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I. M. RICE Editor and Proprietor.
MARK ZARII Foreman.
Entered at "the postolfice at Valentine , Cherrv county , Nebr. . as Second
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THURSDAY , AmiL 9 , 190S.
The editor attended the meeting
of the democratic press association
at Lincoln last \veek and Tuesday
evening dined with W. J. Bryan
at the Lindell hotel. The banquet
was a six course dinner and the
good things were numerous.
Speeches and toasts interspersed
the banquet and a two hours visit
with Mr. Bryan made us all feel
good. Mr. Bryan is a royal en
tertainer and stayed with his
guests until they departed. The
following day Mr. Bryan was up
early and had breakfast at. the
Lindell at 7:30 : and we found him
busy in his ollice later when we
called there with some of the
brother editors. Through cour
tesy we did not disturb him for
we knew that there were many
things for him to do. Ghas. W.
Bryan , a brother , showed us
around the oScc. We visited the
girls , folding and wrapping pa
pers , and with J. K. Ferris who
formerly published this par er.
We also visited the able editor.
R. L. Metcalfe. W. M. Man pin
was not in at the time of our visit
and we wondered whether he got
too much "baptist gravy" or lost
too much sleep the evening pre
vious. Geo. Miles was there a.id
returned with us as far as O'Xeiii
whore he had just won his suit
against the county for § ± ,200 for
publishing the scavenger tax li&t
two years ago. We saw 0. J.
Bowlby , editor of the Crete Demo
crat , who read a paper at the
meeting. Cliff Frank and Dan
Corcoran of York were there.
Mose Warner of Lyons was also
there. He got up out of bed to
go and said it made him feel well
to get among so many democrats.
About seventy-five democratic edi
tors were there and we got ac
quainted with many whom \ve had
never met but had heard of for
years. W. S. Jackson and C. A.
Rossecer weat down with us but
went on to Omaha to see Farmer
Burns get thrown by Beal , and re
turned on the same train with us
Wednesday night.
Why should a railroad ticket
that has been honestly bought aiid
paid for with good money "Ex
pire" if by chance it i.s net used
within a certain specified time ? If
l ;
f * the money paid for it remains
good why shouldn't .the ticket ale
remain good until used ? This is
also one of the forms of It. H.
graft , that getting something for
nothing. Hushville Standard.
People who won't advertise in a
paper , making an excuse that ad
vertisements of saloons appear
therein and then try to get their
free notices in fie paper and harp
about not being able lo publish
free replies to exposures , show
their hypocritical demeanor and
i
selfishness.
The subscription department of' '
THE VALISNTIXK DE.MjrKvr is not
falling oil as much as the trarlo of
c.-rtain hypocrites who seem de
termined to injure the fellow
merchants , ba im men and the
town in general < r their -own
selfish ends.
THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
, seems to Inve made a goo.l jab
two , \veeks ago at somebody who
seems to have taken it to her heart
i and would rather 'twould have
j been a dagger than exposure eli
i villainy , rascality and hypocrisy.
"
/
It i = ? noticeable that when a man
goes fishing1 and catches some fine
black bass he walks proudly down
Main street , but if he catches
none he sneaks down the back : il-
i ley and tries to avoid meeting"
anyone.
Why don't the croaker move to
Gordon nr some place of II T choice
if Valentine is a bad place. It
-vas so years ago , or worse , but
has always been a good town.
\ \ \\y \ !
W. M. Maupin of "Whether
Common or Xni , " in the Common
er , his observed that there are
i
{ signs of spiing and wants to go
"
fishing. . .
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t V Yc Jl3's A UNO 3.1 oc.
Here 1 am after twenty years ,
part of which i had spent in Paris
and other places noted for their
art. I had got a fair start in life
and had laid up a fair amount ,
part of which I decided to use in
making a visit to my old home in.
Nebraska , and to see my parents ,
sisters and friends whom I had
not seen for years. I was not
prepared for the change in my old
school-mat .
I found Elsie and Flossie proud
and hippy housewives , rujinir over -
/
er large and beautiful houses
which were the pride of the coun
try. I went to see them , and was
surprised at the magnificence and
splendor of the interior of their
homes. 1 had never dreamed that
farm houses could be such a para
dise of joy. It was not alone the
grandeur of it , but a certain
home-like harmony was about the
place that made one think that
God is good indeed.
1 visited the Valentine kinder
garten and found Bernice and Es-
telh the leading teachers , I was
not in fie least surprised , for they
hid a iays i talked of being teach
ers , but to see the children casting
loving jzlances and sweet smiles at
them and to see them returned ,
did one good. At recess they
went out to play and at night were
sent home with loving words and
caresses which L am sure they
were greet-ed with in the morning.
As I was walking up the street j
one morning 1 heard a band play
ing. I was used to the sound , but
something in the sweet , melodious I
tones told nm that it was no ordi
nary band. I stopped to listen
and thought I saw something fa I
miliar about the captain's face.
I
Just then he loo'd at me and 1 i
saw in the clear blue eyes and fine ! j
black hair and features one of my
class-rnates Arthur Brown. I re
membered how well he could play
the violin and how we all said that
he would be a great musician by
and by.
i
Little Pearl , the pot of the
school , and the best singer among '
u , had shown her talent to a still
greater advantage andv as the
best singer in the country , and
happy were they who could per
suade her to teach their little sons
and daughters , or even the larger
ones.
Clay Brown , who we had all admired -
mired for his talent of "laying
things off , " as we termed it , was
nominated governor of Nebraska ,
lie had stlidied and become a law
yer and had practiced at the bar
for several years.
Key Evans was the owner'of
the largest dairy farm in thecoun-1
try and anyone who wanted fresh
butter , good cream or milk always
asked for the Evansbrand. .
Benjamin Owens was the owner
of the largest farm in the country
and it was a pleasant sight to see
the waving fields of grain nodding
and . ready to be cut. , It brought
back old memories which had been
buried deep in my hears for many
years to see the green corn and
hear it rustle as we walked among
it looking for roasting ears. Tne
fruit trees were loaded with ripe
and early fruit.
Walter Thompson is now a
strong kind-hearted business man
of Valentine. He is the man who
owns that great brick store on the
corner and sells the brussels car
pet , mahogany furniture and all
of those things which the poor
long for.
The "little folks , " as we called
thtim 20 years ago , are doing well
in their different occupations.
Some are school-ma'ams and mas
ters : some are farmers , and some
are in the great whirl of city life.
The old school house is altered
s ) ine. It does not look like the
sa ne one , but I noticed there were
some things just as they were be
fore. Some of the same old desks
and books were there and also
many new ones.
Tl e old school grounds were
very much changed. Instead of
j
the ban-on ground , on one side
was a fine little grove of trees and
on the green grass in the shade
many gay hearted boys and girls
were running to and fro , just as
light-hearted and free as we used
to be when we played on those
old school grounds together , but
fie old bell can never ring for us
again as it used to when we were
children for our scl.ool days have
passed and we must fill our places
in life's busy world.
EfjNOKA Hcm'Ktt ,
Sparks , Neb.
51. { * . W satj < ' iEjasM'tua
2 or wek Emiieig Apr. S.
Daily mean temperature 39 ° .
Xormal 40 ° .
Highest 70 ° ; lowest 5 ° .
Precipitation .24 of an inch.
Total precipitation from March
1st ( the crop season ) to date was
1.4'3 inches.
The average for 19 years for the
same period is 1.57 inches. /
Church Xot s.
The services the coming Sunday
will be as follows :
11:00 : a. in. "Christ's Answer !
to Discouragements. " i
< : U ) p. m. " "The Episcopal !
Church Iniluehced its Doctrine |
and 1/olit.y by Its Ancient Friend
liness with Outside Reformers. "
6:30 : P. m. Topic of C. E. will
be "Lessons From the Life of
John B. Gouglv' led by Miss-
Gracs Grooms.
Daily services will be held during - !
ing IIolv week as follows : I
Tuesday and Wednesday after
noons at 4:15. :
Maundy Thursday , early cele-j
bration of the Holy Eucharist at 7
a. ra. , and services at 4:15 : p.m.
Good Friday , services at 10 a.m.
i
Easter Day , early celebration of ;
t'ie Holy Eucharist at C a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon with ' :
the holy communion at 11 a. in. I
Evensong at S o'clock. Notice
the change of the hour of evening
service.
Storz Blue Ribbon Beer istoda.y
the most popular beverage in the j
west over eighteen million bottles '
of it sold during the past twelve' '
months lo western peeple. Its' ' ]
high quality and delicious flavor !
has given ifc the lead. 19 l i
Directing rclk > in Boston.
TlK Ktnurav lo ! : : been . ' : - ! ; - :
nearly half : ii lm.runoi : tlif mys
terious ennin. : ways of the park for
j Fenway street. At last the trim ligure
s ' of a hurrying student attracted her
eye. anil sh- > r.cr > ! a\l to ask for the
nirct'sary 5ifon : : ' . .ion.
"Can you to ! ' mi * . ptasy ! , win1 re Fon-
\vay street Is : " she ; H > kel.
"Yes. inuivil. " answered tlui student.
"V.'hy. we're in it now. "
, i "Yes ? " Tlu' stranger looked rather
j helplessly around at the wealth of
, ! : u-ubery. ! the smooth roads that
|
ir'eeiiied to lend only to Mrs. Gardner's
; : ven roofed palace. "But I wanted
{ I to i\i.l \ a certain miniU'r on Fenway
'
street. " r'
"Oil ! " said the student , a helpless ex-
prexr.ion "for a moment clouding her
face.
j "Do-you know , there's a street down
; ; ! ieve. " ftlie pointed a daintily lovi-d
j Uais-l straight into a clump of elms.
i "I don't know the name of it. I m\yer
I did know that it had a name. Vfhy
don't you try that one ? " Boston Llor-
aid.
* Frclty Strong Lungs.
In Tliror.jrli Luzon on LIi.hways
and Byways" the author , a naval otU-
cer. tells this expansive story. We
vo.ch for the story only , not for the
facts :
Y\'hile Ira versing this attractive conn-
try , wind : offers so much to lenipt the
husbniulman. we met with no si.crn of
life until waring a village , where
could be seen native hunters after deer
and caraio. ! The earabao furnishes a
i fire qu-iii'y of ier.t and lias a peculiar ,
iustinctiw trait in being the only doii-
; : en of the forest that can protect it-
srlf agaii'ft the boa constrictors , which
are r.omev. hat numerous in these parts.
When the carabao is pounced upon by
the boa and the reptile has wrapped
itself round the body for the squeezing
process of killing the animal , the cara
bao slowly draws in 'its sides until
the boa has his grip fixed securely and
begins to tighten up , when suddenly
the carabao inflates his lungs to their
fullest , and spreads his sidef ? , tearing
( he vertebrae of the reptile into a thou
sand pieces.
How Tea L.cnd Is Made.
Tea lead for lining tea chests is su
perior at least from the standpoint of
cheapness to any other metal. Accord
ing ! to an article in the Brass World ,
the method practiced by the Chinese in
l'e maur.facture of tea lead is to press
inoiren lend between two flat stones ,
The cc ( > ' - . of lead is melted in an iron
Lottie by a direct lire undernra ! ! ) . Rice
paper is carefully smoothed down over
the surface of the stones to supply a
ioncoiductor of heat and thus prej
vent the chilling of the lead. The
r.toncs are now placed fiat upon the
ground and the upper one raised a
: ; 'uort distance , with one edge resting
upon the lower stone. In other words ,
tl : > stones are opened like a book. A
lule ; full of melted lead is now poured j
in between the stones , and the lop one
is ( v.iickly dropped. The lead is squeez
ed out until only a thin layer is left.
Tea lead usually runs from .003 to .10
inch in thickness.
An Uniamed Marquis.
The father of the Marquis of Cute
had an amusing experience in the
neighborhood of Kothesay. He met a
cockic-y traveler \Vho asked to be di
rected to a certain place. Deceived
by the marquis' accent , the visitor took
him for a southron and took occasion
to make supercilious remarks about
[ lie barl'aror.s islanders of Cute. He
raid , "IJliiv.e me. I suppose you're like
"Xo. " responded the man-nis : "l"m a
native of Bute , tins island. "
"Good gracious ! " exclaimed the Lon
doner , in amazement. "Then who in
the donee tamed yerV"
Lord Put ? assumed a fierce expres
sion aiul. r.isiig ; a ponderous cudgel
he v.-as carr ; , Ijr. : said angrily , "Who
says I'm 1aieV" The alarmed cock
ney turned and tied. Pall Mali Gazette.
Two Circ3 j7cr the Elucs.
" "What do you do when you have the
biuesV" asked the first woman.
"I walk up Fifth avenue and look in
all the jewelers' windows and at the
or ; Iilus and high priced huts. What do
you do : "
"I ; ; > wy dovn to Uivington street
and look at tiie wretched poor women
with .seventeen children struggling in
KC di.'t. Tht makes me thankful my
affairs are no worse. " New York
Its \Vcrth.
The r.circuavingNbcen arrested for
running her automobile seventy miles
an hour , was ? describing the superb carte
to a reporter.
The young man inquired :
"How much did you say it was
' "
worth' :
"At least two columns on the front
page. " she answered absently. Kan
sas City Independent.
Chut Her Off.
First Deaf Mute ( making signs )
Did your wife complain because you
stayed or.lill after midnight ? Second
Deaf Mute ( chucklingl Did she ? You
should have seen her ! But when it
begr. : : to rtt monotonous I just turned
out the ligt.
Tvvo Questions.
"Why don't we see men like the nov
elists describe ? "
"I give it up. Why don't we see
girls like the illustrators draw ? "
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Fcllovvcd the Lccd.
Ten- ! ! ) - do we obtain coM.
Freddie ? n1.15e Frrtm the enal beds ,
miss. Tcaelier-Kighl ! Now. .Jimmy , ' ,
where doc obtain feathers ? Jimmy
From feather I > ed3 , ra
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C. B. BACHELOR , Propr.
Fresh Salt and Cured Meats , Fish , Oysters ,
Vegetables , Pickles , Lard. We buy poultry ,
butter and eggs and all kinds of live stock.
Call or Phone 88.
Valentine Nebraska
Lump
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At last a Wyoming coal has been fviud which in all respects , for
domestic use , equals Kock Springs district coal and excels it in some.
Rock Springs has lor years been unbeatable , but hundreds cf custom
ers in the western part of the state IKMV put ETJDSOV ahead , of it I
j en account of puritv , cleanliness and lastin qualities. For cooking II I
and heating stoves HUDSON cannot be excelled. [ j
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Dealer in Hardware , Furniture and Coal.
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The only genuine and absolutely
\
reliable substitute for tea
and coifee is
i
the new food beverage gives life , health , vigor , joy ,
comfort and beauty , and is highly recommended
j for nerve endurance , and building up the constitu
tion. It is a pleasant beverage and contain ? great
,
j nutritive and invigorating qualities. Has the re
j freshing properties of fine tea , the nourishment of
, i the best cocoas , a tonic and recuperative force pos
' sessed by neither , and can be used in all cases
where tea and coffee are prohibited.
Eggo's Fruit Salt is a great health reviver.
A laxative and thirst quencher. Effervescent : ; ancL
so delicious to drink that a child likes it. Has all
the properties of a Sedlifcz Powder and more , and
is recommended in all cases of indigestion , consti
pation and headache. Eemoves impurities from the
blood and can be used freely-without causing in jury
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Manufactured by
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OMAHA , U. S. A.
The above preparations may be had from all
Grocery and Drug Stores.
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- - " A WML nftl EMLrfA i
T ublic opinion is unerring , public confidence seldom -
* 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
The Stock Exchange ,
and its 'methods , by bestowing upon it a far greater
patronage than that accorded any other place in
\alentmc. Nthere the major portion of the fair
the-impartial , discriminating public buys its Liquor
and J3ecr , must be a good place for You , the in
dividual , to trade. Visit The titockExchangevthQn
you need anything in our line.
W. R A.
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