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THURSDAY , NOVEMBER 21 , 1907.
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Eighty-six out of the 90 Nebraska counties have re
ported the result of the late election on county officers ,
The figures will well repay the careful study of the
democrats of Nebraska. They are not only freighted
with encouragement but they teach a lesson ; a lesson that
cannot be learned any too quickly or any too thoroughly.
The democrats and populists failed , this year , to
nominate a ticket and make a light for the county offices
in 28 counties. At least 20 of these failures must have
occurred in the 86 counties reporting. In the remaining
counties , therefore , G6 in number , there was a square-
footed light between the democrats and populists on the
one hand and the republicans on the oilier.
How did the democrats fair in these lights ?
Take the important offices of sheriff , treasurer , coun
ty clerk , county judge and assessor to determine.
Out of 66 candidates for sheriff the fusionists elect
ed 36.
36.Out
Out of 66 candidates for treasurer they elected 36.
Out of 66 candidates for county clerk they elected 38.
Out of 66 candidates for county judge they elected
Out of 66 candidates for assessor the elected 33.
In other words the democrats and populists , in these
counties where the } ' organized and made an honest effort ,
elected more than half of their candidates for each of
these five important offices , except assessor , and they
elected exactly half of their candidates for assessor.
These candidates who were elected were men who
went out to win ; who went out and made a live campaign ;
who organized their communities and set their friends to
working. That's why they won.
The same result is seen ill the judicial districts of
the state. In every district where democrats and popu
lists made a hearty , aggressive campaign they won. The-
result was they elected more than halt the judges out
side of Lincoln and Omaha. They elevated to the bench ,
by fighting for them , such splendid men as H. D. Travis
of Plattsmouth , Harry IJugan of Hastings , Judge ( rood
of Wahoo and George Cordoran of York ; Judge Graves
of Fender , Judge Hollenbeck of Fremont and Judge
Thomas of Schuyler , Judge AYestover of Kushville and
Judge Harrington of O'Neill. These victories were won
in the teeth of the bitterest opposition. In the Westover
und Harrington district , for instance , republican cam
paigners were rushed from all over the state and the
Northwestern railroad was lavish with its assistance to
elect republican candidates.
Yet the f usionists won.
At the same time this gratifying showing was made
on district judges and county officials the fusionists lost
the state by more than 20,000 majority on supreme judge
and regents of the university. Yet their candidates for
these offices were excellent men , popular and of good
standing.
If the democrats of Nebraska are to win in the state
they must equip themselves with an efficient state organ
ization and with fighting , aggressive , competent leader
ship. And the time to begin the work of building up
an organization is now not next September , when the
state committee reorganizes , and the presidential cam
paign is half over. World-Herald.
CHERRY CO. SCHOOL NOTES
The annual meeting of the Cher
ry county teachers' association
will be held in Valentine com
mencing Friday evening , Nov. 29 ,
at the court house , with a lecture
by Prof.V. . II. Delssel of Peru on
"The Good Bud Boy , " and will
hold a morning and afternoon ses
sion on Saturday in the high
school building.
A district desiring state aid
should file their application not
later than Dec. 2. Blanks may be
had at this office.
HEADING CIKCLIQUESTIONS. .
Kern's Arnoog County Schools.
( Chaps. 1 to 7. ) What are the ad-
i
ran tages of the new means of comi i !
municutiou on the faring j j
1. Contrast settling a country ,
and settling down in a country. \
o. Is it desirable that people !
continue to drift to the great cen- .
lers of population ? i
4. What is the ne rducational j
i < ieal in the coun.try schools ? j
5. What are the most efficient
means to increase the usefulness of
the country schools ?
6. Quole "A Teacher's Creed"
by 1C. O. Grover.
7. Illustrate its.teachings in the
country schools.
S. Why have educational meet
ings considered almost exclusive
ly the problems of city school
management ?
9. Name the three great I'or-
i
| ward movements in the evolution
of the country school.
10. Explain each.
11. Shall we DIG or SING on
Arbor Day ? v
12. Have trees an educational
value ?
l. . What publications would
aid you in leaching tne beauty in
country life ?
11. What information about
tree planting is found in Farmers'
Bulletin No. 13i Bureau of For
estry U. S. Dept. of Agriculture ,
Washington , D. C. ( Free for a
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15. What is the distinction be
tween .the man who skins the land
and the man who develops the
country ?
16. What are the Youth's Com
panion publications on tree plant
ing ?
17. What is Dean Baile.y's plan
for the arrangement of shrubs and
trees ?
IS. What is the purpose of a
school garden ?
19. What would you teach in
five lessons on the school garden ?
20. What is the value and
what are the raeams of securing in
door beauty in.sshool rooms
21. Should you teach in a dirty
school room ? Wh.y ?
22. Should the stove be polish
ed ?
23. Describe a stove jacket.
2i. Where may pictures be ob
tained for art study
25. What is the educative val
ue of Millet's Art ?
26. Name ten'pictures suitable
for the school room.
27. What is tbe library tax ?
How is it expended ?
28. Describe traveling librar
ies. How obtained ?
29.What can be done to enliven
the teaching of History ?
30. W hat are the various states
dring to aid library work in the
country schools ?
LULU KORTZ , Co. Supt.
McCiury , Lfi'
Mr. McClary will lucture in
Church's opeia house Nov. 26.
The. following are a few comments
of Mr. McClary :
>
1 heartily recommend the lec
ture to those who desire to be both
entertained and instructed. W.
J. Bryan.
A better pleased audience has
rarely applauded a lecturer in
Kansas City. The lecture was
characterized by bright humor ,
homely , sane philosophy , and op
timistic sentiment. Kansas City
Times.
Mr. McClary "s success as a pub
lic entertainer is heightened by
his power of impersonation and
his facial expressions. In choice
of language and aptness of illus
tration , he ! s one of the best lec
turers who has been heard here.
Gazette , Colorado Springs.
Ths Deeps Are D.-- : : ; .
TIio nvatttv-t go ! Tors seldom talk
nliout their .t ! f : iiy more than llio
givatei-t crk'lietL'is talk about their
cricket. It-is the enthusiastic duffer
who enjoys conversing about "his
' London Tnith. ,
Haw He Grew Young.
One satisfied man returned from a
two weeks' holiday. He spent it on a
t'.u'in owned by an old aunt , and the
royal way in which she fed him. to
use Jris own description , formed the
chief delight of his holiday.
' 'You see , " ' he remarked confidential
ly , "my wife is a graduate of a diet
und cooking school of the most up to
date sort. She ser-s that wo never have
u meal which isn't perfectly balanced
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us to food values. The things Ave eat
I are chosen with reference to that and
not with regard rfr Avhether we like
. them especially. Well , I can tell you ,
' old Aunt Laura , with her table just
I groaning \vith forbidden , indigestible
articles , was a mighty welcome change
to me. She never heard of carbohy
drates or phosphates or cellulose , and
she wouldn't know a proteid if she
met one in a bean porridge , whore , by
the way , I believe they largely congre
gate. But I tell you her fried chicken
and fresh pork and biscuits were the
linest things I've had for yeii's. My
wife actually turned pale vhen she
saw me eat , and I know bhe was wor
ried , because we were bis miliM from
u doctor. I was never iI ! for a minute ,
though , and thee two weeks of old
fashioned , unscientific cooking hao
made me feel like a new man oi\
rather , like a boy again. " London
M. A. r.
Her Conversion.
When preparing his parishioners for
the solemn ordinance of confirmation
an old clergyman found among them
one old woman so excessively ignorant
and stupid that for some weeks prior
to the time he was obliged to have her
come to his house every day in order
to instruct and catechise her. At length
he began to hope that his time , pa
tience and zeal had not been entirely
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bestowed in vain , a few bright flashes
of understanding having burst from
the old dame's clouded intellect. "Now ,
my good friend , " said the worthy pas
tor just previous to the commencement
' ' is the last '
of the ceremony , 'as this
moment in which I shall have an op
portunity of conversing with you. let
me ask , do'you thoroughly understand
and believe all the articles of your
Christian faith ? "
"Aye , yes , sir , thank'ce , " replied his
venerable pupil , with a simper and
dropping one of her best courtesies , "I
docs indeed now , and , thuuk God , 1
heartily renounces them all. "
The Clock Struck 1.
It was just two minutes to 1 when
John Ludlam entered the house and ,
unwrapping a paper parcel , said to his
wife that he had brought her a pres
ent of n clock. It was her birthday ,
and she had expected a brooch or a
ring at least , and soxshc said tartly ,
"You liked the look of that clock. "
His face flushed. "A nice way to
speak about a present ! " said he hotly.
"Well , it's the truth. I wouldn't have
given a couple of shillings for it , " said
she in an exasperating tone.
John Ludlam was a quick tempered
man. The veins in his" temples swelled ,
anil-
Just then the clock struck 1.
What did it signify that the clock-
was running all right ?
It did not. The ambulance surgeon
said a few minutes later that if the
clock had struck one inch nearer her !
temple John Ludlam would have been
a widower. Pearson's Weekly.
Cheap Jag.
"lie was intoxicated with her beau
ty. "
"That must have just suited lain. "
"i'es ; it didn't cost any
Pillsburg Tress ,
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a o 'ore ' Liooi
\ublic \ opinion is unerring , public confidence sel
dom misplaced. The true worth of every business A I
concern to the community in which it operates is
fixed.by its clientele , the value-giving power of ev
ery commercial institution may be determined by
the amount of patronage it receives. The people
have unmistakably proclaimed their confidence in |
The Stock Exchange ,
and its methods , by bestowing1 upon it a far greater
patronage than that accorded any other place in
Valentine , Where the major portion of the fair ,
the impartial , discriminating public buys its Liquor
and Beer , must be a good place for You , the in
dividual , to trade. Visit The Stock Exchange when
you need anything in our line.
W. F. A. MELTENDORFF
Toothblacks.
"As we have bootblacks so they've
got foothblacks in the Sunda islands , "
said a traveling man.
"What is a toothblackV"
"Don't you know ? A toothblack is
an ok woman with a pot of black
paint , a gold leaf book and a set of
vegetable brushes. From hut to hut
she passes , and for a small fee a yam ,
a bunch of bananas , three cocoanuts
she paints the Sunda islander's teeth
a glistening black all but the two
front teeth. These she gilds. And the
Sunda islander thereafter goes about
with a self conscious smile revealing
a truly knock-me-dou n dental display ,
a black and gold symphony. It is a
common trick among the sernicivilfocd
to color the teeth. In Macassar dark
brown is the popular hue , and in Japan
among the unenlightened , classes the
teeth of wives are always painted
black. In such countries the tooth-
biack is an institution. She goes from
house to house as full of gossip as a
barber. " New Orleans Thnes-Demo-
cratj
How a Flea Jumps.
It is said that a tiea leaps 200 timc-s
its height , and. while it usually does
land on its feet , it often falls , especial
ly when it falls on a perfectly smooth
surface where the claws can get only
a slight hold. A tlea has six legs ,
whose great length and bulk make
them so heavy that they must be a
great help in keeping their owner right
side up when it makes one of these
gigantic jumps , and when it lands up
side down or in some other way its
ability to kick Is so great that not
more than one wriggle is needed to
set things right. A flea's wings are
mere scales and of no use ; but , small
and worthless as they are. they tell
the entoniojogist something about the
proper classification of the insect. To
the flea itself they have no value.
One Thousand Men$1,000'
If 1,000 men were to come in here
and each one erft a dollar's worth , I
would have just $1,000 , " said the man-
1 iiger of one of those restaurants where
Dach person helps himself. "On the
other hand , if I should feed 1,000 wo
men and allow them to pick out then-
own checks I might possibly have
? 300 , but I doubt it. Every woman is
a natural born cheat. It seems to be
ft sixth sense in her makeup to try to
get ahead of the person who provides
her meals. "
The woman to wlnm these horrify
ing revelations had been oiade walked
away trying to evolve home plan for
emancipating her sex from the web
of dishonest propensities in which they
had become enmeshed. Outside the
restaurant she met a man friend.
' 'I've just been down there for lunch
eon. " he said. "Glorious place ; cheap
too. If a fellow knows his business it
Is-dead easy to get a fifty cent meal
for a quarter. They
never watch the
men , but I tell you they keep a close
eye 011 you women. " "
The woman with an ambition to re
form her sex looked back into the
restaurant.
"One thousand men , $1,000 , " she
Baid. and smiled wickedly. New York
Times /
Illegal.
Ethel That
sixteen-year-old
-
- boy ask
ed me to marry him. Edith-Ami vou
threw him over ?
Ethel-Yes ; told him
It Hvas against the law to catch lobsters -
sters so . '
young.-Judge's
Library.
Not Depressed.
lie says his < * -hole life is a fizzle. "
'
'Is he so pessimistic : "
"Not a bit of it. lie's merely
t0 the So
American.
It is for want of application rather
than moans that men fail of Access.-
La Rochefoucauld.