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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1909)
ONE OF THE OLDEST MEN IH AMERICA. Bays : "Periina Has Been My Stand by For Many Years. " & ' i Isaac Brock , 120 Years of Age. Mr. Isaac Brock , of McLennan county , tcx. , is an ardent friend to Peruna and tycaks of it in the following terms : "Dr. Hartraan's remedy. Peruna. I have found to be the best , if not * he only relia ble remedy for COUGHS , COLDS , CA TARRH and diarrhea. "Peruna has been my stand-by tor many years , and I attribute my food health and my extreme age to this remedy. It exactly meets alt ay requirements. "I have come to rely jpon it almost intirely for the many little things for tfhich I need medicine. I believe it to be Especially valuable to old people. " Isaac Brock. A Golden Ace. Though the time may never hav been when "rivers of milk and rivers cf nectar" flowed through the plains in any other way than the land of Canaan flowed with milk and honey ; yet , if ever there was a time when snen had not commenced the business f accumulation ; If ever there were a time when the earth and its fruits were common , when men were uninstructed in the science of hoarding that time was a golden age. A Cure for Colds and Grip. There is inconvenience , suffering ane danger in a cold , and the wonder is that people will take so few precautions against colds. One or two Lane's Pleasant Tab lets ( be sure of the name ) taken when the first snuffly feeling appears , will stop the progress of a cold and save a great deal of Unnecessary suffering. Druggists and deal ers generally sell these tablets , price 25 cents. If you cannot get them send to Orator F. Woodward. LeRor. N. Y. Sam- pie free. Ills Idea of One. The teacher in the Darktown school was hearing the class in geography. "What is known as the Great Divide ? " she asked. "Cuttin * a big watermelon ! " answered little 'Rastus with a grin that showed alJ kis ivories. Chicago Tribune. HAD "WEEPING ECZEMA. and \eclc "Wero Ran- Terrible liiK , Inflammation nud Sore ness All Treatments Failed Cntlcura n Great Sneccs * . "Eczema began over the top of my * ar. It cracked and then began to tprcad. I had three different doctors End tried several things , but they did toe no good. At last one side of my face Jmd my neck were raw. The water ran out of it so that I had to wear medi cated cotton , and it was so inflamed ind sore that I had to put a piece of fcloth over my pillow to keep the water Irom It. and it would stain the cloth alert lort of yellow. The eczema itched so lhat It seemed as though I could tear tny face all to pieces. Then I began to use the Cuticura Soap and Oint- fcaent , and it was not more than three months before it was all healed up. Iflss Ann Pearsons , North field , Vt , bee. 19 , 1907. " Potter Drug & Chom. Corp. , Sole Props , of Cuticura Remedies , Boston. Will stop any coagli that can be stepped by assy. medicine end cure iliaS caunoS be eared by any oilier medicine. IJ fs always SZie best cougii cure. You cannot allord * o take chances on any oilier kind. KEMP'S BALSAM cures 1 coughs , colds , foroncMtis , grip , asthma and consump tion in first stages. If docs not contain alco- iioly oj > 5um , rnorpMne , or any other narcotic , poison ous or harmful drug. WESTEMN TfSE PENNSNT WINNER The GrOTernmcnt of Canada now arlves to even Actual Setticr 1 OO acres of wheat-growing land free and an additional 160 scree at 3.00 An acre. The 300.000 contented American Settlers aaldnirtheir homes in Wo&lern Canada is the pest evidence ol the superiority of that country. They are becomlntr rich , srrowlne from 25 to 60 tbushels Wheat to toe acre ; 60 to 110 bushels oats mnd 45 to 60 busheJa barley , besides bavin ; splrn- j&Id herds of cattle raised on the prairie crabs. 'Pairylotr is an important InduBtry. Th crop of WOS still J'tcps Western Canada in lead. The world will soon looli to it as iU tod-prodncer. " Tha thlntr which mot impressed UB was the moffnitudc of the country that ia era liable for .agricultural purposes. " National Editorial Correspondence. 1908. Low Railway Ra tes. peed schools and churches. Markets conrcnient. Prices the Highest , dims to perfect. Lands are for talc by Railway and Land Com- inles. Deecripti TO pamphlets an ' maps sent free , far Rail way Rates and other information apply to D. Scott , Superintendent of Immigration , ttawa , Canada , or E. T. Holmes. 315 Jackson : . , SL Paul , Minn , and J. M. MacLachlan. Box Ii Watertown , So. Dakota Authorized Govern- it Agents. ITIilffirirr whin rovwgr&If 4rcrtU m Bt. Best to Wi-d Country Girl. Tlie country girl has in many ways a decided advantage over her town-bred cousin. As a guest , the country girl gives little or no trouble in the house. No special dishes have to be prepared to coax u captious appetite , for she en joys with n healthy relish everything that is set before her. At breakfast she is always fresh and amiable , while the town girl is sleepily toying with a morsel of toast. From a man's point of view a coun try cousin prescsses many admirable traits -which he devoutly wishes the town girl would emulate. In the first place , she can don her walking attire and be read } * io accompany him for a stroll liefore the girl from the city would even have decided which hat she would wear for the occasion. The best type of country girl makes a splendid wife. She is not used to being pam pered in every little whim , and the man who wins her has a wife who will face any trouble with him , be it great or small. Shrinking ; Materials. Before making the white linen dress skirt , or any material that is liable to shrink , fold the goods carefully and place it in a tub and cover with wa ter. Let it get thoroughly wet. Stretch the clothes line as tightly as possible , hang the goods through the center , and pin perfectly straight on the line. When dry let two persons stretch the goods , as curtains are stretched , fold it with the wrong side of the material out and iron it double , with the seam running through the center of the goods on the length of the material. In shrinking colored prints for children's clothes , add turpentine to the water and it will set the color. A teaspoonfnl is used to a sal Ion of water. History Uypenis Itself. The fact is rpcaUod thai a number of years atro , in the early days of the wo man suffrage movement. Susan 15. An thony and Elizabeth Oady Stunton wore bloomers. They did not continue : o do so for am'length of time , how ever , as they came to the conclusion that it was needless self-sacrifice on tlif'ir part. Now , it Is rumored that the suffragettes in England , in order that they may be always prepared for forcible ejection , \w\\r trousers under their petticoats. . 77SV * * ff J i Strings are now being worn on bats ind tied trulcr the chin. The newest straw hats seen in the shops have liny brims not more than j two inches wide , and a few have no In-inis at all. Many of the new hate are trimmed ivith quills in bunches of five or six , in different shades of a color or in as : iuny different colors. A large black picture hat lias as "rimming a sweeping bird of paradise ; n shades of bright red. orange and yel- o\v , which looks for all the world like lames of fire. j A gorgeous chapeau is a large Rus- \ dan turban , romjiie'ely COM. red \vith ! .ear-shaped black spangles and anjm- | nense bunch of shaded rose and pink { ' > strich plumes rearing themselves proudly at one side j The Old-Kaihioiied Woman. The old-fjishioned woman looked well : o the ways of her household. She was lot particularly ambitious for a career > r a calling. She did not know that she was downtrodden , or realize her gnominious servitude to a false as- iumption of superiority on the part of he unfair sex. She found the homage md chivalry of mankind delightful , ind took it at its face value. Nor did she trouble herself about the potential reconstruction of the family on a new basis of relationship. She was not struggling to be recognized as man's equal , for she found it tacitly admitted on all sides that she was man's supe rior. She felt a deep and rational de light in various concerns and enterpris es , but these were not of such a na ture as to call for the sacrifice of her first and nearest interests which were maternal and domestic. Philadelphia Public Ledger. & & & Brides are coming more and more to leave off the face veil. Some of the new combs have the tops so arranged that ribbon may be thread ed through. The silk manufacturers are doing their best to Bring brocades into broad and general use. Embroidered and braided materials that require handwork have still the greater popularity. Cotton crepe is now being offered in black as well as white , and in blue , pale violet and pink. Long bead necklaces of coral or large cut beads have come in , apparently , to Another learned shorthand and got a position In a downtown office. The third devoted all her attention to so ciety. If we were writing a story we would marry off the girl who could cook within three months , but , alas ! the facts are different. The society girl has landed a wealthy man , the stenog rapher has another nibbling ; but the real heroine , the one who can make light biscuits , cook a beefsteak and boil a soup bone , has attracted no at tention whatever. Atchlson Globe. Milk Diet to Increo.se "VVelfflit. Drink a pint of hot water on rising. In half an hour eat six prunes that have been soaked over night. In half an hour drink half a cup of milk , and every three-quarters of an hour drink the same , increasing gradually the amount until a cup instead of half a cup can be drunk. Before retiring eat a tablespoonful of bran in half a cup of milk. Six quarts of milk a day Is the quantity finally to be taken. No solid food must be taken , else you will keep thin. A woman paid $25 for the above system to a firm of fattening people , and gained 30 pounds in sil weeks. Tlie Popular Dinner Giver. Invites congenial guests. Is not hit or miss in seating them. Pays more attention to cooking than to show. Does not think length of menu the sole object of dinner giving. Tactfully avoids discussions and dis sertations at table. Can rise above failures and overlook breaks or breakage. Roselenf Cream. Women In India use a strange beauty treatment to obtain charming complex ions. 2t consists of binding a delicate roseieaf cream upon the face. Pink p < ? tals of the rose are plucked and made ATTRACTIVE STYLES IN HATS. ill The hat at the top is a modified helmet of blacksatiu , trimmed with a band of velvet and a military plume of pale yellow. The turban on the right is of marabout , in taupe color , with two scarlet wings across the side. Tlie hat on the left is of shirred taffeta , in iridescent tones of green and black. Across the crown is one of the new feathers that curl upward at the ends. The quill is run through a large rosette of bright green satin. stay ; they seem to outline the vest as they hang. liound and square yokes have been banished for the moment and the V- shape reigns supreme. One conspicuous novelty is the use ot large cut jet buttons on white and pale colored tailor-made suits. An odd trimming on a white mara bou turban is a cluster of yellow velvet peaches and green leaves. Many fancy tics are being worn just now ; bead ties and braided ties with beaded tassels are very pretty. The new mantles , simply IIUIIL ; and of rough cloth , made in the monastic man ner , are dignified and quietly stylish. Embroideries grow daily more beau tiful. They are mostly subdued in shade , according to the coloring of the eighteenth century. An exquisite hair ornament is a wreath of sheaves of wheat made of brilliant rose gold spangles , interwoven with lilies of the valley. Big. round Eton collars will prob ably hold their own all through the spring. They may be made of plain linen , or decorated with squares of lace set in. Cord belts are the latest wrinkle in girdles. These come in almost any standard shade and are fastened in front with a huge colored stone in bar baric design. Most of the coats are a straight knee-length. Many of them are fast ened with jet buttons , and a black rib bon threads through the collar and ties in a bow in front. Many women have the mistaken idea that the present fashionable dress , which s.-cmed extreme at first , is trying " ing to the figure ; but. truth to tell , "it is exactly the revcr.se. One of the best of the new shirt waist styles is a perfectly plain tailor- made , of Scot < -h madras in stripes or big blocks of color on a white ground , the color matching the suit. Plain gored skirts prevail. One of the new models , plainly gored , has a | front panel trimmed at each side near i the bottom with three of these big jet buttons , one over tin ; other. ( i Husband. An Atchison family of three girls , all of them equally attractive , "had a curi osity to know the best method of land ing a husband , and agreed to try an experiment. One of them learned to cook , and was a domestic ort of girl. up with oils into a thin cream , which is then spread upon the face. It is said that this will heal the skin , fatten the face and render it a beautiful pink color. To intensify the beauty of the hue , colored beads are worn round the neck. The gems to wear with glowing cheeks are topaz , garnets , deep rubies and large semiprecious beads of a red and yellow hue. 'Only u Cloud. Only a little fleeting cloud On the blue of summer sky. But it widened out and darkened o'er As the summer day went by. Chilly it grow , the gray old earth , And the grieved world murmured low , Till the fleeting cloud went on itb way In the evening's sunset glow. Little the word with its cruel sting , But it rankles in the koart , And my life's grown gray since that hars - word That has kept us two apart. For Pimples. Take a 5-ccnt package of epsom salts , add two quirts of water and let it simmer down to one quart. Take a tablespoonful several times a day , and also wet the afflicted parts often. Gen erally good results may be seen in a day or two. This recipe is said to be good for any eruption of the skin , as it is cooling to the blood. Drinlc For the Sick. A convalescent often sutlers greatly from thirst and is not permitted to drink enough water to allay It. In such cases a slightly avid drink gener ally gives relief. A few drops of lemon water , unsweetened , is refreshing and digestible. Orange juice and cracked ice can be given to a patient who can retain little else. It Pay.s to He Atreeil le. It Is much better to get along equably with people than to antagonize them. In the former way all is serene , while in the latter there is constant friction. This is good for no one and will not be tolerated long in any office. Girle who are inclined to indulge in it will find themselves replaced by others who are well mannered. A Strengthening Drink. Into a glass of cold water put the unbeaten white or an egg , Juice of half an orange and juice of a third of a lemon. Add sugar If It is desired sweet. Stir , but do not beat. Tbi ia splendid for Invalids. To the uninitiated observer some of the gymnastics performed in a game of football are beyond explanation. The story is told of a half-back who complained to his family about the in justice of allowing football players to wear head protectors. "I should fiink it was most neces sary , " said his mother , who had wit nessed one game with many tremors. "Look at the front teeth your poor cousin Frederick lost ! " "That may be , " said her son , stub bornly , "but look at me. laid up for two weeks with a lame foot just from kicking a fellow's nose-gear ! " Read llie Tjiiliel. Under the Pure Food Laws baking powder labels nuw show the ingredients of which the powder is made. Those who appreciate the importance to health and good baking of using a pure cream of tartar powder will read the back of the label carefully and make sure that the ingredients men tioned include cream of tartar. Tlie food law does not force consum ers ; it merely helps them to protect themselves. All good housekeepers want cream of tartar baking powders , and will not , use alum substitutes in the food , if they know it. As the ingre dients are printed on the back of the label , all may know the facts. Good baking powder is one of the most useful things in the kitchen ; it is easily obtained at any store ; the better It is , the more economical It Is in cook ing materials , and the more it con serves the health of the family. II IH I den of One. The teacher in the Darktown school was hearing the class in geography. "What is known as the Great Divide ? " the asked. "Cuttin' a big watermelon ! " answered little 'Rastus with a grin that showed all his ivories. Chicago Tribune. Snlzer'K Seed Produce. We recently saw a letter from Win. Underwood , of Patchogue. X. Y. . ad dressed to the John A. Salzer Seed Co. . Box C , La Crosse , Wis. , that has this to say : "I planted Salzer's Independence Corn. I sold 7.000 ears before the first Sweet Corn of other gardeners around Long Island was ready to oat. I sold them as high as $ ± . > 0 per TOO ears. "I planted Salvor's Earliest Cucumber seed and first , last and all the time , I think that Salzer' ? Earliest are the greatest I ever saw. They are such bearers , a IK ! so One. " liis Uiisff By one of those accidents that hap pen now and then a Cleveland firm gave a responsible position not long ago to a young man who didn't know enough to suck alum without a recipe. On actual merit lie couldn't have got a job carrying nuts to a squirrel. But he had been to college just until the faculty found it out and carried a cane and no end of nerve , and some how or other the Cleveland concern was mesmerized into giving him a good job in the office. After he had been there about a week the general manager gave him a letter- to be answered. lie outlined briefly what he wanted said in the reply and left it to the young man to frame up the letter as he thought best. Now , the young man knew as much about how to write a good business letter as he did about a bone tumor. Cut he thought of a way out lie ( turned it over to the stenographer. i The stenographer didn't feel entirely equal to the job. She went to the general - eral manager and asked him what he wanted her to say. lie , of course , was wise In a minute , but he merely dictated a letter to her without comment. "Pretty wise little girl , that , " thought 1 the young man when he got the letter. , " 'Taint every girl could have written . that. ' ' Then lie took it to "the old man" to sign. - ' "Don't you think that's a pretty good . letter ? " he asked. . "It ought to be , " said the old man. "I wrote it. " The young man doesn't work there any more. NEW IDEA. Helped "Wis. Couple. It doesn't pay to stick too closely tc old notions of things. New ideas often lead to better health , success and hap piness. A Wis. couple examined an idea new to them and stepped up several rounds en the health ladder. The hus band writes : "Several years ago we suffered from coffee drinking , were sleepless , nervous , sallow , weak , and irritable. My wife find I both loved coffee and thought it g was a bracer" ( delusion ) . "Finally , after years of suffering , we read of Postum and the\harmfulness \ of ? offee , and believing that to grow we should give some attention to new "When we made It right we liked it ind were relieved of ills caused by : offee. Our friends noticed the change fresher skin , sturdier nerves , better temper , etc. "These changes were not sudden , but relief increased as we continued to Irink and enjoy Postum , and we lost : he desire for coffee. ° "Many of our friends did not like Postum at first , because they did not nake It right. But when they boiled ? ostum according to directions on pkg. , intil it was dark and rich , they liked t better than coffee and were benefited n > y the change. " "There's a Reason. " Name given by Postura Co. , Battle a : reek , Mich. Read "The Road to Wellc ri rille" in pkgs , rie Ever read the above letter ? A lew one appears from time to time. Fhoy are genuine , true and full of iuman interest. PSESHT , Ceremonies Were Simple in Olde * Days When Compared to ; Present Time. , t THRONG ATTENDS THE Every One Is Welcome if He Has the Price and the Clothes to Go with It Lively Scones. Washington correspondence : T inauguration -elect is a Presidentelect lit'M-ally in tha li a n d s of h i 3 friends. F r o m George Was'iing' * * - ton. wh" requested the sim ; > I't form of a < - * < -i y. to WilliJuS- . Tnft } wiio bofoiws Pres > f' ident at : i time * * when large cxpem ditures for inaug uration anucept > ed as a matli-r ol is a long step. If the inauguration of G-org $ Washington had cost $1:50.000 : , as th * Taft inauguration is costing , those in charge would have been thrown b idilj into the Atlantic ocean by an outrage populace. Until recent years most of the in augurnMons were the scenes of mure ol less disgraceful actions by tlie in augural crowds , which in the enrl $ days were composed mostly of the per * sonal friends of the President-elect Tlie inaugural balls were wild scram- 'bles ' for social precedom-e and some * thing to oat , the White lions- was al most depleted time and again by rolic- liunting guests at the eoromonios : the capitol was besieged by ciiin .riii : mobs anxious to get a sight of the inaugura tion. If George Washington's personal ideas had been carried Qut Ii * would have been inaugurated thotirst time in private , nis continuous ovation from Washington to Now York : ml his reception in the latter city by 'iU , ' XX > people , however , made this 5uin > s. < Me and he was finally sworn in on the balcony of the old city hall on Wall .treet. Tiiaufurul IJnll.s Are Po ultr. The A'olunteer committee of to lirst Inauguration , composed of th aristoc racy of Xew York , engineered the first inaugural ball , as it did every otlior feature of the occasion. Ir was at tended only by the higher oPk-irils of "lie government and the city , the diplo matic corps JUKI b.y the old aristocratic "amilios of Xew York. Washington limself led the minuet with Miss Van , Sandt , of Xew York. Ever since then demand f > r admis sion to all the phases of an Inr.u ara- : ion has increased so that it i < almost mpossible to keep the populace out. A'ashingtonV. second iuaugur.ition was wen more private than the first , tak- ng ] > lace in Independence hall. Phtl- idolphia. The oath was privately ad- ninistored in the old Senate rhambor ) f that building. Later on. however , ho inauguration , as a whole- , became nore liberal and admission to in- tugiiral balls could be purchased. Andrew Jackson's inauguration irouglit to Washington the first of the argo crowds. Most of the people were 'rom the west and what they did to lie national capitol was , in the Ian- j ruago of the poot. "a plenty/ ' From > ackson's time inaugural processions iceamo one of the great features of i he day. .Lincoln's two ina-rrnrations j irouglit great crowds to Washington , vliich resembled an armed camp hrough fear of an attempt on the 'resident's life. More than 2,000 sol ders marched in the parade Grant's first inauguration marked lie last of tlie unusual inaugural cenes. The ball was held in the 'reasury Department and was attend- < d by 5,000 people. Food not being J | ervcd early enough , a raid was made n the pantry and kitchen and food ras actually taken from the stoves. 'ercmniiicM Up to Date Xov.-ndnys. In recent years the inaugural cere- ionics have been assumed by Wash- igton committees. The Prosidont-olect ; escorted to the capitol by a bodv- uard of troops and a congressional ommittoo. Tlie streets are ropr-a oft nd adequately policed. There is al- -ays a large outpouring of the regular rmy and navy and several n-triinents f State troops participate in the pa- iule. Public comfort is arranged for i advance and assignment * of rooms lade through the local committees , pceial trains bear the brunt of the" lauguration crowds in ana Q\ \ 0 raslmmton and extra sks-pinj : cars tationed on side tracks practically rovide for the overflow whiHi canno't nd quarters elsowhero. The oath of [ lice is now administered to the Presi- ent-eject in the open air. where the olice and soldiery can handle the rowds. The inaugural ball is hold in ic pension office under adequate su- prvision provided by the ior-al coin- " tittee. The inaugural parade itself is - well-organized army under the direct jmmand of the chief of staff of tlie jgular army. Altogether , while mod- rderly.
