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MARK ZAKII Foreman.
Entered at the postoilice at Valentino , Cherry county , Nebr. . Second
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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
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SHAMPOOS ,
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HI MASSAGES. J5r
AND LADIES j
HAIU DRESSING $
Shampooing a specialty. vjr
HOT ami COLD BATHS in connection < Q
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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.
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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.
