Story of the Gre.lt Ghana Master and a Celebrated Painting1. Paul Morphy , on his visit to Phila delphia , was the guest of a clergyman , the Rev. Mr. H. On his arrival at the minister's home the chess master was Qrst ushered into the library , and his attention was at once attracted by a painting over the mantel , which was a fine copy of a celebrated painting rep resenting a game of chess between a young man and the devil , the stake being the young man's soul. The artist had most graphically de picted the point in the game where it was apparently the young man's move , and he seemed just to realize the fact that lie had lost the game , the agony of despair being shown in every line of his features and attitude , while the devil from the opposite side of the table gloated over him with fiendish delight. The position of tlae game appeared ut terly hopeless for the young man , and Mr. H. said he had often set it up and studied it with his chess friends , and all agreed the young man's game was certainly lost. Mr. Morphy walked up to the picture and studied it for several minutes , when finally , turning to Mr. H. , he said : "I can win the game for the young wan. " Mr. U. was of course astonished and said , "Is it possible ? " Mr. Morphy replied , "Get out the men and board and let as look at it. " The position was set up , and in a few rapid moves he demonstrated a complete -win for the young man , and the devil was checkmated. In L.esal Form. "If I thought you were going to play me false , Marie , " said the ardent young lawyer , "by the great horn spoon I'd hold > ou with a writ of habeas corpus ! " "That will not be necessary , " smiled Miss Marie. "I'm not going to run away. " "So ? " he whispered , moving nearer. "All right. Ne exeat will do just as well. " Incompatible. The fire insurance agent was running for the office of tax assessor. "Such a thing as that would never do ! It is contrary to public policy ! " exclaim ed the taxpayers. And his defeat was overwhelming. A Doctor of Divinity , now Editor of a well-known Religious paper , has written regarding the controversy be tween Collier's Weekly and the Relig ious Press of the Country and others , including ourselves. Also regarding suits for libel brought by Collier's against us for commenting upon its methods. These are his sentiments , with some very emphatic words lelt out "The religious Press owes you a debt of gratitude for your courage in showing up Collier's Weekly as the "Yell-Oh Man. " Would you care to use the inclosed article on the "Boo IIoo Baby" as the "Yell-Oh Man's" successor ? ' ' "A contemporary remarks that Col lier's has finally run against a solid hickory "Post" and been damaged in its own estimation to the tune of $750,000.00. ' "Here is a publication which has , in utmost disregard of the facts , spread broadcast damaging statements about the Religious Press and others and has suffered those false statements to go uncontradictcd , until , not satisfied after finding the Religious Press too quiet , and peaceful , to resent the in sults , it makes the mistake of wander ing into ; i fresh field and butts its rat tled head against this Post and all the World laughs. Even Christians smile , as the Post suddenly turns and gives it back a dose of its own medicine. " "It is a mistake to say all the World laughs. No cheery laugn comes from Collier's , but it cries and boo hoes like a spanked baby and wants $750,000.00 to soothe its tender , lacerated feelings. " "Thank Heaven it has at last struck a man with "back bone' ' enough to call a spade a "spade" and who believes in telling the whole truth without fear or favor. " Perhaps Collier's with its "utmost disregard for the facts , " may say no such letter exists. Nevertheless it is on file in our office and is only one of a mass of letters and other data , news paper comments , etc. , denouncing the "yellow" methods of Collier's. This volume is so large that a man could not well go thru it under half a day's steady work. The letters come from various parts of America. Usually a private controversy Is not interesting to the public , but this is a public controversy. Collier's has been using the "yel low" methods to attract attention to itself , but , jumping in the air , crack ing heels together and yelling "Look at me" wouldn't suffice , so It started out on a "Holier Than Thou" attack on. the Religious Press and on medi cines. cines.We We leave it to the public now , as we did when we first resented Collier's at tacks , to say whether , in a craving for sensation and circulation , Its attacks do not amount to a systematic merce nary hounding. We likewise leave it te the public to say whether Collier's Not Conclusive. Society Leader What ! Is there a re port out that I am going to marry Col. Gazoop ? Why , I don't even know him ! Matronly Friend That proves noth ing , my dear. I have been married to Dr. Permangan for thirty-seven years , and I don't know him even yet. The Paris 'Academy ' of Medicine offers i prize every year for the discovery of in absolute cure for tuberculosis. So far , 10 one has won it. Different View * on Art. "Soe that measly little picture ! " ex claimed an indignant , practical-faced Chicagoan at the Art Institute on free day. He grasped his solemn friend by the arm , says the Outlook , and point ed to Van Ostrade's "Jubilee. " "Thirtj thousand dollars ! That's what thej claim it's worth. Look at it ! " Two long looks of withering srorn. "A lit tie touch of graft in the air , eh ? " Iu added. "Two feet square- . Not an inch more. And shopworn at that. Thirtj thousand dollars ! Come on ! " A Polish laborer turned and /ooked after them , his long , big-boned face breaking Into a smile. Then he dreu o deep , contented breath , and looked back at a dark-brown Van Dyke , and at once forgot the crowd. He was a giant , but his threadban clothes hung loose , and his hand wen thin. One hand slowly tugged on hi1- soft yellow mustache and his big. deep blue eyes shone. Now and then he smiled and nodded slowly to himself "That big Pole ? " said a guard to an inquirer. "Oh , yes. He comes cverj Sunday. He doesn't speak to me or any one else , but when he first came , long ago , he had me mark down on some paper the way to walk back to the stockyards. That's a good two hours' walk , but I guess he walks both ways. He never misses a Sunday , even if there is a blizzard , and he stays till closing time. I've seen him spend two hours at a time iu front of that one Van Dyke. " Will Do It Then. "I travel on your road a good deal , " said the caller , "and I'd travel on it a good deal oftener if it wasn't for its sharp curves. " "What's the matter with the curves ? " asked the elevated railway magnate. "They ought to be provided with a strong railing or something of that kind. " "What for ? " "So a train couldn't run off the track when it goes ' whizzing and grinding around one of them , and fall to the street below. " "You've never heard of that happening , have you ? " "No not yet. " "Well , when it does happen we'll pnt something around those curves. Good day. " Chicago Tribune. Prince Edward of Wales has a collec tion of seabirds' eggs from St. Kilda , which is said to be the finest in the Brit ish empire. by its own policy and methods , has not made itself more ridiculous than any continent of ours could make it. Does Collier's expert to regain any self-inflicted loss of prestige by demon strating thru suits for damages- that it can be more artful in evading liability for libels than the humble but resentful victims of its defamation , or does it hope by starting a campaign of libel suits to silence the popular indigna tion , reproach and resentment which it has aroused. Collier's can not dodge this public controversy by private law suits. It can not postpone the public judgment against it. That great jury , the Pub lic , will hardly blame us for not wait ing until we get a petit jury in a court room , before denouncing this prodigal detractor of institutions founded and fostered either by individuals or by the public , itself. No announcements during our entire business career were ever made claim ing "medicinal effects" for either Post- urn or Grape-Nuts. Medicinal effects are results obtained from the use of medicines. Thousands of visitors go thru our entire works each month and see for themselves that Grape-Nuts contains absolutely nothing but wheat , barley and a little salt ; Postum absolutely nothing but wheat and about ten per cent of New Orleans molasses. The art of preparing these simple elements in a. scientific manner to obtain the best food value and flavor , required some work and experience to acquire. Now , when any publication goes far enough out of its way to attack us be cause our advertising is "medical. " it simply offers a remarkable exhibition of ignorance or worse. We do claim physiological or bodily results of favorable character follow ing the adoption of our suggestions re garding the discontinuance of coffee and foods which may not be keeping the Individual in good health. We have no advice to offer the perfectly healthful person. His or her health is evidence in itself that the beverages and foods used exactly fit that person. Therefore , why change ? But to the man or woman who Is ailing , we have something to say as a result of an unusually wide experience in food and the result of proper feed ing. ing.In In the palpably Ignorant attack on us In Collier's , appeared this state ment , "One widely circulated para graph labors to induce the Impression that Grape-Nuts will obviate the ne cessity of an operation In appendicitis. This is lying and potentially deadly lying. " In reply to this exhibition of well , let the reader name it , the Postum Co. , says : Let it be understood that appendici tis results from long continued dis turbance In the Intestines , caused pri marily by undigested starchy food , sueli Mlndfnl of the Correct Form * . Tuffold Knutt touched his battered hat respectfully to the matron who appeared at the kitchen door in answer to hU knock. "I'm not arskin' ye fur anything t' eat this time , ma'am , " he said. "I'm needln , ' a couple o 'articles o' wearin' appcrril/ / comm'nly called second hand shoes , but 1 hope I know better'n t' call 'em that. Have ye got a pair o' second foot shoes , No. 0 , about the house , ma'am , that ya kin spare a pore man ? " FELL GHOST OF REPUTATION. Philanthropist Peabody "Waar Judged by Irlwli Fishermen. A good story of John Bright and Peabody - body , the philanthropist , is recalled by. Justice Johnson's interesting reference ! to the former in his charge to the juryj at Limerick in the action of William * , O'Brien , M. P. The judge pointed outf that it was to Bright , who came fre quently to Ireland to fish at Castlecon- nell. near Limerick , that they owed ther Initiation of the action to buy land la- Ireland for the tenants. On these oc casions the great tribune was always * accompanied by George Peabody. One day they went a couple of miles up the Shannon between Castleconneli- ind Kallaloo. They had engaged the -ervices of two boatmen and as Bright unl Peabody were keen anglers they made a long day of it. On returning in the evening Bright , . noticing a policeman on the river bank , .isked what sum the boatmen were en titled to for their time. The constable said anything from seven and sixpence- to ten shillings. Bright turned to hla companion , saying : "I have no change , . Peabody ; have you three half crowns ? " The millionaire produced the coins and gave them to one of the boatmen , who said : "And is that all ye're givin' me ? " "That is all , " replied Peabody. "Well , that bates all I iver heard , " observed the boatman , adding , as he scratched his head , "An' they call ye- Paybody. Faith , I should call you Pay- nobody ! " J arry'H "Wish. It was a sultry afternoon in midsum mer and Larry was perspiring and lay ing gas pipe in the blistering trench. In a nearby tree a little bird was car oling forth , shielded by the cool branches. "Sure , " exclaimed Larry , as he halt ed a moment to remove the big beads' with a red handkerchief , " 'tis an un just wur-ruld. I wish I was that bur-1 rud. " "And why do you wish you were thafi bird ? " asked the interested policeman , Larry blinked at the blazing sun andi smiled grimly. "Because , me bhoy such a day as thljt ut is better to pipe a lay tban ut is to lay a pipe. " as white bread , potatoes , rice , partlj cooked cereals and such. Starchy food is not digested in the upper stomach , but passes on into the * duodenum , or lower stomach and In testines. where , in a healthy individual. the transformation of the search into a form of sugar is completed and then. the food absorbed by the blood. But if the ixvAers of digestion ares weakened , a p.irt of the starchy food will lie in the warmth and moisture or the body and decay , generating gases and irritating the mucous surfaces un til under such conditions the whole low er part of the alimentary canal , inchid- ing the colon and the appendix , be comes involved. Disease sets up and at times takes the form knownas ap pendicitis. When the symptoms of the trouble make their appearance , \\ould it not be good , practical , common sen e , to dis continue the starchy food which is causing the trouble and take a food In , which the starch has been transformed into a form of sugar in the process of manufacture ? This is identically the same form of sugar found in the human body after starch has been perfectly digested. Now , human food is made up very largely of starch and is required by the body for energy and warmth. Natural ly , therefore , its use should be contin ued , if possible , and for the reasons given above it is made possible in the inamifacture of Grape-Nuts. In connection with this change of food to bnus ; relief from physical disturbances - > turbances , we ha\e suggested washing out the intestines to get rid of the immediate / > mediate cause of the disturbance. Naturally , there are cases where th disease has lain dormant and the abusej continued too long , until apparently only the knife will avail. But It Is a ; well-established fact among the beat physicians who are acquainted with thj ? } details above recited , that preventativ measures are far and away the best Arc we to be condemned for suggest ing a way to prevent disease by foK fecting a food that contains no "medN cine" and produces no "medicinal eft focts" but which has guided literallsj thousands of persons from sickness t < $ health ? We have received during thq years past upwards of 25,000 ! ettrjH | from people who have been either help ed or made entirely well by following * our suggestions , and they are simple. If coffee disagrees and causes anjj of the ailments common to some coffeq users qxiit it and take on Postum. If white bread , potatoes , rice an < J ; other starch foods make trouble , quit ; and use Grape-Nuts food which ,1 largely predigested and will dlg.e'3-tj nourish and strengthen , when otEeij forms of lood do not It's jnst old common sense. "There's a Reason" for Pos'tum an Grape-Nuts. Postum Cereal Co. , Ltd ,
