n r K p I is L Ufa iw / I. M. RICE Editor and Proprietor. MARK ZAKII Foreman. Entered at the postoilice at Valentino , Cherry county , Nebr. . Second Class Matter. TERMS : rrv Co . SubscriDtion : - ? ? ? ncG1 ; IM.Jwv / n owiiFi.iv/ii j X ; OQ wien not paid in ranee. Pnr io-n nhcrrintinnc J ยง 1-50 Ipr yplir in advance ; paper dis- horeign bubscnptions j CODtinued at expiration if not renewed. f lr'C per incii each issue : b.v contract 12ic. Advertising - ( Transient ailv 20c per inch ; ] 0cals.l0ca line. Foreign rates for stereotyped advertising , 'J months or longer 10 cents per inch , net. Local notices , obituaries , lodge resolutions and socials for revenue 5 cents per line each insertion. THURSDAY , JUNE IS , 190S. The republican conven tion nominated William H. Taft on the first ballot Thursday afternoon after several nominating speeches had been made for aspiring- other candidates. Cong. Boutell placed Can non in nomination. A futile attempt was made to stampede the convention for Koosevelt and the men tion of his name was cheered 45 minutes , mostly by spec tators. Laboring men of Chicago held a big anti-Taft meet ing. ing.Friday morning , June lO. Cong. Sherman of Xew York was nominated for vice president on first bal lot. lot.Taft Taft and Sherman Ohio and Xew York. The platform adopted was worded by Taft and very few changes were made. Get ready to vote for Bryan and reform. The western people have some interest in the selection of our president and vice presi dent. Geo. D. Huggins of Norden was in town the first of the week. John Kazda and some friends spent several days at the lakes : he past week. Valentine vs Bassett at baseball park in Valentine , Friday after noon , June 19. M. King ar > d daughter , Miss Ag nes , of Dennison , Iowa , are visitiiig Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Kiucaid. Mrs. Hornbaek has been troubled a great deal with rheumatism the past week but is getting better. Eimer DeBolt sold the Valentine Barber Shop Monday to Forest Shepard , giving immediate POSSPS- sion. Keesler's moving picture show , with two miles of films , phows at Church's opera house Thursday and Friday nights , June IS and 19. Friday night the Ober Ammergati Passion Play will be given. C. C. Tackett , the Rosebud weath er prophet , came down last Thurs day evening and wore a sad counte nance. His left arm has been giving - | ing him so much trouble that he offers to sell it to the weather ; bureau. It gives him too many : shocks of late to make him feel easy. The friends of Mr. Bryan should I be ready at all times to speak a good word for him. Whenever you can say a word of encourage ment that will help the organiza tion or when you can secure new members to the Bryan club that ) will send out workers for Bryan you are doing the great good that all should do , and be interested and enthusiastic in doing. Help to organize a Bryan club some where. Don't hold ! nck but push forward and get oth n to working for a Bryan victory. Junior Normal. The Junior Normal began Mon day morning with largest enroll ment in the history of that insti tution to start with. There will be others dropping in next week and the junior normal will bo more popular each year we hope. Teachers should not look upon their cumpulsory attendance here as a burden but rather as a privi lege of obtaining a higher educa tion that will always be found use ful , even though you may not be teaching school. We have receiv ed several requests from teachers for back numbers of TILE Dmio- CKAT , which \ve cannot supply. It is your duty to take the paper and take care of the papers that are most valuable to you. Too many of you depend upon some one else reading the paper for you and calling your attention to the things you should know. We tried send ing the paper free to teachers and expecting them to send us news items but they failed to do so and now we are failing to send the pa per free. It costs you but a dollar lar a year and you ought to take it. We print the county superin tendent's notices that you want to see and it is proper that you should have the paper. Hand in your name and you can send in a dollar out of your pay for teach ing. Joseph Morrissey Dead. Andrew and Will Morrissey were called to the home of their brother Charles at Fairfax , S. D. , last week.on account of the serious illnes of their brother Joseph who spent some time here the past year and a half trying to regain his health and later went to Den ver where lie had an operation for appendicitis. Elis apparent im provement permitted Will to re turn Sunday. Tuesday a message came telling Will that his brother had passed to the great beyond. Martin of Chadron , Andrew M. of Valentine and Miss May oi Rochester , X. Y. , and Charles were with him when he passed away. They have taken him back to his Xew York home for inter ment. Joseph G. Morrissey was born Dec. 24 , 1871 and was past 30 years of age at his death June 16 , 1908. The deceased had been en gaged in the real estate business in Livonia , X. Y. About ten years ago his health began failing and a year ago last fall came out to this country hoping to recover ; uid for awhile seemed to grow stronger. Beside the above men tioned brothers and sister another brother John J. , who is in the liv ery business at Livonia : a sister , Mrs. Kittie Benn of Livonia , and their aged mother at Rochester survive the deceased. THE DEMOCRAT extends sym pathy to the bereaved family. Get your property insured byl. M. Rice and you will be safe. His companies pay losses promptly. J. T. Keelcy and L. X. Layport returned last Saturday from their trip to the western coast to see the review of the Fleet and visit rela tives. Mr. Keeley's wifc and % daughter returned with them. VALENTINE BARBER SHOP All kinds of & SHAMPOOS , ft HI MASSAGES. J5r AND LADIES j HAIU DRESSING $ Shampooing a specialty. vjr HOT ami COLD BATHS in connection < Q ! ? 1 Forest Shepard , Prop. 8 Vak-ntinr State Dank Building On the Great Divide. Famous drama of western life to be presented by The Valentine Dra- , rnatic club. | On Thursday , June 25 , The Valentine Dramatic Club will pre sent , by local talaiit , "On the Great Divide. " This play has been described as the greatest play ever written to depict and characterize the true spirit of America. The scenes are laid among the mountains , the characters drawn from the type of man in America who is gentle as well as strong , and of women whom hardship has not robbed of wom an's tenderness. Charles Dazey , the author , is the same writer who gave to the world "In Old Ken tucky , " the play which has been described as ranking second only to " Uncle Tonra Cabin. " "On the Great Divide" combines a plot of originality which holds the interest of everyone , with scenes of comedy and pathos so natural and true as to bring the commenda tion of the press , public and the pulpit. This club is composed of some of the best talent in Valentine and is entirely local talent with the exception of L. Merreau of Alliance and Miss Ethel Estes of Omaha. The former has spent the better part of his life on the stage and for the last few years has directed and taken'part in many local talents. The latter will play the part of the leading lady. To see Miss Estes3 portrayal of her life of sunshine and sorrow is alone worth the price of admission. < :0n the Great Divide" is one of those plays which lives with the ages and to see it once means that you will see it again. It has been played to crowded houses in New York Cily and throughout the East for years and is classed among the best playa of Ihe today. Come one ; come all. We have the best of specialties and music. At Chmch's opera house Thurs. night , June 25. Reserved seats 35c , general ad mission 25c , children under 12 yrs. 15. Doors open at 7:30 : ; show be gins at 8:30. CAST OF CHARACTERS Alexander Fairfax . The Golden Giant. J-'IJANMC D. Wnsr. Jason Mason . His friend , a gambler. G no. L. AVIJKS. " Duncan Lc Mayne . - . . An adventurer. .Louie MKIIKEAU. Jlax Wayne . A spectre of the past. R. II. Jim Bixby . A relic of better davs W. A. MOIIEY. Tom Flynn . A miner. E. . ) . HAIIVKY. Hcssie Fairfax . Sister of Alec. MHS. R. H. KOHKKTSON. Ethel Wayne . A victim of circumstances. Mrs. Hoggs . An Americanized hostess of Golden Run Hotel. GAIINKT IIOISLA\V. Time : June 1S7. to ISS1. Locality : Gold en Run. Idaho. It is rumored we'll have to vote bonds again for a school building1 7,500 worth and elect school officers next Tuesday. Let's all vote on this. Plow much do you want to pay for a school building addition ? P. E. "Wantz was in town yss- terday on business and found time to call on us for awhile. He thinks there can be no serious objection to Mr. Bryan in Nebraska and that he can't see how they can put up any argument against him as they have made it pretty hard for the stockmen the past six or seven years and Mr. Bryan couldn't do any worse and his heart would be right. We also hear similar argu ments from others. PATRICK HENRY. A Sanl In Rsligious Matters , but Dif ferent In Politics. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography has a number of let ters by Roper Atkinson , a Virginia planter , who came from Ciimbt-rland , Enj.Jind. about 1730 and settled near Peti'i-simrg. To lite brother-in-law. Samuel Pleasant 01 Philadelphia , he writes in October , 1774. concerning Vir ginia's recently appointed seven dele gates to tliL1 lirst Philadelphia congress. The spirit of the man is shrewd , but obvi'-usly not reverential : "Ye 'M gentleman. Col'o Washington , was I/red a soldier a warrior. & dis- tii'gtiislie.l himself in early lii'e btff. & at yc Dnath of ye imfrrlunate but IrcMid : : Ilratldcck. He is a UK il'jst ! . . : ii , but yynsiblc & seils ; ; little "in action cool , like a Dishc.p at his prayer "The1th a real half Quaker , Patrick Henry , your Brother's man moderate & mild ri in religious matter a Saint hiir ye very Devil in Politicks a son ef Thunder Boan-Ergcs the Patiiot Farmer will explain this 1 know it is above your Thumbs , lie will shake ye Senate & Some years ago had li : to have talked Treason in ye House , ii : these times a very useful man. a notable American , very stern & steady in his country's cause & at ye same time such a fool that 1 verily beli6ve it w'd puzle even a king to buy him oi'f he's a second Rhippen oil , that he had the handling of some of our Court iers for instance , was it North or South Scotch English or "Welsh ( ye poor Irish have enough of it in their own country ) our Patrick w'd certain ly bo vorv uncivil he te no Macaroni. " FLOATING IN THE AIR. ! he Impression en Ascending In a Free Bailccn. One of the first questions which I am usually asked by persons seeking in formation about balloons is. "What is tlie sensation of goin up in a balloon ? ' ' writes Captain C. UeF. Chandieiy'U. j. A. I will anticipate this same in quiry of the readers of this article and state for their information tiat in a fr'v balloon I have not notic-- : ! any pe culiar physical sensation which can be described. It would bo like lining to describe standing still as a sensation. The impression on aseem.in.r ; in a free ba'.loju is more an optical illusion. The ascent its KG slow and gentle that it cannot be felt , and one has the impres sion that the balloon is motionless and the earth gradually dropping away. Ail the noises and shouts of the people be come faintv'i' aid die out. As the alti tude increas.'s hills and valleys are not apparent , and the earth seems Hat , like a beautiful colored map , showing cul tivated fields , forests , etc. The "greacer part of the time a bal loon is moving either up or down , but the motion is not apparent , and it re quires a statoscope to indicate whether I he balloon is ascending or descending. If a considerable change of altitude is made in a short time , the difference in air pressure may be felt on tiie ear drums. In descending even quite rap idly I have never had any sensation of falling. Journal of Military Service. The Bath of the Future. "The bath of the next cenlur : ' . " says T. Baron riussv-H in his book , "A Hun dred Years -Iloneo , " "will lave the body spec.iily with oxygenated water delivered with a force that will render ruU-mg unnof essary. and beside it wi ; ! siand the drying cupboard , lined tvil ] ; some quickly moving arrange- .I'C-'t r.f soft-brushes and fed with a high- ! desiccated air. from which , al most in a moment , the bather will eittorire dried anl , with a skin gently siiinulnted an : ! perhaps eleetrilicd , to clothe himself quickly and pars down the lift to his breakfast , which he will pat to tile accv ( > ipjninient of a sum mary of the morning's IK ws road out Lor the benefit of the family or whis- oered into Lis ui-s : ; by a talking ma- cliino. " Si. Peter's In Rome. F 'oni the beginning of the fotmda- tion to the time when the great church of St. Peter's in Home could be said to be complete three and a half centuries ha-I elapfud. eighteen architects ha" been employed and forty-three por.es had reigned. The cost of the great i-hurch can ne\er be known v.'ith ex actness. At the end of the rc-vouteeuth century it had cost nO.OOO.UJ'J. with out including the sacristy bell , towers , etc. The last i.iip.jrtant work on the edilicevas done by Pope Pius IX. , on the four hundredth anniversary of the birth of Mic'nelangelo. Xew York American. Marital Punishment. "So you have had it out with your % wife ? How did you manage it ? " "Took her up in McLcmoro's cove. There there is the most remarkable c-cho in the world. " | Iow did tliat cure her ? * "hat did the echo have o do uith her malady ? " "The echo had the last word. " Xew . -York Press. - Men Are So Unreasonable. The young wife cannot understand Avhy. if she only has a vase of fresh flowers on the table at breakfast , her Insband should liiul fault just because . the steak is burned. Somerville Jour : nal. ; A Different March. : School Inspector Xow. children , ; what Is it that comes in like a lion and goes out like a\ lamb ? Small Girl- a Please , sir. it's father when mother f : has been giving him a talking to. u London Express. b The world is full of men and women ! who do nothing. They generally im pose on some one who works too much. Atchison Globe. 1r C. B. BACHELOR , Propr. Fresh Salt ancUCured Meats , Fish , Oysters , " Vegetables , Pickles , Lard. We buy poultry , butter and es and all kinds of live stock. Call or Phone 88. Valentine Nebraska Will interest you. We have them in many styles and patterns at different puces. Come and see them. Don't you want a Sewing Machine ? New Home , New Royal and other Good Makes , Prices that you are willing to pay for a good machine. Call and see them. HARDWARE , FURNITURE AND COAL. a ir ic 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 meihods , by bestowing 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 i > eer , 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 MPf TFNDOIFF V v o o jflko 1 ? fi _ _ iJL 1 _ 1 JLxx/lTvJL J. -Pay Ye the Printer , Some of our townspeople who ex pected the editors to come to town with a basket of eg s on their arms , a lirkin of butter and a pocket full of rocks to blow in were disappoint ed. The direct results are expected too often by some grasping money changers of Valentine. These same people are foremost in their requests for the home news papers to boom the town to get someone here to spend money with them. They will contribute to any thing but a newspaper to get a crowd here and refuse to dig up to them because they expect newspa pers to do this work for nothing because its their business to boom the town for crowds to spend mon ey with such grasping creatures as complain afc any return favor to the newspapers. If you come or go you want the newspaper to notice it whether you ever pay anything or not. If you want a Fourth of Inly celebration you want the newspaper to boom for it and then contribute as much cash as any businessman beside. If you want races or a carnival you expect the newspaper to bring the crowd for you to make money from but how many dimes do you pay the news papers for their work ? If any crowd of people comes to -own for whatever purpose the aioney changers wrho are here for the almighty dollar and a selfish interest only are ever ready with .heir grappling hooks to take them n but they never think of owing he newspapers anything for what hey have clone to bring the people o town or to tell about our many idvantages. All this is expected ree because that's a newspaper's Business. Do you take the paper Brother ? Do you pay anything or this newspaper service ? Do fou want something for nothing or ire you willing to divide fair with the newspaper man and give a little cash for what you get instead of trying to exploit him as a part of your game ? There are some few people in Valeiitije who con tribute little or nothing to news papers yet they expect to exploit the crowds brought to town that others have paid for and harvest where they have not sown. They were not responsible for the crowds being here but they seek treasure or tribute from them as a pirate prays upon ships at their mercy , the difference being nofc in the principle but in the manner of demand and the transaction , and being in no way responsible feel no interest in or sympathy for the people if they fare not well. Is your conscience clear ? For Sale. House and small barn , with two lots , close in , near school building , for sale at a bargain. House is new , lawn and shade trees , good sidewalk , all fenced. Part cash , balance easy payments. Call on I. M. Kice , agent. This is just the place for some- ranch owner or farmer to select for his wife and children to live during the winter and send chil dren to school. Don't delay as this property will find an owner soon. It may be yours. Come and see about this first time you are in town. 18 To Our Girl Readers. Girls , you cannot all be pretty , you cannot all be clever , but you can all Jive well. Before the steadfast beauty of a well lived life beauty and genius pale into obscurity. Every girl can be an artist in her life , and every girl can ' be a genius In her daily doings , and , if she tries to live up to an ideal of per fection , perfection -will surely be hers In some measure. When ironing handkerchiefs begin Ironing in the middle. Ironing the edges first causes the middle to swell out and makes it very difficult to iron nnd fold them properly. Test the iron on a piece of rag or paper to prevent any accident by scorching.