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THURSDAY , JANUARY 10 , 190T.
The More The Merrier.
The Ainsworth Advocate
has changed its headgear
and will henceforth wear a
democratic hat. E. E.
Humphrey is its editor and
-we want to say that it looks
better.
Not long ago THE VALEN
TINE DEMOCRAT was the only
democratic newspaper in
Northwest Nebraska.
They are getting more
numerous , we're glad to say.
Now , if Bro. Mayes of
Rushville will put the demo
cratic brand on his "crittur"
it will be allowed the privi
lege of a charter member by
former affiliation.
Bro. Miles of O'Neill is
another that is entitled to
all the rights and privileges
of a charter member by
previous association.
The Thaw Trial.
The Thaw trial is on L
again and it will take a week
to secure a jury. Out west
we could select a jury , try a
man , convict him and hang
him in a few hours , but the
tendency is growing in fav
or of longer trials and more
defense for murders com
mitted. flf the murdered
men in this country could
arise from the dead long
enough to frame one law
they would request that the
ancient law ua life for a
life" b put into operation
again for awhile.
People who contemplate
murder perhaps often think
of their chances for being
discharged or escaping pun
ishment for their crime and
their has been so many who
have escaped , that others
are encouraged in the be
lief that they may escape af
ter putting an enemy out of
business. Some will pro
voke an assault for the pur
pose of killing in self de
fense as their plea. Many
have depended upon not be
ing caught while a great
host of people give no thot
at all as to the consequences
of their killing an enemy or
one who interferes with
their plan of life , relying
upon the thought that in
some way the majority of
murderers are set free. A
few are sentenced to a short
time in the penitentiary and
arc often pardoned and but
very few are sentenced to
hang or are given a life sen
tence and these arc often
and later pardoned.
This is the cause of the
disregard for o'ar ws , that
they arc not enforced ; Pee
ple have little protection of
life when so many go free ,
or the punishment is in
adequately light. Too many
excuses for crimes. The
insanity plea should be the
strongest evidence of mur
der in the first degree , for
if their should be serious
provocation it should be
guarded against as premedi
tated. Harry Thaw's de
fense should be the same as
John Brown's , that he got
gay and disregarded the
rights of others so seriously
that he deserves sentence ,
though , perhaps , the mil
lions at his command will
free him.
No one ever hears about
a poor man's trial being
prolonged from week to
week and requiring a week
to select a jury , lie is has
tily tried , given a light sen
tence and the case soon for
gotten.
NEBRASKA VS IOWA.
W. I-I. Wakefield was in town
last Saturday and called to com
ment on our article of last week
on Cherry county's standing corn-
p ired with therest of the state.
EU has gathered some figures from
tie "Crop Reporter , " by the sec
retary of agricu Iture of the U. S. ,
comparing Iowa with Nob. , which
are as follows : lowa&had 9,160,000
acres in corn last year and pro
duced 270.220,000 bushels of corn ,
averaging 29.5 bushels per acre ;
Nebraska had one of her short
crops and on 7,472,000 acres
she raised 179j2S,000 ; bushels ,
averaging 24 bushels per acre.
Iowa sowed 4,500,000 acres to
oats and harvested 108,900,000
bushels , or 24 2 bushels per acre ;
Nebraska farmers put in 2,524,000
acres and threshed out 51,490,000 ,
which averaged 20.4 bushels per
acre.
Compare these figures with
Cherry county figures of last week
and you will see that we are rais
ing our share of the corn and oats
on land that is valued at one-tenth
that of eastern farms , and farmers
here own their farms while eastern
farms are worked mostly by ten
ants who must make an acre yield
its utmost crop and lives in con
stant fear of a failure which would
cut down his profits for several
years.
COME TO CHERRY COUNTY
John Britt is a farmer on North
Table who has recently . .sold his
farm and will soon have a sale of
his stock and personal property.
He came to Cherry county several
years ago and ha l 4SO acres of
land when he sold out. John did
not have much when he came here ,
neither did anybody else , but John
had muscle and .
energy. Pie got a
team and went to farming. Got
a cow or two for a start in cattle
which he had previously worked
for and now , after a spell of 15 or
20 years , John Britt is a wealthy
man. He could go back east and
buy a good farm of 160 acres and
a few head o stock and
implements , or he could stay here
and loan his money at 10 per cent
and have a good time blowing in
nearly 8100 a month or $4.H ) a
day. *
What John Britt has done , oth
ers can do , and if it's a good coun
try to make $10,000 it ought to be
a good country to make another
910,000. The second § 10,000 comes
easier than "the first. The idea
of this article is to show eastern
rensers that they can better their
conditions by coming to Cherry
county where they can buy good
land at § 10 to § 15 per acre and
raise all kinds of crops in abund
ance.
TO THE PUBLIC.
I have opened a meat market
in Valentine at ax convenient cen
tral location where I expect to
meet the general public for our
mutual benefit. I have been in
ATalontine at different times during
the past year , engaged in buying
and selling stock , and have made
many acquaintances.
There are slso many others with
whom J have not become acquaint-
el. I , therefore , invite you , who
are acquainted , and those who are
not , to call anil get acquainted and
feel at home at my place of busi
ness. Respectfully yours ,
L. II. BAUMANX.
Wood Lake News.
John Roan spent several days
visiting friends in Valentine last
week.
Miss Neida Hoefs returned to
Valentine Saturday to resume her
duty in school.
Wrn. Butterfield returned from
Omaha last Thursday where he
had been visiting friends
Theodora Heofs had the misfor
tune of losing 20 head of cattle
by breaking through the ice.
John Solxmau of Ainsworth
passed through last week enroute
to his ranch near Brownlee.
The masquerade dance was well
attended , order was perfect and
everyone reports a good time.
John Burleigh , jr. , returned
home Sunday , after spending the
holidays with relatives at Lincoln.
The program and box social giv
en at the Pleasant Valley school
was a pronounced success , baskets
netted § 22.
Win. Hepperlan , who is attend
ing school in Kansas , spent the
fore part of last week with 'his
uncle , M. Mickles.
Ed Belsky left Monday of last
week for Knox county where he
will spend several days visiting
friends and relatives.
W. Bird and family arrived on
the passenger Friday. Mr. Bird
is a member of the 21 ranch com
pany and came out to inspect its
progress.
Miss Olga Schlueter , who has
been spending her vacation with
home folks , departed for Ains-
uorth Saturday of hist week and
was accompanied by Miss Laura
Solzman.
Georgia Items.
Mr. Fox is on the sick list.
F. Rothleutner went to Omaha
oj business.
B. Hollenbeck went to Wood
Lake on business.
Mr. Trace well was up from
Valentine last week. "
J. A. Rothleutner is attending
3
the Wayne Normal.
The attendance at school has not
been very large the past two
weeks on account of sickness.
Mrs. Rothleutner entertained a
number ofriends Tuesday after
noon. Refreshments were served
and a pleasant toe enjoyed by all.
The basket social given Dee. 20t
was a complete success. Proceeds
amounted t,9 § 50 which will be
used in getting a library for the
school.
The literary held every Friday
uvoni-ng in tli& Georgia
house is progressing nicely. The
subject of the debate next Friday
is "Resolved that Schools Have
Been of More Benefit to the
World Than Churches. "
II. S. Weather Ifinrean iteport
for week J&utiing Jan. 15.
Daily mean temperature 29 ° .
Normal 18 ° .
Highest 58 ° ; 'lowest 14 ° .
Precipitation .07 of an inch.
Total precipitation--to-date .07
inches.
The average for 19 years for the
Same period is .30 inches.
Superintendent of fish hatcher
ies , O'Brien , is expected here
Saturday with his fish car , ancL
about 150,000 trout-cgss will be
left at this hatchery to stock the
Minnechaduza. . This is the bat
stream in this section of the 3(7Un-
try for trout and the Minnecha
duza , which is fed by many springs
is full ot rinMcs , rapids and
waterfalls. The water is clear
and free from alkali.
When She Goes to the i heater.
" 1 just don't want any scuts tit all
unless they're good ones. The last
time 1 was here I sat behind a post ,
and 1 said right then that I'd never
come into the place again if I thiuk
those over there might do Hull !
Um-m-m ! Mighty funny how all the
good seats are taken before the box of-
iice opens.
"No. I don't want those. There's a
post in the way , and , besides , the Wot-
shcrname family always sit there and
chatier through the whole play. Yes.
there is a po.-t too. I guess I've been
in this theater before. I wouldn't mind
those , but they're right by the bass
drum , and you can't hear yourself talk.
"What ! Two dollars apiece for that
kind of show ? And not next to the
aisle , either. Lots of people say you
can see just as good and hear better
in the- balcony , anyhow. Well , you
can give me those two down there.
They're not as good as I'm used to
having , but I guess No. I don't be
lieve I'll take them , either.
"Can't you lay aside those two. and
tho.ic two. and those two for inc. and
when I decide I'll send my hu-bruid
around afier tIu > mV HuhVeIl. . I
think you're very unaccommodating.
What ? Of course I want to buy seals.
Just you give me those two. young
man. without a 113 * comment of any kind.
Impertinent ! " Indianapolis News.
America Alone Has Humming Birds.
Though the art museums of Europe
may have some treasures of which
America cannot boast , our continent
has the distinction of a monopoly of
the world's supply of humming birds ,
the gems of all the feathered creation.
Of these there are said to be some 400
species the Four Hundred we may
well call them nearly all ofvhLI )
are peculiar to the tropical roginn' ; .
Only eighteen cross the border" of tlio
United States from Mexico and o cur
only in our southwestern stales. The
popular idea is that the hummer lives
only on honey gathered from { lowers.
This is a mistake. The biiloi ; > s se
cure some honey , but its food c'cit-i. ts
mainly of rlu1 small insects which fre
quent the flowers. Some of these In
sects are injurious to the blossom. ai'l :
the tiny bird fulfills a useful function
In destroying them. That the hummer
is insecti\orous is also slio\\ by its
habit of catching tiny insects on the
wing , which IK occasionally observed. j
H. K. Job in Outing Magazine.
France's Roads Coot In the World.
Among the reasons which make the
highways of France the best In the
world is the requirement that all pre
liminary roadmaking operations shall
be thoroughly performed. When em
bankments are made the earthwork Is
built up only a few inches at a time ,
and the successive strata are leveled
and in the neighborhood of masonry
rammed. Every ditch Is carefully cut
at a proper angle , rammed and If
necessary paved with stonqs. Danger
ous turns are protected by stone para
pets. At each crossroad there are sign
posts , always in order , and the Touring
club of France has established indicators
caters to remind the tourist of danger
ous curves , rapid descents , etc. Every
railroad cross Jug Jrf protectp'J by n
gate , which has a watchman ji ) ehnrgp
day and uight Leslie's Weekly.
Extravagance of the New Yorker.
Is not tlu * native. ' New Yorker the
pryy and tji ! > pla ; . thing of the- waiter ,
"thu cabman , the ticket speculator and
Uiu nmrlipt wim ? PODS ht > not pay two
prices for food In the glittering Uro.ul
way cafe and then , after waiting an
hour , receive : i cokl. dead portion of
.something that he dldij't order and
never would think of ordering unless
( IcUrlonsY Pees ho mt recognize that
the legal tnlff of cab chargers is pniv
fiction mul fork ever what tin * weail ) '
beaten Rube Burrows on the tup of th.
hansom ui.iy demand ? Does he : iot-
But , oh. what's the use ! The scales
they weigh him on at birth give false
returns , and at his funeral the under
taker charges' his estate for extra car
rjages that never show up. I. S. Cobb
In Npw York World.
Qjjte Easy.
Do you know hew to turn a steak
Intel a iraniil ? Nothing easier. Yci'u
as1 the tramp lu. and , having dished
up the steal : , you set it oa a platebe -
for < rim > Tiiat'ff all ; * * '
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IK The only genuine and absolutely g
reliable substitute for tea
and coffee is
ss
the new food beverage gives life , health , vigor , joy ,
comfort and beauty , and is highly recommended N 1
for nerve endurance , and building np the constitu 9
tion. It is a pleasant beverage and contains great
nutritive and invigorating qualities. Has the re B
' freshing properties of fine tea , the nourishment of S
the best cocoas , a tonic and recuperative force pos
< sessed by neither , and can be used in all cases
where tea and colfee are prohibited.
< § ? riwrn i
Eggo's Fruit Salt is a great health reviver.
A laxative and thirst quencher. Effervescent and fc
so delicious to drink that a child , likes it. Has all
the properties of a Sedlitz Powder and more , and
is recommended in all cases of indigestion , consti
pation and headache. Removes impurities from the
blood and can be used freely without causing in jury
Manufactured by
OMAHA , U. S. A.
The above preparations may be had from all
Grocery and Drug Stores.
opinion is unerring , public confidence sel
dom misplaced. The true worth of every business
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
and its methods , by bestowing upon it a far greater
patronage than that accorded any other place in
Valentine , AYhcre 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 titock Exchange lien
you need anything in our line.
E A , MELTENDORFF
Special Sale of
NS
for the Holiday Season ,
COMMENCING SATURDAY. T. , DEC. 7.
A large stock of
pianos and organs are
now on the way. Xow is your time.
A call will convincc you of the special
values. Violins , Mandolins , Banjos ,
Guitars , Cases , Strings , etc. , and a
special selection of
of all the latest and most popular pieces.-
Be sure you hear "The Wedding of
the Winds'1on
Every piano and organ in this stock we
want to sell before Christmas. Call
and see us , and for tuning and repairs
call on C. M. Henderson , our tuner.
ETT CO ,
GEO. A. CORBIN , Agent.
Opposite Chicago House - Valentine Kebr.
ead the vertisements ,