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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1911)
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR KIDNEYS Kidney troubles are too serious t < Slight ailments are oftei forerunners o dangerous kid ney illness ant should be treat ed without de lay. lay.Obadiah Obadiah B Crane , 222 Firs Av. , Watertown S.Dak.fsayB : " was taken witl rheumatic palm and my left limt Was almost paralyzed. I hobble * around with a cane as weak as a child I was afflicted with a bladder weak ness and was compelled to arise sev ral times during the night Shortly after I commenced to use Doan's Kid nely Pills , I could do work , that wai before impossible. I am stronger ane better than In years. " Remember the name Doan's. For sale by druggists and genera storekeepers everywhere. Price 60c Foster-Mllburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y. Dragging Their Hosiery. Little Arlene was familiar with th < appearance of the garden hose a home , but when she observed a line 01 fire hose , with its great length anc bulk lying serpent-like in the street ahe immediately inquired what It was Her mother replied that was firemen's hose , and the child went on watching the fire. In the meantime two additional fin companies dashed up , and these newlj arrived fire fighters were carrying their respective lines toward the burn Ing building , when little Arlene splec them. "Oh , mamma , ' " she cried , cranln ? her neck out of the crowd , * ! er < comes more firemen dragging theli hosiery behind them ! " Lippincott's. Properly Thankful. Clark Howell of Atlanta tells ol the sad case of an elderly darky lr Georgia , charged with the theft 01 some chickens. The negro had the misfortune to be defended by a young and Inexperienced attorney , althougt It is doubtful whether any one could have secured his acquittal , the com mission of the crime having beer proved beyond all doubt The darkj received a pretty severe sentence "Thank yo' , sah , " said he cheerfully addressing the judge when the sen tence had been pronounced. "Dat' mighty hard , sah , but It ain't any thing what I expcted. I thought , sah , dat between my character and dat speech of my lawyer dat yo'd hang me , shore ! " An Astonisned Boy. In February of this year a Wlscon sin farmer took his twelve-year-old boy to a village for the first time , and there the lad saw a train of cars. He was so astonished at the sight that he lost the power of speech for three weeks. If that youngster Is ever taken to a circus or a zoological garden he'll surely be struck dumb for the rest of his life. His father's farm must be hidden away In a hole in the ground. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA , a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children , and see that It Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30'Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria So Familiar. "Yes , " said Nagget , "a woman us ually treats her husband as the average treats brlc-a-brac. " age servant - - "Go ahead , " said the wise Mrs. Nag- get ' 'What's the answer ? " "Why , the more he's worth the more she tries to break , him. " DISTEMPER In all its forms among all ages of horses , asrrell as dogs , cured and otnels in same stable prevented from having the disease with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE. Every bottle guaranteed. Over 600,000 bottles sold last year $ .59 and $1.00. Any oed druggist , or send to manufacturers. Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co. , Spec. Contagious Diseases. Goshen , Ind. Getting On. "Well , little boy , did you go to the circus the other day ? " "Yes'm. Pa wanted to go , so I haa to go with him. " SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's Foot-Base , the Antiseptic powder for Tired , aching , swollen , nerrous feet. Gives rest and comfort , Makeswalklngadellxht. Solderer/where. 25c. l > ont accept anj substitute. For FBlBH ( ample , address Allen 8. Olmsted , Lo Boy. N. T. Whoever sincerely endeavors to do all the good he can will probably do much more than he Imagines or will ever know. Bowdler. Eye Salve In Aseptic Tabes "Prevents Infection Marine Eye Salve In Tubes for all Eye Ills. No Morphine. Ask Druggists for New Size 25c. Val uable Eye Book In Each Package. It Is difficult to convince the head of the house that two heads are bet ter than one. Dr. Pierce's Pellets , small , sugarcoated - coated , easy to take as candy , regulate and invigorate stomach , liver and bow- els. Do not gripe. And lota of people who think they .have nothing but trouble don't know what trouble really is. Start afresh this Spring cleanse and -purify the system by a course of Garfield Tea , Herb laxative and blood-purifier. A halting speech may be the result of a lame excuse. Chew and smolco notaxed tobacco , cheap ana Tjndoped. Meriwctbcr & Edwards , Claj-karUlo.Timn. Wrath and wine unveil the heart ot. ifriend to friend. Plutarch. An Ordnance Department. Acting under new regulations of th war department , Adjutant Genera Phelps has created an ordnance de payment in the Nebraska nationa guard. The work of the new deparl ment has been done by officers in thi adjutant general's department , bu hereafter a separate department wil be maintained. Major Louis H. Gage assistant adjutant general , is detaile < as chief ordnance officer , Captain Lei C. Kesterson , Second infantry , an < Captain Lincoln Riley , First infantry are appointed ordnance officers and al are detailed as inspectors of smal arms practice Major Gage to th < First brigade. Captain Riley to th < First regiment and Captain Kestersoi to the Second regiment. New Course for Athletes. State university athletes will find i new course of study awaiting thei : favor when they return to school nex fall. All-year Athletic Coach E. O Steihm has announced an innovatioi in the form of a course on the theory and practice of football. The cours ( will be conducted throughout both se mesters of next year , including library readings , class recitations and labora tory work , the latter in the nature o practical demonstrations on the ath letic field. In return for the comple tion of the course , the students ma ] receive two hours' university credit The course will correspond to tracl athletics. Republican Committee to Meet. Chairman Husenetter of the repub lican state committee has issued i call for a meeting of the state centra committee Friday evening , June 9 , ai 8 o'clock for the purpose of appoint ing delegates to the state convention which will be held July 20. The com mittee is required to apportion dele gates on the basis of votes cast in the last presidential election , but whethei the convention will be a large one with about 1,000 delegates as it was last year , or a small one , such as was held the year before , is within the discretion cretion- the committee. To Prosecute Bookkeeper. Governor Aldrich has instructed At torney General Martin to begin crim inal proceedings against Thomas E Stewart , formerly bookkeeper of the state institute for feeble minded al Beatrice , because of a shortage oi $1,337 in the cash of the institutioE as shown by the books kept by Mr Stewart. It is said Mr. Stewart will make the defense that he was- nol alone in the custody of the cash ol the institution and that others had access to the money drawer. Rural Life Commission Meets. t The rural life commission , appoint ed by Governor Aldrich -after the pass age of a resolution 'by the last legisla ture , met in Lincoln and outlined its work for the next year. The members of the commission are L. C. Lawsou of darks , chairman ; Dean Charles E Bessey , G .T. Condra. J. W. Crabtree W. S. Delano and F. G. Odell , all oi Lincoln ; R. W. McGinnis of Fremont , J. D. Ream of Broken Bow , J. A. Ollis , jr. , of Ord , and J. S. Canaday of Min- den. Big Egg Dealers Willing. The big creamery and egg purchasing - ing firms of Omaha have adopted res olutions favoring the new rules pro mulgated by Food Commissioner W , R. Jackson , which lay the burden ol candling eggs upon the country deal ers who buy direct from farmers. The big firms which buy from the mer chants are heartily in favor of this arrangement Will File for Senator. It is reported in Lincoln that Con gressman George Norris will file as a candidate for United States senator in the 1912 primaries before June 1. The senatorial primaries are April 19 , 1912 , less than eleven months distant The Friends in Council , one of the women's culture clubs of Tecumseh. has inaugurated a movement for the securing of a hospital for Tecumseh. Curtis has been selected as the loca tion for the new agricultural school to be established- southwestern Ne braska under the provisions , of the Eastman bill passed at the late ses sion of the legislature. Frank W. Booth of Washington , D. C. , has been appointed superintendent of the Nebraska school for deaf at Omaha. Governor Aldrich made the appointment and it will become effec tive July 1. Superintendent Stewart , wbo has been holding over , will leave 'he institution at that time. State Fair Will Be Record Breaker Secretary Mellor of the state board of agriculture is of the opinion that if the other departments of the state fair show up as well as the speed depart ment , the next fair will be a record- breaker. In the early closing races this year 233 horses have been named , while the highest number ever before entered was 187. The increase is more than 20 per cent over any previoui showing. Burglars are getting in their work it Union. THE GREAT ISSUE AFRAID OF TRICKERY PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW MORI OF ALDRICH'S FINANCIAL PLAN. "National Reserve Association" i Cloak for National Bank ? Whole Truth of the Matter Must Be Made Public. Many a good dinner has been eat en In New York and elsewhere , inci dentally to discuss Mr. Nelson W. Al drlch's new financial plan. Every thing on the bills of fare has beei plain enough except the name of th ( dish which Mr. Aldrich himself ha ; provided. He calls it a National Re serve association. He emphatically denies that it is a Central bank or i bank of the United States. The delicacy became popular a financial banquets without delay , but having a desire to oblige his friends the great chef who first prepared ii has encouraged other good-livers tt suggest improvements This weight } matter has been in progress for some time , and now whenever men of monej break bread with Mr .Aldrich various al leged improvements are either adopt ed. or rejected. So far as we have ob served , however , nobody , even at the foot of the table , has ventured tc suggest that the thing he called bj Its right name. Some plain Americans have notec the fact that on the menu cards of oui up-to-date hotels very homely articles ot diet are often hidden behinc strange French or Italian phrases There is reason to believe that if the plain people of the United States are ever to look with favor upon Mr Aldrich's. triumph of cookery he will have to tell them exactly what it is They have a right to know anyway but the Pure-Food law can be in voked If necessary. A great deal is to be said in favoi of a Central bank. That such an In stitution has many' advantages is proved by the experience of other na tions. Correctly managed , it pro tecls credit , regulates circulation and prevents or minimizes panics. Bad ly managed , it may become corrupt , partial and tyrannous. In the control of financial politicians and political financiers it may arbitrarily dominate commerce and Industry even govern ment itself for selfish ends. We have , had Central banks of the last de scrlption. We have never had one oi the first. It is morally certain that no Cen tral bank will ever be established In this country under a misleading title , Historical , political and personal preju dices against such an institution are very strong. They can be removed only by facts and argument presented with the utmost candor. A good way to begin this movement would be by an honest avowal of its object. New York World. As Representative Hill says that the farmer's free list bill will help the trusts instead of harming them , doubt less that is why those same trusts are so vigorously opposed to it. They dis semble beautifully. Why Lower Duty on V/ool ? Wool growing is an important in dustry In this country only in those states or territories where it would flourish without any tariff , and It has steadily receded in spite of the tariff from the agricultural states. Among documents on this subject is a report on sheep and wool made about 15 years ago , by Mr. Dodge , who was for many years statistician of the De partment of Agriculture , and who is as stiff a protectionist as any man we know of. The duty will have to be raised a great deal more to make it profitable to grow wool in the agricultural states and If the price were much raised the consumption would fall off and the wool men would be no better off than they are now. But there is money In raising sheep for mutton , as there is In raising steers for beef , though steers cannot be shorn annually , and for mutton considerable quantities of sheep will be grown , their wool be ing a by-product of the meat supply. In portions of the country which are not well adopted to agriculture sheep will be raised whether there be a on wool or not PRESIDENT AS A POLITICO Cabinet Appointments Seem to Shov That He Knows Something of the Game. Exit Mr. Dickinson from the Taf cabinet. Enter 'Mr. Stimson of Nev York. Admirers of Mr. Taft have said h < "is no politician. " One of his pet projects has beer to secure Republican aid In th < south. Mr. Dickinson , a Tennessee Democrat , was appointed secretarj of war. Tennessee , so long hope anc pride of the southern Democracy , no\\ has a Republican governor , and Luke Lea is a senator from the state. Tennessee Republicans are certait to send a Taft delegation to the Re publican National convention. So far , so good in connection witl Mr. Taft's plans In that section. Now support } s needed in New Yorli for the Taft wing of the Republican party. Mr. Dickinson steps down. Mr Stimson has been regarded as a rep resentative of the Roosevelt faction He-was Roosevelt's candidate for the governorship. Mr. Taft secures Stim son's allegiance and that of Stimson's friends by giving the defeated guber natorial candidate a place in the cab Inet And yet , they say , "Taft is no pol itician. " Oliver's Inconsistent Consistency. The reasons Senator Oliver of Penn sylvania gives for opposing the pulp and paper provision of the Canadian agreement are like the weapon em ployed by the butcher in a fight , who grabbed the first thing he could get his hands on , which , in the case of the butcher , was a sausage. Mr. Oliver points out that under the provisions of the agreement only pulp taken from private Canadian lands and paper made from such pulp would be admitted free because the agree ment retains the duty on these arti cles when they are subjected to a Canadian export duty , and the crown lands of the provinces are subjected to such a duty. The senator , therefore , puts himself In the attitude of objecting to free pulp and paper because it would not be so free as it should be when , as a matter of fact he does not want It to be free at all. The probability would be that with the proposed dis crimination against the Canadian ex port duty , that duty would be removed from the crown lands under the oper ation of the pending agreement. But that Is just what the paper trust does not want , and Senator Oli ver knows it. Kansas City Star. Lower Tariff Is the Demand. The question for congress and we commend it specially to the progres sive Republicans Is whether it will legislate in the Interest of the people ple , or In the interest of those who insist on their indefeasible right to tax the people. The choice is one that will have to be made some day , and it might as well be made now. When Jute goes on the free list , as we trust It will , the men who make it will be surprised and pained to find that they are not ruined. The Democratic free list , by all means , ought to be adopt ed. The people voted for a lower tar iff , and they ought to have it , and have it promptly. The men who stand In the way of their getting It will have much to answer for. As for the Republicans , we have only to say that they ought to be glad , after all this time , to have the chance to redeem In part the pledges made by their party In 1908. Something of a Contrast. The Democratic house of representa tives is doing things. That body has made the following record in a little more than a month : Passed the "farmers' free list" bill. Cut off a lot of useless offices , result ing in saving about $200,000 a year. Approved the Canadian reciprocity measure. Adopted resolution In favor of pop ular elections of United States sena tors. tors.Passed Passed the apportionment bill. Passed the measure to provide .for publicity of campaign expenses. Meantime the Republican senate has fooled away its time in a wrangle over assignment of committee places and begun plans for "hearings" on the reciprocity matter ! ALL OVER NEBRASL Cost of Growing Wheat. Statistics indicating the profit tha can be made on the average farm i Nebraska upon the wheat yield , hav been prepared by Louis V. Guye i connection with an estimate on th present crop conditions. Mr. Guye i deputy state labor commissioner. "The cost on an average of produc ing wheat is shown by the followlni statistics. " He said : "Cost of preparing ground per acre $1.48 ; seed , $1.28 ; planting , 44 cents harvesting , $1.22 ; preparing for mar ket , $1.39 ; miscellaneous , includini wear and tear to machinery , fertiliz ing , etc. , 58 cents ; land rent , or in terest on land values , $3.70 , makinj a total cost per acre of $10.08 , this including the pay for labor , seed , rent interest , wear and tear on machinery etc. "The average yield Mras 18 % bush els per acre , with an average marke price of 88 cents per bushel , or $16.2 ! per acre , less the cost of production $10.08 , leaving a net profit of $6.21 per acre , and this after all the ex penses have been paid , which repre sents the actual dividends on the in vestments in wheat growing. "The crop forecast , as shown bj the reports to hand , are as follows : "The May estimate of winter wheat in acreage , is approximately 5 pel cent greater than that of 1910 , and J per cent less than the acreage sowi last fall. This is a general average as shown for the last five years. The indicated yield is somewhat less thai the May estimate of the last five years owing to the backward dry , cole spring weather. "Rye shows the same average it acreage and yield as that indicated by winter wheat. "The average condition of the haj crop shows a slight decrease , especial ly in the western portion , due to the lateness of the season. " Seward Farmer Missing. Seward County. Charles Ricenbaw one of Seward county's most pros perous farmers , is missing for several days. He came to Seward on Memor ial day and left his horse in a livery barn. Since then nothing has been seen of him. Rock Island Case Delayed. Lancaster County. The state rail way commission held a session on the hearing of the Rock Island engineers who were attempting to show the commission that its physical valua tion of their property in the state was too low. The matter was laid over until September. Sheriff Fuller Buried. Pawnee County. The funeral of Sheriff C. H. Fuller , who was fatally shot by James Fielder , was held in Pawnee City. The business houses of the city closed during the services and the funeral was largely attend ed. Mr. Fuller leaves a wife , three sons and a daughter. G. A. R. Reunion at Pierce. Pierce County. Pierce has secured the north Nebraska G. A. R. reunion this year , the committee named by the association to locate the place of holding it being unanimous in select ing the city of Pierce. The dates are July 11 to 14 , inclusive. Five Young Wolves Captured. Platte County. While Dr. Tobkin was returning from a call he saw a wolf with a litter of her young about a mile east of Lindsay. Next morn ing Dr. Tobkin , James Sweeney , Ed ward Bowman and Joe Hoffman went out loaded with guns , spades and shovels. They got a shot at the old wolf , but did not kill her , but they found her lair and dug out five of the young chicken thieves. Miss Dean Dead. Phelps County. Miss Grace Dean ot Minden , who was badly burned by steam in the Indianola wreck , died at the hospital at Holdrege and the body was taken by the parents , Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Dean , to their home. Of the other wreck victims being cared for all are expected to recover , with the possible exception of L. B. Thomas. Nebraska Boy Wins Scholarship. Lexington ( Mo. ) dispatch : The an nual commencement of "Wentworth Military academy was held Wednes day. Among the graduates are C. W. Duering , Wayne , Neb. ; T. S. Ferichs , Talmage , Neb. ; P. L. Stone , Neleigh , Neb. , and W. P. Burleson , Webster City , la. Mr. Duering was awarded the university scholarship prize. Young Couple Elope. Seward County. Carrie Southworth , 12 years old , of Beaver City , and Charles Currier , of Cambridge , 17 years old , it is believed , have eloped. They were last seen together. It is thought that thy drove away from Cambridge together in a one-horse buggy. Veterans Score McVecgh. Buffalo County. In the state en campment at Grand Island the Grand Army of the Republic , in a series of resolutions , strongly criticised Secre tary of the Treasury McVeagh for his recent utterances in a speech at Phil- adelphia. School Money on Hand. The state treasurer has certified teState State Superintendent Crabtree that there is a total of $375,461.63 in the temporary school fund to be appor tioned among the different counties. Old Hickory Smoked Highest Quality Finest Flavor Try This Recipe To the contents of one medium size jar of Libby's Sliced Dried Beef , add one tablespoonful of butter , then sprinkle with one tablespoonful of flour and add one-half cup of cream. Cook 5 minutes and serve on toast. Ask for Libby's in the sealed glass jars. At All Grocers Libby , McNeill & Libby Chicago IT DOES ON HOUSES. Wise Do you see that striking look/ rag woman with the veil. Howe Yes. Wise Do you know why she wears the veil ? Howe No. Homely ? Wise No ; she's afraid the sun might blister the paint Test of Social Standing. Old Porkenlarrd Sh ! My wife has a pearl necklace concealed In her bonnet ! Customs Inspector Huh ? Old Porkenlarrd Don't overlook It , that's all ! She wants to get her name In the papers as a society leader ! Puck. Best in the World. Maud What excuse have you for doing such an unmaidenly thing as proposing to Jack ? Ethel The golden rule. Breakfast A Pleasure when you have PostToasties Toasties with cream A food with snap and zest that wakes up the appetite. Sprinkle crisp Post Toasties over a saucer of fresh strawberries , add some cream and a little sugar- Appetizing Nourishing Convenient "The Memory Lingers" Sold by Grocers POSTUM CEREAL CO. , Ltd. , Battle Creek , Mich.