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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1908)
I \&fiss \ Delia Siroebc , who had Com pletely Lost Her Health , Found Relief from Pc-ru-na at Once. \Read \ What She Says : MISS BELLA STBOEBE , 710 Rich mend St. , Applcton , Wis. , writes : j "For several years Iwas in a run- Idowa condition , and T could find no re- Ilicf from doctors and medicines. I Icould not enjoy my meals , and could 'notslec-p ' at night. I had heavy , dark 'circles ' about the eyes. "My friends -were much alarmed. I j'was advised to give Peruna a trial , and to my joy I began to improve with the 'first ' bottle. After taking six bo-ttles I 'felt ' completely cured. I cannot say too much for Peruna as a medicine for Voinen in a run-down condition. " Pc-ru-na Did Wonders. j Mrs. Judge J. F. Boyer , 1-121 Sherman fAve. , Kvan ton , 111. , says that she be- Icamo run down , could neither eat nor ( sleep well , and lost flesh andspirit. Pe- irunadid wonders for her , and she thanks iperuna for new life and strength. Postmasteriiif ; a Profession. j' j Postmasters come and postmasters ' 'go in the United States. It used to * v fbe a political scandal , this turning out I of postmasters when the other party jgot Into power or even when another faction of the same party got control 'of the Congressional district , sa3'S the iKew York Sun. Things are better no\v , we are told. Elliciencj" counts in some cases. But 'there is still a deal of shifting around. In Canada they do things differently. flVhen a postofiice is established and a postmaster appointed it is a pretty safe guess that the ollice remains in the eaine family. There are many changes of government , but officeholders are sel- 'dom disturbed. The result has been that across the northern border postmastering , if one may coin a word , has become a pro fession , like the law and medicine. If by some mischance Canadian post master should lose his job he would be hard put to it to know what to defer for a living , for he has been traiucd to but one thing. To take an example : When the Do minion of Canada assumed its present political lorm the act of union was ( passed in 1SUT the town of Moncton , N. B. . still had its first postmaster , who had his patent , or whatever document confirmed him in his office , direct from the Queen of England. The Dominion appointed him postmaster and he was postmaster until his death. But long before he died he trained his son to the business of running a postoflice and his son naturally suc ceeded him. That son is the present postmaster and he is growing gray in the service. When he , too , passes out no doubt some other member of the family will take up the work. lie "Was Prepared. The lawyer was doing a cross-exam ining stunt. "Now , sir , * ' he said to the witness , "tell the court how far you were from the accused when he fired the shot. " "Thirteen feet , seven and three-quar- kers inches , " answered the witness. "Oh , come now , " said the lawyer , ' "how can you tell to the fraction of W inch ? " "I knew some fool would ask me , " ' ireplied the other , "so I measured it. " _ . _ _ _ _ / . \ncient Instance. . Alexander the Great was weeping because - } cause there were no more worlds to con- Iquer. "But what would be the use ? " said his | .advisers. "Some day Mr. Harriman would Icome along and take them from you. " j Whereat he smiled through his tears j-nnd asked the court astronomer if Mars was still trying to signal the earth. 'Chicago Tribune. \Vi.teriii Place. "They feed you on condensed milk al , that summer resort , don't they ? " "No ; I "wih they did. They feed ui expanded milk. " Dii njro Tribune. WONDERED WHY. the Answer "Was "Coffee. " Many pale , sicklj- persons wonder for years why they have to suffer so , and ( eventually discover that the drug caffeine in coffee is the main cause of the trouble. "I was always very fond of coffee and drank it every day. I never had .much flesh and often wondered why I was always so pale , thin and weak. "About five years ago my health com pletely broke down and I was confined fto my bed. My stomach was in such -condition that I could hardly take suf ficient nourishment to sustain life. "During this time I was drinking cof fee , didn't think I could do with out it "After a while I came to the conclu sion that coffee was hurting me , and decided to give it up and try Postum. I didn't like the taste of it at first , but when it was made right boiled until dark niid rich I soon became very fond of it. "In one week I began to feel better. I could cat more and sleep better Mu stek headaches were less frequent , and within five months I looked and felt like a new being , headache spells en tirely gone. "My health continued to improve and lo-dsiy I am well and strong , weigh 3.1S Ibs. I attribute my present health Io the life-giving qualities of Postum. " "There's a Reason. " Name given by Postum Co. , Battle Creek. Mich. Head , "The Road to Well- villc , " in pkgs. Ever read the above letter ? Anew -new one appears from time to time. They are genuine , true , and full of fjjuman interest. FROM THE COMMONER JVIR. BRYAN'S PAPER A Farmers To the Farmers of the United States : The first contribution made to t'he Demo cratic campaign fund this year , so far as we know , was made by an Iowa farmer. Just before the Denver convention met , this man , who modestly prefers not to have his name mentioned , journeyed more than one hundred miles to Lincoln with his contribution of $100 , which he left with Mr. Bryan to be given to the com mittee when organized for the campaign. This farmer was bora in Sweden and for some time after he was naturalized was a member of t'he ' Republican party , but he was a student of public questions and in the course of time became a Dem ocrat , lie has been a reader of The Com moner since its establishment , and to manifest his deep interest in the success of the party and in this triumph of Dem ocratic principles , he made this free-will offering to the campaign fund. It is very appropriate that the first contribution should come from that great body of our population known as agri culturists , for the fanner has nothing to gain by privilege and favoritism ; 'his ' hope Is in the application of the doctrine of "equal rights to all and special privi leges to none. " lie has been the victim of all special legislation , and has suffered from the control of politics by the great predatory corporations. Now that the Democratic party 1ms announced its de termination not to accept contributions from corporations , not to accept excessive contributions even from individuals , and to publish all contributions above a rea sonable minimum , it ought to be able to secure a sufficient campaign fund from those patriotic citizens who ask from the government nothing but protection to their rights and consideration for the general Avelfare. There are hundreds of thousands of farmers who are abundantly nble to contribute to the campaign fund. There arc thousands who could give i100 apiece , without feeling it ; there are tens , i DECLARE ! THE PfOPLE'5 HOR5EI5 , STOL W . ' I After-election publicity : the republican position of thousands who could give $50 apiece without sacrifice , and still more who could give $2. ) or $10 or $5. As the national committee has not yet been organized , we will ask The Com moner to call for subscriptions to this farmers' fund. Those giving can indi cate whether they are willing to have their names mentioned and. if the contrir bution is not more than $100 , their wishes will be complied with. All contributions above ? 100 must ho mode known , no mat ter from whom they coiiic. The farmers' fund will he turned over to the national committee as soon as its permanent o dicers have been selected. Who will be the first to respond ? The Denver convention was a people's conven tion ; it adopted a strong , clear , honest platform , and its nominations were made with practical unanimity. Our fight is a fight for the whole people. Our aim is equal and exact justice to all ; our pur pose is to restore the government to the hands of the freely chosen representatives of the voters. LIow many farmers will join in furnishing the fund necessary to present the issues ? WILLIAM .T. BRYAN. JOHN W. KERN. ( Democratic papers will please copy. ) The Vice Pre.slilency. In an article printed recently in an eastern magazine Mr. Bryan expressed the opinion that the office of Vice Presi dent did not carry tiie responsibility to which it was entitled and that the Vice President should have more activity in public life. Newspaper correspondents made much of tdrls statement , seeming to regard it as a piece of news so far as Mr. Bryan's opinions are concerned. lx > ng ago Mr. Bryan expressed himself , plainly , on this point. In the first issue of The Commoner. January 28 , 1001 , Mr. Bryan printed the following editorial : "It has been intimated that Vice Pres- idnit-clect Roosevelt is desirous of re ceiving more consideration at. the hands of the Pn-sident than has , as a rule , been given those occupying his position. Whether or not the report is true is not material , but the ambition , if he docs entertain it , is an entirely worthy one. "Why has the Vice President been so generally ignored by the President in the past ? It is said that Mr. Brockonridge was only consulted ouce by President Bu chanan and then only in regard to the phraseology of a Thanksgiving proclama tion. This incident was related to a later Vice President who was noted for his skill at repartee and 'lie ' replied , with a twinkle in his eye : 'Well , there is one more Thanksgiving day before my term expires. ' "According to the constitution the Vice President succeeds to the office in case the President dies , resigns , is removed , or becomes unable to discharge the duties of the ollice. The public good requires that he should be thoroughly informed as to the details of the administration and ready to take up the work of the executive at .a moment's notice. The Vice President ought to be ex-ofiicio , a member of the President's cabinet : he ought to sit next to the President in the council chamber. Receiving his nomination from a national convention , and his commis sion from the people , he is able to fur nish the highest possible proof that he enjoys the public respect and confidence and the President should avail himself of the wisdom and discretion of such an ad viser. While the responsibility for action rests upon the occupant of the White House , he is entitled to , and , of course , desires all the light possible before de ciding on any question. "Congress can by law impose upon the Vice President the duty of giving such as sistance to his chief , or the President can of his own volition establish the prece dent and it would in all probability be observed by his successors. "Many public men have avoided the second place on the ticket for fear it would relegate them to obscurity ; some of Col. Roosevelt's friends objected to his nomination on that ground. A cabi net position has generally been consid ered more desirable than the vice presi dency , hut the latter in dignity and im portance is , in fact , only second to the presidency and the occupant deserves the prominence and prestige which would come from more intimate official associa tion with the executive. " The Income TIITJ. In its issue of July 1-1 , the New York World prints an editorial entitled , "Aban doning the Inconv Tax. " The World editorial follows : "The World can understand rhe silence of the Republican pkitform in regard to an income tax. The Republican party represents the plutocratic elements oppos ed to sue' ' a tax. The men who would contribute most to the support of gov ernment under such a system of taxation are Republicans. Most of the men who own franchises , who have special priv ileges and constitute the real capitalist class are Republicans. Men like Mr. Rockefeller. Mr. Harriman , Mr. Morgan and Mr. Schiff are naturally against an income tax , and the Republican platform , with fine disregard of all Mr. Reese velt's shrieks about swollen fortunes , ex presses by its silence their disapproba tion of such a system of raising revenue. But why should the Democratic party have thrown it over ? Mr. Bryan him self voted for an income tax while a mem ber of Congress. lie always professed to believe that a law could be drawn which the Supreme Court would sustain , just as it twice sustained previous acts pro viding for an income tax. To wait for a constitutional amendment is to wait for years , perhaps for a generation. A tax on tin ; hundreds of millions of annual income of the wealthy .would go far to ward relieving the burden of taxation now borne by i > oople with small in COPIES or almost r.o incomes at all. There is no more just or equitable way of raising public revenue. The Democratic party onht to have taken a strong position on this tiuestion. What excuse can it make for surrender ? " One of the planks Iii fhe Democratic platform is as follows : "We favor an income tax as part of our revenue system , and we urge thf submission of a constitutional amendment specifically authorizing Congress to levy and collect tax upon individual and cor- I porate incomes , to the end that we'ii ' ! 1 may bear its proportionate share of tlie burdens of the federal government. " When , in 189(5 , the Democratic plat form favored income tax legislation with out waiting for an amendment it was chaigcd that the party intended to pack the court. Now when an amendment is asked for , the World calls it an aban donment of the income tax. It is hard to please some people. Look : Out , Itlr. Sjsenlier. Hon. II. C. Bell is going to contest/the election of Speaker Cannon in the Dan ville district. Mr. Bell is a-Simon pure- Democrat and a great campaigner. As his .platform will yrobably : endorse all of the reforms that were turned down in the Republican convention , he is likely to give "Uncle-Joe" a sure enough race , and if he is elected , that district will have a brand of unadulterated Democracy. The Xotiiirntimi.s r Ece < iiiprs. _ The formal notification meeting for Mr. Br.van will take place at his home , Fair- vio\v. on Aug. 12. Mr. Kern will be notified at Indian- nnolte carlj in September. Mr. Bryan \\ill attend the Kurn notification meot' ii-g. Mtu , not dollars. Th'i voice is the voice of Sherman , but the hand is the hand of the trusts. The Washington man who was treed by a dead bear might lind some consola tion iv addressing Mr. llarriuian. "You have a beautiful country , ' " naid Cardinal Logue to Mr. Rockefeller. The cardinal not only has an eye for the Ivautifi : ! , but a rare discernment aa to ownership. A Philadelphia man rocked the boat and the young lady accompanying him promptly knocked him into the river with a spare oar. The Carnegie hero com mission is respectfully asked to take no tice. It scorns that Chairman Burrows for- cot to tell the convention about the "pub licity letter" he received from Mr. Taft. The solution of the slum question does pot lie in the free distribution of milk and ice. The abolition of the slum is the only solution. The Milwaukee Sentinel notes that TTnclo Sam is going to provide immigrant Iai.ii ! tc farmers and adds : "W'Sf Un do I" But how about providing join ; for S-MIIO hundreds of thousands who are not immigrants ? A Philadelphia boy with only one-half a brain died the other day at the age of six jcars. Too bad. Had he lived twen ty five or thirty years he would have Iven such a good member of a Republican tariff revision committee. Mme. Gould-de-Castellane de-Sagan says we are lacking much on this side of E the ocean that foreign society possesses. Every once in a while somebody says ' something about this country that makes us prouder than ever that we are per mitted to live in it. Will the Roosevelt admirers who arc supporting Mr. Taft be deceived , or will the Wall street supporters of Mr. Taft bo deceived ? The answer to this maybe bo found by carefully studying and find ing out how often Wall street has been deceived in the candidate it supported. Tiio Republican leaders are now cn- Wcd in fixing their speakers' list so the ) ones who point to Taft as the man to carry out the Roosevelt policies will be dated fet rhe West , while those who will point out that Taft's election means the "end of Rooseveltism" be dated io th-5 Hast. i it * M O TWSri KEY" TO FfEffc& CONTINENT I Three hundred years ago Sunuel : do Ghamplain. the French explorer , found ed the settlement of Quebec. In com memoration of its tercentenary the city of Quebec has been having the great est celebration in its history and one of the greatest ever held in the New World. The entire city gave itself up to festivities for ten days , and Cana dians of both British and French an cestry joined ; n making the event one to be remembered. The celebration was attended by the Prince of Wales , by representatives from all the principal governments and by the greatest collection of warships , comprising English , French and Ameri can vessels , that ever gathered in the St. Lawrence river. The United States was represented by Vice President Fair banks and Hear Admiral W. S. Cowles , brolher-iu-law of the President. Aus tralia sent the earl of Dudley , Ne\\ Zealand was represented by the Earl of Kanfurley and Sir Arthur do Villicrs represented South Africa. Civil , re ligious , military and naval authorities participated in the various ceremonies and festh itics. There vrere huge and costly pageants , fetes , military parades and naval reviews to charm both eye and ear. The celebration was attended by nearly all Canada , and thousands of expatriated Canadians gathered from the various foreign countries in which they have made their home. Impressive Ceremonies. The landing of Champlain on the shore of the St. Lawrence and his se lection of the spot on which Quebec , the oldest French settlement in Cana da is built , were re produced. A great historical pageant was given , illumi nated floats repre- s en ting different events in the history - tory of Quebec. There were parades in which the various crack Canadian reg iments took part GEX. JAMES WOLFE , premier Laurier and and other noted speakers made ad dresses. There was a review of the English , French and United States ves sels in the St. Lawrence river. Thanks giving mass was held on the Plains of Abraham by the Catholics of the city , headed by the Canadian primate , and thanksgiving services were held in the Episcopal cathedral. There was a great shore parade and a scene enacted rep resenting the landing of Wolfe's force , the ascent up the heights and the battle of the Plains of Abraham. Then fare wells were exchanged and the British squadron took its departure. The next day the French vessels followed suit , and finally the New Hampshire heaved anchor and bade farewell to Quebec. Additional interest is lent to the cele bration by the proposal of the Govern or General of Canada , Earl Grey , that the 300th anniversary of the founding of Quebec tie commemoroted by obtain MONUMENT TO GEIT. WOLFE. ng for national possession as a park ; he famous battlefield of the Plains of Abraham , -where Wolfe worsted Mont- ralm in the struggle for Canada , and 3te. Fey , where Montcalm overthrew : he first attempt of his British oppo- icnt to capture Quebec. The Victor nt Qnehec. The figure of James Wolfe , the young English general who lost his life in lis attack on Quebec , is one of the a ; nest interesting in American annals. 0 ] n history he will go down as "the nan who changed the destiny of North Vmericn. " His capture of Quebec , the 11 Gibraltar of America , on Sept. 13 , 1750 , neant more than probably he ever Ireamocl of. "With a handful of men , " 'aid Pitt afterward , in speaking of his ictory to the House of Commons , "he las added an empire to British rule. " Io it was that put an end to French lomination in Canada and saved this ast. rich territory to the English , [ 'hough he met his death in his thirty- bird year and though the capture of Jitpbec" was his greatest exploit , he al- eady had given evidence of a genius or arms , of a capacity for leading men md of personal qualities of energy , lad his life boon spared he would have h laced himself in the front rank of a he great military leaders of the world.tl "Wolfe's DariiiK Scheme. tlP tlQ A more paradoxical naiure than Q Volfe's scarcely can be Imagined. lie tl pas Impetuous and stormy , tender and ibilosophical in turn. He had a quail- ty of communicating his impetuosity and enthusiasm to his man In a way that made them invsisllble in attack. What would have Iven perfect foolhardiness - hardiness in other men in Wolfe wa impetuous genius. Sooi , ' after the fall of Louisburg , Wolfe becr.me tired of inaction : iud wrote to Pitt , urging an attack on Quebec. It seemed a rash and fool- Imniy enterprise. Quebec was known as one of the most strongly fortified points on the continent , garrisoned by a large force. 4.COO of whom were the pick of the French soldiers in Ameri ca , under the command of Montcalm , I f 1 SAMUEL DE CUAMPLAIX. an able fighter and a brave man. But , little daunted , Wolfe , with a force of less than 9,000 men , began to lay siege to the city. Artillery was mounted and much desultory fighting was car ried on , but with little effect on Mont- calm , who was well protected behind his ramparts. Wolfe fli/ally realized that he could accomplish little by siege , and that he must find some method of forcing' Moutcalm to give battle in the open. He began an attack on Montcalm's camp June 29 , bombarding the city meanwhile , but his plans were not fully carried out , and he was forced to recall his men. Soon after this he was taken' ill , and remained In his tent for some weeks , too weak to move. However , when September came round , he resolved upon action in spite of his weakness. & & A mile and a half above Quebec lie had discovered a little cove called Anse-du-Foulon , now known as Wolfe's Cove. Lie found that the place was guarded by a certain Capt. de Yergor , who was exceedingly careless in his method of keeping guard. Wolfe re solved to make this his landing point. On the evening of September 12 he quietly loaded 4.800 men on boats and dropped down the river with the tide , gliding beneath the forts under. the cover of darkness. The landing was made at Ansc-du-Foulon" , the guards were overpowered and morning found the thin red line of Britis.h troops drawn up two deep in battle array > on the Plains of Abraham , so named after an old royal pilot named Abra ham Martin. Tlio Defeat of Moiitcnlm. Montcalm was fairly stunned by the audacity of Wolfe's move , but confi dently turned out with twice the num ber of Wolfe's force to wipe his adver sary off the map. Wolfe ordered his men to hold their fire till the enemy were within forty yards. The French advanced steadily. "Fire ! " ordered Wolfe. A solid sheet of flame leaped from the British ranks. The French line wavered before the terrible shock. A second volley brought havoc among Montcalm's men. Then , placing him self at the head of the Lotiisburg gren adiers , Wolfe led the charge , which bore down upon the French with irre sistible force. A shot wounded Wolfe n the wrist. A second struck him. and then a third in his breast stretched him prone. Officers and men rushed to their fainting commander. His eyes were closed and his breath came feebly. "They run ! " shouted some one. "Who run ? " exclaimed "Wolfe , open ing his eyes and half springing up. "The enemy , " came the reply ; "they give way everywhere ! " "Then God be praised , " said Wolfe , sinking back. "I die in peace. " In fifteen minutes the fight was over , the French utterly routed. Montcalm received a mortal wound from which he soon died. Quebec fell five days later md Canada passed out of the hands of the French forever. Scarcely less notable a man and lead er than Wolfe was Montcalm. A brave man , a kindly gentleman , an efficient soldier , it is prob able that he would have saved Quebec and his own life had he not relied upon men who proved f a Is e to their duty. The remains of General Wolfe are interred in the an- c i e n t palace of Greenwich , Eng land , rind n T , . DE MOSTCALM. s erected in Westminster Abbey. The shes of Montcalm lie in the church oT he Ursuline Convent at Quebec. Cham- lain is hurled in the old basilica of uebec and his tomb Is familiar t tiousands of American tourists. Chases the ducfc tne farmer. ?
