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The Weakness of Taft.
( Staff Correspondence Indianopolis News.
Rep. )
Chicago , 111. , June 6. As has
been said there is to" be no person
alities associated with the cam
paign that has been planned by
the field candidates. Xo one in
tends to say aught against Mr.
Taft as a man , nor is there much
disposition to say that he might
not make a good president if elect
ed. The sum total of the argu
ment against nominating him is
that he cannot be elected. It is
now being pointed out that , and it
will be pointed out with more
energy when the delegates all get'
heerthat for the following reasons
he will be defeated , if nominated : j
1. On reflection the people of j
the country will not elect a man
whose nomination was dictated
from the White house.
2. He will lose the votes of a
large number of progressive re *
publicans everywhere as-the re
sult of the support he is getting in
Wall street and from , the trusts
and ' -interests" generally.
3. The negro vote of the coun
try is against him and will never
become reconciled to his nomina
tion.
tion.i.
i. Organized labor is unfriend
ly to him and is quietly planning
to wage war against him if he
should be nominated.
5. His statement about Gener
al U. S. Grant on Decoration Jay
has offended the Grand Army
men of the land , and they may be
expected to be lukewarm in the
campaign , if they do not refuse to
support him.
ALL BASED OX FACTS.
Now these republicans who are
opposing the nomination of Mr.
Taft for the above reasons believe
every reason thev assign ibsispd
on facts. They have faith to be
lieve that the delegates to the con
vention when they get together
here and canvass the situation with
the view of doing what is best for
the party will spp what a risk the
party will be taking in nominating
a candidate against whom there is
so much aggressive opposition.
Prominent representatives of
the party there are who believe
the first reason assigned for desiring - ,
ing to prevent the nomination of
Mr. Taft is sufficient. M\ny per
sons believe too little attention has
been paid to the use of federal
power in obtaining Taft delegates.
It is common knowledge among
persons who have followed the
events of last year that the entire
federal machine , with the presi
dent of the United States at the .
throttle , has been used in making
sure of the election of delegates
who would support the adminis
tration's candidate. In the south ,
where the federal officers-holders
could not control without running
rough-shod over the opposition ,
rough-shod methods were resort
ed to.
CHOSEN BY OyfrlCEHOLDKKS.
Practically every delegate from
the south who is here asking for
admission to the convention as a
Taft man was chosen by a bonven-
tion of office-holders. When it i
became necessary I'the admin- (
istitation to resoii to extreme t
\
measures Frank H. Hitchcock
was taken from the ollice of first
assistant postmaster general and
placed in charge of the work of-
obtaining delegates in the south.
, Why because , as first assistant1
I
! postmaster general , he had apt -
t
pointed the postmasters down
there and was the one man.
who could successful.7 assemble
them in conventions for the purpose -
pose of electing delegates that
would come here ready to carry
out the administration's bidding.
More than a year ago the feder-
'al ' i administration deliberately'
| j j started out to gather in the 244-
i delegates from the eleven southern
states for Mr. Taft states that
j
do not contribute one electoral
vote to the election of a republican - ,
can president , and yet have within -
in one vote of 23 per cent of the
votes in the national convention.
The federal administration's
activ-i i
ky in the south makes the contest ? ! [ I
I
from down the e doubly interest- '
ing. if the national committee' '
should stand by Mr. Hitchcock's !
word if it shall say that it was
right and proper for the office
holders to dictate the election of
delegates Mr. Tat't's chance for
obtaining the Domination will be
greatly enhanced.
TillVALT , STREET ALLIANCE.
Unle.-s all signs fail delegates
from the progressive republican
state ? of the west will want to
know all about the Tafc alliance
with AVall street before casting !
their votes in the convention. It' '
is inevitable that there must be
some explanations.Vh.y is the
Standard Oil company , the Steel
trust , every trust , good and bad ,
now for Taft ? It will , in the opin
ion of good judges , take a lot of j
explaining to convince the western J
delegates that a deal of some sort !
was not made. In Xew York it is
common talk that it was the presi
dent's promise to "take the teeth
out of the Sherman anti-trust
law3' that brought some of the big
ones over. . '
The administration failed to per-1
suade congress to extract the said i
teeth , but from all accounts Mr. |
Roosevelt is determined that the' '
national convention shall , in its
platform , promise to have con
gress do the extracting at the next
session. Somebody carried the.
word to the "undesirable citizens1'
inXew York that if Mr. Taft
should be nominated and elected
thv ( the undesirable citizens )
would not be moleste'd during the
next four years. There is no
doubt about this. And yet , about
' )00 ) delegates were instructed to
vote for Mr. Taft because he was
the one man who could be depend
ed upon to carry out the Roosevelt
velt policies. It seems worth
while to remark again that some
one is being fooled. Is it the "in
terests'5 in Wall .street or the pro
gressive republican ? ! of the central
west and the far west !
Bryan 869 , Votes.
The Xew York Herald , in its
Monday's estimate of the demo
cratic situation , places Bryan's
probable strength in the Denver
convention at SG9 votes. Of
these it classes 567 delegates as
I already elected and instructed , 145
las j uniustructed but classed for
'Bryan I ' , and 157 yet to be elected ,
'probably for Bryan.
! , The Herald gives Johnson 22
: i votes , Gray 35 votes , and ,82 votes
1 doubtful. Virginia , which holds
, its convention today , is classed in
. the doubtful list.
j i The significance of the Herald 's *
| ' estimate is enhanced by the fact
, that the sympathies and efforts of
that newspaper are frankly anti-
Bryan. In making these figures
it has simply allowed its honest
'newspaper ' duty to rise superior
to its partisanship and desires ,
and has given the facts , impartial
ly , as nearly as it could get them.
] i It takes G72 votes to nominate ,
I under the two-thirds rule. The
:
' Herald's figures , it will be noticed ,
give Bryan almost 200 votes more
than the two-thirds of the conven-
tion , and less than 150 against
him , all told.
T his impartial statement of the
real situation sheds light on the
purpose of the Xew York World
and other plutocratic newspapers ,
claiming to be ' 'democratic. " that
still continue their fight , with
vitriolic bitterness , gaainst Bryan's
nomination. Shice there is not
the slightest hope of defeating
him at Denver it is plain that their
effort is directed solely to weaken
ing him in the campaign. Know
ledge of the fact will rob them of
whatever influence they once pos
sessed among democrats. World-
Herald.
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ECCENTRIC STAMPS.
Blun.Jirs That Bring Joy to the Hearts
of Fhilatclicts.
* Tu ! t'isc-r.ation : of ftairp collect
ing , " s-kl a postal oOLtl. " .IL-S in ihe
nire fiiidrvicli ! ! : iv continually mntlo
ami the curious points which soinc-
tinios nuike n stiiinp of the face value
of a fc'.v pence worth huiulrecls of
pounds. Tor instance , the twopence
blue Mauritius stamp which Iho I'rince
of Wah'.s bor. ht at a public auction for
I n-l. 0 v.'iisj uni'i'iiC in one respect the
proper wor.lin on it. Tort Paid Mauri
tius , ' hil ! by strn'.w error been al-
tore l to 'Post OlHce .Mauritius. '
"Another stamp which has been
i prircil : it several hundred pounds is
valuable for the mere iiii-spelliMi ; of a
.single word. It is a British ( Juiau.- Is
sue woi-lii jiirit 1 cent , but it is sought
sifter by ail collectors because the word
'I'atinuist'tie' figures on it instead of
'Petiimisquc. *
"Again , a one penny Cape of CJood
Hope stamp changed hands the ocher
day for nearly i'HOO simply because in
stead of being red. as'are ' all the others
of this issue , its color was blue.
"Some years ago in Western Australia
a few stamps were printed with the fig
ure of a swan upside down upon them.
When the mistake was detected the- is
sue was hastily destroyed. Several
specimens had escaped , and one of
them has been sold for .400. ' ' London
Tit-IJits.
IKE SORROWFUL TREE.
Its Flowers Open at Night and Close
With the Dawn of Day.
There is u tree in Persia to which
the name "the sorroAviul tree" is given ,
perhaps bei-ause it blossoms only in
the evening. When the first star ap
pears in the heavens the litvtf bud of
the sorrowful tree opens , and as the
shades oi' night advance and the stars
thickly stud the sky the buds continue
gradually opening until the u hole tree
looks like one immense white llower.
On the approach of dawn. Avhen the
brilliancy of the stars gradually fades
in the Light of day , the sorrowful tree
closes its flowers , und ere the sun is
fully risen not a single blossom is vis
ible. A sheet of flower dust as while
as snow covers the ground around the
foot of the tree , which seems blighted
and withered during the day. while ,
however , it is actively preparing for
the next nocturnal lestivnl. The fra
grance of the blossoms is like that of
the evening primrose.
If the tree is cut down close to the
roots a new plant shoots up ad at
tains maturity in an in.-rodibly short
time.
In the vicinity of this eingith'r tree
there usually grows another wl ich is
almost an exact counterpart oi' the sorrowful
rowful tree , but less beautiful , and.
strange to say , it blooms only in the
daytime.
Strong Rocrr.c.
The Bank of England's strong ropm
is one of the largest in the world. The
fount.ition. ! sixty-six feet belo\v the
street level , is a bed of concrete twen
ty feet thick. Above this is a hike sev
en feet deep , and above that thick
plates of iron specially manufactured
to resist both skill and force. Any one
attempting an entrance from above
would find a similar bed of concivte. a
similar lake and similar plates of iron.
The walls are impenetrable , while the
dors are one foot thick , weigh four
tons each and are made absolutely un-
drillable.
The Imperial Ottonia.i bank. Con
stantinople , had a marvelous steel fort
built upon a--water beuing rock , and
on top of the rock foundation is a four
foot bed of concrete. The height is
o\er thirty-six feet , length forty-six
feet and width t\ventv-four. The steel
walls are surrounded l > y masonry and
concrete six feet thick throughout ,
\\hile the whole comprises nearly thir
ty tons of steel.
Circulation cf the Blood.
t
The idea of some .sort of movement 1
of the blood in man suul the lower an
imals was possessed liy Aristotle : md
oilier Greeks and by the physicians of
the Alexandrian school as well as by
the doctors and surgeons of the middle
ages. In fact , cvmi the village barbers
knew of such movement. Cut no uno.
not even the wisest of men , had any
conception of u continuous stream re
turning to its source a cu'culalion in
the true ss'nse of the word or of the c
"j
functions of the heart as ( he motor t
power of the movement of the blood j !
until it was demonstrated by Harvey
in 1028. I
The "Letters cf Junius. "
The vexed question of the real au
thorship of the/'Letters of Junius" lias .
never been'positively settled. Mr. Cha- [
bot's learned work to show that Sir
I'liilip Francis was the author of the
famous letters , while a strong produc
tion , fails of absolute proof. The at-
tcMiipt was made to prove that Thomas
10
I'aine wrote the letters , but that , too ,
failed to convince. The question is
still n mystery , though the balance of
the evidence is in favor of Sir Philip
"
Francis. ;
>
5.
Dad Gets Sarcastic.
"Physical culture , father , is perfect n
ly lovely. To develop the arms I i
fra p t'v.Is rod by one end and move tlt :
tn
slo\vly from right to left. " n :
"Well , well ! " exclaimed her father.
"What won\ science discover ? If that
rod had straw at the other ond.you'd
li" sweeping. " Louisville Courier-Jour
nal.
Thanks For His P/ioney.
V "cvjkle So Slippfy is a defaulter ,
h ? Deekle So they say. "Weekle
l\y \ George ! I always wondered why
lie said "Thank you" so pleasantly
L'very time I made a deposit. Bohe
mian Magazine.
; Weather Data.
j .
a pr -
iod of 19 , - ppr * . havtneen compli 'd
from the leather Bureau records it
Valentine , Xubr. They are issued to
show the conditions that have pre
vailed , during the month in question ,
for the above period of years , but
muSt not be construed as a forecast
of the weather conditions for the
coming mcntb.
i
June.
j j j i TEMPERATURE.
| ' Mean or normal 67 °
The warmest month was that of 1900
with an average of 71 °
The coldest month was that of 1S. > 5
with an average of 03 ° - ; .
|
The highest was 102 ° on 30 , 1900
The lowesb was 32 ° on 21 , 1902
PRECIPITATION.
Average ior month 3 81 inches.
Average number of days with .01
of an inch or more 11
The greatest monthly precipitation
was S IS inches in 1903.
The least monthly -precipitation
was 1 24 inches in 1900.
The greatest amount of precipita
tion recorded in any 24 consecutive
hours was 2.96 inches on 26-27. 1891.
The greatest amount of snowfall
recorded in any 24 consecutive hours
( record extending tq winter of 1884-85
only ) was inches on 1
CLOUDS AMD WEATHER
Average number of clear days , 11
partly cloudy , 12 : cloudy , 7.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been
from the S.
The average hourly velocity of the
wind is 11 miles.
The highest velocity of the wind
was 66 miles from the SW on 27 , 1906.
j. j. MCLEAN ,
Observer Weather Bureau.
Notice to Non-Resident Defendant.
In the District Co.irt of Cherry County , Ne
braska
Sophia C'alame )
vs y NOTICE :
Chai-les Calame 1
To Charles Calame. non.resident defendant :
You arev hereby notified that on the i'.th
day of Ma" . IStOS. Sophia Calamtrliled a petit
ion against you in the di.strict court of Cher
ry county. Nebraska , the object and prayer
ot which are to obtain a divorce from vou on
the ground that you have wilfully abandoned
plaintiff , without good cause , tor" the term ot
t\vo years last past.
You are required to answer said petition
on or before Momuy. the lllth daof .luly.
SOIMIIA CATAMC.
1 Plaintiff.
Sheriff's Sale.
P.y virtue of an order of sale issuad by fe
clerk or the aNtrict c.iurt of Cherry County ,
Nebraska , April is. mus , under a "decree of
lorPdoMire qt tax hen.vherein Tneresa liiseu-
rich is-pl.iintifl. and .Joel IJ.irto. Etta Harto et al
are defendants , ! wiil s Il at the front door or ihe
court house in Valentine. Cnerry cnimly , Neb
raska , that being Hie buildup Wut-rin the last
tenn of said court w.is held , ou the 2utli dav
day of June ltos. ! at ID o'clock a. in , to satisfy
judgment of S21.75 and interest at 7 per cent
from date of judgment , March 21st. ll)0s. ) and
costs taxed at S : > 0.05 and accruing costs , at pub
lic auction , to the highest bidder for cash the
following desmbfd property towit :
wuthwest ( Quarter of Northeast Otiarfer ,
Southeast Quarter of Northwest Quarter ,
Northeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter and
Northwest Quarter of Southis-nt Quarter of
section 7 , townsnip ; U , range : te in Cherry
comity. > .eraska.
D.ued this ibth day of May , 1008.
C. A. ROS3ETER ,
Walcott & Murrissey atty for plaintiff. " la 5
Sheriff Sale.
Uy virtue of an order of sale issued by the
clerk of the district court of Cherry. Co. , Seu-
raska , April 18 , isus under a decree of mortgage
fore-closure wherein llattie llay is 1'Iaintill and
I-red Hrajtoii et al are di'leiidents.
. 1 will tell at the front door of the court house
\aleutine. . Cherry county , Nebraska , that
being the building wherein the last term of said
court was IK Id , ou th 'M nay of June 1903 at 10
o clock A. M. to satisfy judgment of $9 > :5.00 : ana
interest at 8 per cent troni date ot judgment
r o12th , lOUu.aiid costs taxed at S1GC5 and
accunng costs , at public auction , to the liighes ;
bidder , for cash , the following described pro
perty , to wit :
East Half of Southeast Quarter. Northwest
Quarter of Southeast Qi.aiter. Section 0 ; south
west Quarter ot Southwest Quarter , .North llaif G.
of honthwest Quarter and .North Half of South ci ;
east Quarter of Section 10 , in Township M or
Uanjie Tl . 25 , . in . Cherry . . . . _ _ county _ , .Nebraska. orH
- - > < ) * -1. t 4i .L i- r -
Dated this Ihtli cJay ot" May 1908. br
C A. iiosseter , Sheriff. In
\ \ alcott & MorriSbey , Atty for plaiuilf. 19 5
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of an order of sale issued by the
erk of ihe district coiirt of Cherry county Ne
braska , March M , l ! s. under a decree of lei
mortyaue ! fort-closure , wherein A. r. Chesley is :
piaintill and The Globe Investment Co. ( ineor- kf se
j-orated ) et al are defendants
hi
will sell at the front door of the court nouse in
Valentine , Cherry county. Nebraska , that being .F
the building wherein the last term of said c-ouJt
was heM , on the liOth day of June. 190at So
10 o'clock a. m. , to satisfy judgment of siwo.oo tlH
and interest at 7 percent from date of judgment cd
.January 21. H'tK. ' and coats taxed at .SW 95 and lef
iccrimu : costs , at puolu- auction , to the highest
of t
bidder , for cash , the following described pro { > -
urtvto-wit : ofN
The East naif of .Southwest quarter of section
20 , North Half ot Northwest Quarter nf N
section 2'j. township :5i. : range 40 , we t of the
jth r. M. , in Cherry county NoLraska.
Dated this ISth day of Mav 190.3.
C. A. JtOSSKlHIl
5 Slienif oi Cherry County.
"
Walcott & Morrissey , attorneys tor plaintifi.
JOHN KILLS PLENTY
"t Francis Mis-
ion. Rosebud/
. D.
Cattle branded
is in cut ; hordes
RHIIIU on lelt
high. Range be-
ween Spriiitr t"k
ind Little White
Pat Peiper
Simeon Nebr.
Soi
bra
on
SHG
orl
Eoan Brothers
V/oodlake Neb
I ike and Ciook-
ed Lalce.
fczerer Bros. ,
Eolfe N'cbr
Cattle branded
anywhere on left
side.
Earmark , square
crop right ear.
Horses have
i-ame brand ou
eft thigh.
Range on Gordon and Snake Creeks.
A Reward of $250 will be paid to any person for
. anlonnation leading , to. the' arrest and- final
" conviction of any person or persons stealing
cattle with above brand.
Jos. Bristol
Valentine , Nebr.
Range on NIo-
brara river four
miles east of Ft.
Niobrara.
Horses and
cattle branded
.rtB connected on
left hip or side as
shown ID cut
J. A. YAP.YAN
Pullman , Netor
Cattle branded JY
on right side
Horses branded JY
on right shoulder
Iteasonable reward
for any information
leading to the re
covery of cattle
strayed from my
range.
D. M. Sears.
Kennedy , Nebr.
Cattle branded
as on cut.left side
Some on left hip.
Horses same on
left shoulder.
Range Square
Lake.
Sawyer Bros.
Foatofflce address
Oasis , Nebr
G. K. Sawyer has
charge of these cat
tle. Horses D IS on
left shoulder. Some
left side
HorsffffiT i ! es same
eft thigh. Ksnge on Snake river
jSTebraska Land and Feeding Co. "
3artlett Richards Pres Will G Comstock , V. P.
Chas G Jamison Sec&Treas
. * - . & Cattle branded on
j S i any part of animal ;
SvH'v.tM'Mi.i .mn also the following
brands :
mon
I lorses branded tfat
same
Range betweeu
Gordon on the F.B.
&M. V.R. K. and
on M. K. R. In Northwestern
RICHABDS.
P. II. Young.
Simeon. Nebr.
Cattle branded
as cut on left side
side.
on left Jaw of
V horses.
Range on Goraoa Creek north of Simeon ,
Albert Whipple & Sons
Rosebud , S , D.
Cattle branded
SOS on left side
OSO on rigntslde
Some cattle also
have a - { - on neck
Some with A on
left shoulder and
some branded
U ? IfY ? Wltn two Dars
-fX _ . . . , , . . A R' across hind qnar-
. 3tersSoni < * Texas
attic- branded SO on left side and someggl' ' B
n left side. kSiJofl
lorses branded SOS on left hip. Some cattle
randed AW bar connected on both sides and
nt ! niD of horses.
IST. S. Eowley
Kennedy , - Nebraska.
Same as cut on left ,
de and hip , and on' '
ft shoulder of hor-
Vs4JSOS : on
ft side
ip. ]
+ on ielt side.
time cat-
bnnd- _ _ _
' '
peg ( efther'aide up' ) on
ft side or hip. p on left jaw and left shoulder
horses , iu
iuQ on left hip of horses.
J"on left jaw of horses
C. P. Jordan.
Rosebud , SD
Horses and cattle
me aa cut ; also
CJ BE JJ on right
nip.
Ilange on Oak and
Butte creeks.
A liberal reward
for information
leading to detection
of rustlers of stock
of these bmnds.
R M Faddis & Co.
? ostofflce address Valentine or Kennedy.
Some branded
on left
'
Horses branded
.on . left
jshoulder
or thigh ,
me Some branded
Hiuled i on right thigh
left or shoulderf
ouldertataM
thigh aEI