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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-12-31

A Breathing Well.


In San Luis Obispo county, Cal, there
IS a gas well whose strange conduct
is described by a correspondent. The
well is 6 inches in diameter and $50
feet deep. During settled weather 1t
blows out gas for three hours, and
then sucks in air for an equal period
of time, and this regular breathing
continues without interruption until
a change of weather. Before a storm.
when the barometer is falling, the
time during which the well expires gas
is' greatly increased, and sometimes the
outbTeathing continues for "a hours.
After the passage of the storm, and
with the barometer rising. the iRhala-
ton of air is similarly prolonged. II
the air is shut of when an inhalation
is about TO take place, the gas after
ward ceases to flow, so that the well
must be allowed to perform its regu-
lar breathing in order TO continue its
Yield OF gas. An automatic valve has
been placed at the mouth of the well
TO permit the ngress of air, and when
the opening is restricted the inward
suction causes a loud sound, as If the
we'll served for nostrils TO a subter-
ranean monster afflicted with snoring.
Science.
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SCIENCE Ano INDUSTRY.

-Aatcr power is derived from the
evaporation Of water by the suns heat
and its deposition on ahe highlands in
the form pf SNOW or rain.
Coral does not grow below 40 faith
oms. Placed deeper it dies. Coral found
below 40 fathoms indicates either that
the bottom has gore dow. or it has
fallen from the 40-fatbom depth.
No animal tissues are stronger than
the tencons and lieementS which bind
together the ankle OF the horse. 1t
is this strength which enables the ami
NAL to support his own great weight
for many hours without fatigue.
French and Belgian capitalists are
TO construct large aIkali works near
the newly discovered rock salt deposits
at Poin, in Central Asia. There is q
good coal at RardimkuI. near by. The
salt is of very fine quality, with no adj
mixture of otaer chemicals.
German excavations in the island
OF Santorie have now BEEN completed.
DIR. KILLER Won Gaertringen has identi-
fed the city on the slopes of Mesa
Vouno as the ancient Thera, and the
remains on the seashore near the mod
ern town as those of the city O Oea.
Mr.. MIver. director Of the Great
Western railway Of England, making a
presentation at Liverpool the other day
TO the district goods manager, Mr..
Steele, said the Great Western had 800
miles of rails, employing $1,000 men,
had n weekly revenue Of e200, 900, and
a subscribed capital of over eSG,000,-
600, all yielding dividends.
according 10 Engineering, some re-
cent researches by Capt. Abney show
that the light of the starry sky is to
that OF the full moon about as $4,000.
The latter is usually considered TO be
about 100000 to that OF the sun at
noon, 50 that we receive over 13.00C,-
900 times as much light as from the
stars, taking both ~benispheres into con
sideratioN.
-Lucium. o new element discovered
By Il. z. Berriere IN monazite sand,
dissolYes IN s~uiphuric, nitric Or acetic
acid. forming soluble salts, either white
or slightly rose tinted. rs atomic
weight is calculated as lo4. The discor.
erer proposes &c use the substance for
an incandescent gaslight on the Wells
bach principle.
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NEW Works. SANITATION.

The Infant Mortality During the Hot
Spell Was Remarkably Low.
The appeal to the public conscience
told at last. With that attack il the
churches, which he's not been without
blame, the new era began That year
[1S79) a public. competition evolved the
present type of tenement, far from per-
feet, but an immense improvement On
the wicked old barracks. The sanitary
reformers got the upper hand, and their
work told. The death rate came doWr
slowly. It is to-day, at the end OF 3,
years, quite % per cent. lower than
when the health department was or
sanizei, and New York has been re,
deemed from a reproaeh for which
there was no excuse, for no city in the
world has such natural opportunities
for good sanitation.
The. immense stride it has taken was
measured by the mortality during the
unprecedented hot spell OF last sum
mer. It was never so great, as, indeed.
there never was an emergency Ike II
since records were kept. During the
ten days it lasted the heat claimedmany
more victims than the last ~cholera<epi-
,1emic during its whole season. Yet, be-
yond those killed by the direct effects
Of the sun, the mortality was singularly
low; the infant mortality-ever the
finger that points u~nerringiy TO the
sore spots in y community, if any there
be-was 50 n~oticeab!y low as TO cause
4 feeling almost Of e~xultation among
the sanitary officials. And it was shown.
by comparison with earlier hot spells,
that the population yielded more slow
y to the heat. Where it had taken two
or three days TO reach the climax of
sUnstroke. il nov took five. The peo-
pie, better housed, better fed. and
breathing clean air in the clean streets,
Ind Acquired a power of resistance to
which the past had no parallel. The
sanitarians had proved their case
Jacob Riis, in Century.
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LIE caa,on.
Jts owner, a brazilian jcna:, Has Reused
@lT.5OO car t,ie S.oa..

Jts Owner, n Brazilian jcnd:, Has REUSED
s11.5oO csr tiie S;oa.-
Information has j@st reached New
York that the largest caraor egcr fonad
has been discovered in the sviids of
Brazil. Itwcighs. 3.0S3 caIa,s. and IS al
most rs big as ones fist, The carbon Is
"a mu~ch-sought stone. l. is back. of
dia1nondiferous composition, and is the
hardest known substance, For this
reason il IL used fer drilling and is eS-
~treqnely valuable. Small bits are found
frequently in dia1nondiferous regions.
About six months ago, NJ. Z. Levy, q
diamond merchant Of this city, started
ca the Brazil workings. He worked his
way up the Amazon, partly a Zip by
canoe and partly by the piodding mule.
1'oUs he Travelled for nine days, uSrl
he came to a place called Jacreaudor.
Near this spot q former scout OF AIR.
Levy, one Pedro G~unzalos, had bought
a tract Of land 80 leagues in extent.
Part, in fact, nearly the whole, OF this
stretch OF property yields a choice
variety of boa constructors and wild
beasts, but as Gunzalos had been fight
ing these creatures ali his life he didn't
mind them. The attractive portion OF
his tand was a bit OF clear ground on
whichttehad found a quartz bearingcar-
bon. He saw in this a fortune. He got
together a force of natives who were
only spasmodicaaly Industrious. Small
bits OF carbon were found; not, how
ever, in such profesion as to satisfy
G%un2alos. He vas becoming disconr-
aged.
One day two months after Mr.. Levy's
arrival GunZalos' workman was hum
ming a song while disiedging quartz
IN a perfunctory sort OF way. He OBJ
served with surprise the outlines OF a
large carbon in a fallen piece. He eaSed
at the big stone q moment in amaze
ment. and then shouted e%Sultingly to
the overseer. That solemn official
danced a jig when he took it from the
wofkman's hand, and Gunzalos treated
all hands literally when the carbon
was brought to him. 4 few days after
he went TO Jacreandor. Tic showed the
stone to Mr. Levy, who had been quietly
buying a few bargains in gems.
After inspecting ii critically, Mr..
Levy said: "Ill give you G3.5o0 for
the carbon"
Gunzalos rejected the offer with a
scornful gesture. +4Tll sell it for C TO-
900, and not a pound less" he said.
But" insisted Mr.. Levy, sit viii cost
G1,o00 to cut the carbon. Nothing less
than a ten-ton hammer will make. an
impression on it. You can see the ex-
pense the buyer will be under"
81 think | shall have it kept in a vault
IN Paris for the present" said Gun.
zalos, land then l may send it to the
United States"
The carbon is three and a half inches
long, three inches wide, and the same
N thickness. It is a trife spongy On Il
small area Of the surface, but other
wise is solid.-N. Y. Tribune.
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AS TO RESPIRATION.
Scientific Tests to Ascertain the Proper
Way to Breathe.

Scientific Tests to Ascertain the Proper
Way to Breathe.
Some interesting records on the ques-
ton Of respiration have been compiled
By Dr.. w. Marcel, who has devoted the
greater part Of his life tothe solution Of
problems connected with this subject.
His Investigations have not been con-
fined to the laboratory, but have been
conducted frequently in the open air
to varying elevations, extending from
the sea level to the summit of tie high
est Alpine ranges.
beginning with normal breathing in
q state OF repose, experiments were
made on forced Or labor breathing.
respiration under exercise, and respira-
ton as controlled by the mental exer-
else Of the will. IN order to obtain the
records of the various conditions, an
instrument was designed which showed
on the chart in horizontal lines the
number Of litres of air expired, and in
vertical lines the time in minutes.
The traces thus obtained differ con-
siderably from those illustrating forced
respiration, being much less deep,
though deeper than the normal. In
talking, singing, reading and coughing
the respiration assumed the form Of
breathing under exercise, but in talking
and reading alone, where the strain of
the lungs is very feeble, the tracing
returns parallel to the normal almost
Immediately after the exercise has
come to an end.
In singing, however, a marked differ
ence Wa observed in the breathing
when standing and when sitting. This
difference is well worthy the attention
of vocal students. When the singer sat
down the curve resernbled that of the
forced breathing" almost exactly,
which is not the case when standing.
This shows that the erect position is
the correct n for singing.
Another fact Of interest to athletes
and people who run for their trains
was demonstrated. It is not general
ly known that many people run a most
serious risk in rushing for a car. Ii
they could keep on running after reach
ing the car platform the danger would
be much iessened. The opening Of in
ternal lessons, which may be fatal in
character, comes from the Sudden cessa-
ton of effort. In case OF extreme
breathlessness, as would occur after
running for a train, great relief would
be experienced from taking d few deep
breathS.-Chicapo News.
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a Curious Custom.

A strange custom prevails among the
members Of a certain tribe in the eau
'caeus- When u single young ran dies
some one who has carried to the grave 4
manageable daughter in the course
Of the year calls upon the bereaved
parents and says: Your son is sure
to Vvanta wife; III give you my daugh-
ter and you shall deliver to me the
marriage portion in return" a friend
ly offer Of this description is never Ie-
jected and the two parties soon come
to terms as TO the. aTnountoft the dosry,
which varies according TO the advan-
tages possessed by the girl IN her life
time Gases have been known where
the young mans father has given 30
cows 10 secure a dead wife for MS Ge9d
'son-Chicago News.
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Slain,

The war between Chill and Peru is
already ancient history, but a traveller
who lately returned from South Amer
ica states that on the battlefield of
Tarapaca the dead are still lying just
as they fell. There were 1000 Of them,
and nearly 1000 horses are also leftun-
buried. Il never rains at Tarapaca, and
the sun has dried the corpses, and the
nitrate in the soil has preserved them.
and up on the plateau, 5000 mumri7s
lie in CHASTITY confusion with thebroken
swords and .hxNonets rs fresh-looking
rs The day Of the memorable fght.-N.
Y. Ledger.
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Arrival and Departure OF Mails.
Mail east and west closes at 6 p m.

Rosebud leaves at $40 q, N. daily, except Sun
DAY, and arrives at 500 p. NJ.
Simeon, Kennedy, and Oasis leave;
at 7 90 a, m. Mondays Wednesdays and Fr!
DAYS, and arrives at 200 p. m. Tuesdays am
Saturdays.
TT. Nlobrara, leaves dairy at7 90 a. m. am
500 p. m; arrives at $50 a. M. and 7:30 p. II
Kewanee, and Sparks arrives Monday
Wednesdays and FRIDAYS at 80 p. m, an'
leaves Tuesdays Thursday AMI Saturdays q
Ia a. m.
General delivery open from 90 q. m. To TO
o. m. General delivery open on Sundays froE'
ste 10 q. m, Lock boxes oPendaily form . :"
". E.HALEY. Postmaster.
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a. F. & a. NJ.

Minnekadusa Lodge, No. lgz, .. F.,& A. NJ
meets III regular communication Saturday, ever
Ing on OF before tiIe fuii mcui, III e;-cii month
members Of the order III soD& aitd regular Iaho
isg cordially and fraternally invited 10 attend.
j L heeley, W Nj
W. W. THOMPSON. Sec'N.
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PRECINCT

PRECINCT
Oyerseers az Highways-R Hansen and JRay
COnstable-R fowne
Justices of the P~eace-John Dunn and j NJ
.Calnm
Assessor John Dunn.
VILLAGE
Town Board-EESpaTks president; CH COR
nell, treasurer; TC Horribly, clerk; ID ) Ludwig
and j W burieigh
Marshai and Water commissioners ToWl''-
ScbooI District No i d v alcott. president
nj V Nicholson, treasurer; j G Petnjohn. secrt-
tary; j " Burleigh, G Z Crabb and > 7 heeieH.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
CONFESSIONAL

CONGRESSIONAL
Senators VIM V Allen, Madison; John u
fIburston, Omaha.
Rspnescgtatives-FtrSl Distilct Jesse cLIoas~
Geo D Meikiejohn, Fullerton; fourfc, I j ia
ner. Aurora: Filth, Wni ! Andrews, Hastlngs
!; Sixth, q 81 Ken, Broken Bow.
JUDICIAL
Supreme Court l. Ncrgai Chief Justice
harrison and Polk associates.
Fifteenth judicial District u L hinkaN
tO'Nei!l; w II WestoyeE, k,shviilc.
LEGISLATIVE
Representative Fiity-second District = FSz:lk
Bothieutner, kilgoTe.
Senator ourteeLth DISTRIBUTING G ssev.
art, Crawford,
LAND OFFICE
Regist4r-C Il Glover, Longtime; Receiver-1
A Fike, Newport.
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VILLAGE
Societies.
INp. @. z. NJ.

Sitting Pull Tribe No. %. improved order 81
Red Men. meets every second and fourth FTiday
evening OF each month at Davenport,s Hall
Visiting brethren are fTateTnaily invited 10 b.
Or, sent III The councils of he tribe.
lib Virgins, OR Gu Thompson, Sachem
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Northern Star Chapter, No 50, Order Of th'
.EastG rn Star, R,cets un second and fourth Tues
"a ~ rhorr,1snn NAG"IE WA.CoTT
Secretary Worthy iaatTon
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J Sprk Clerk

Cherry Lodge No 1853 knights of Pvthias meets
every Tuesday evening al DayenpoltS Hall,
JT keely &C
Jos Put,necil 4 OF r and S
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W. f.. G..

Col. Wood W. r. C. No. 179 regular meeting
I'd and 4th Saturdays of each month
AMANDA LUDWIG, Pres.
HELEN HoRNBY, sec,
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C.. A. II.

braska regular meeti, Z I'd and 4h SATURDAYS OF
each monff. at = D. M. sharp. Comrads from
, other Posts are cordially invited TO attend
J.. w. TUCKER Commander.
JOHN DUNN, adit.
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D. OF II.

Valentine Lodge 10. Degree o. 5tohn'
ha;cs r]rg7.iar rpce7 iras FIST -nG thlca Aea'c'
cSy cV,:ii s "a e@CI Lg3th.
n CEriS.CDSuA AGC -r.rS Il isou!nS"A I % II
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NJ w. A.

Valentino Camp No 1851 Modern WooGmen of
America. meets second and fourth wednesday
evenings of each month at Davenport's Hall.
Sisjting neiehbors cordially invited TO attend.
P.F. Sim.nS Ven Counsel
j W Spirk Clerk
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Valentine lodge no. POS i. %. .. T, n.se'
every Thursday evening. Visiting brothers eoFt
j. I. Kelley. M
WESLEY HoLsCLAw, Sec'y.
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N { W 7 R K
WORLD
B2ieEk-YEEK EDITION
1856 PAPERS a YEAR

It stands Gfst among weekly"
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it's vast list of subscribers, extending
to every state and territory of the
Union and foreign countries, will vuuch
for the accuracy and fairness of its
news, columns.
Is is s~plendldly illustrated and
among its special features are q fine
humor page, exhaustive market re-
ports, .all the latest fashions for
woman and a long long series
of stories by the greatest living
American and English authors.
Conan Doyle, jerome K. Jerome,
Stanley Weyman, Mary E. wilkins,
Anthony Hope, Bret Harte,
BranGer Matthews, etc.
We offer this uneqAlled newspaper
and The VALENTINE DEMOCRAT to-
gether one year for $50. The regu-
lar subscription price Of the two papers
is 81 90.
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A. o. L. W.

Valentine Lodge. No. 10, A. q. u: w, me,
/ 81 a,.J ..rd Alouday in sSCh north.
csrI T7.n,ss l.r W iiolsclaW " v
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PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS
I C. DWYER.
Physician and Surgeon.

otrce ate. Il. Watson's Drug Store. Promr
attention gwen to all professional calls.
VALENTINE,
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@. E. 5.

W. W. THOMPSON. Sec'N.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-02
Farmer Finds n Meteor.

alliance, Ohio. June 27.-Tuesda, af
ternoon while Thomas Richards, resi-
dent of Gaskill street, was standing on
his porch during n heavy rainstorm,
he was startled by flash and kissing
sound. The next instant he felt con-
cussion which shook the ground AMI
ratified the windows of his house. Rich
ards came to the conclusion that his
home had been visited by meteor
and has been hunting for 1t ever since
This afternoon he. found hole In the
ground within four feet of his house,
around which the tall grass had been
burned. Richards gouged down Into
the earth and found near tn surface a
meteor. The areoltc is In the shape pf
n spherold, and weighs about nine
pounds. 1t Is very hard, blows from II
sledge hammer failing to break 1t. Lo-
cal scientists say It is mostly meteoric
iron.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-02
R.pub,lcan executive Comm...ee.

Cincinnati. Ohio. June 27-The Times
Star special from Canton. Ohio. says:
Mckinley and Hanna deny that any
selections have been made for the Ma
tional Executive committee except that
Senator Quay has been offered the
craftsmanship. There will also be an
advisory committee. II. II. Kohlsaat
of Chicago will probably be a mem
ber of the Advisory committee. as VIII
Cornelius N. Bliss Of New York. Thos
McDougal Of Cincinnati was here last
night and had long talk with Major
Mckinley, and 1t Is said he has been
urged to accept n place on the Advis'
ory committee.
To-day Charles Emory Smith Of Phil
adelphia, and Chris MCGEE Of Pitts
burg, are here and the matter Of the
Advisory committee was discussed
with them. McDougal said: "There ID
but one issue and that is the tariff"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-02
L.d,.. conxrn,uln.c Mckinley.

Canton. June 26.-Five thousand Of
the 100000 of Stark county greeted
Governor Mckinley, his wife and moth
er in n public reception by the women
of Canton late this afternoon and Of
these 5000 there was not a man pres
ent besides the governor. the patrol
men at the doors and the two reporters
1t was non-partisan affair. The
house was darkencd. There were hand.
some floral and electric light effects.
Two hundred handsomely dressed wo.
men assisted in the reception. There
was music and the beautiful home Of
the late Jacob Miller, with Its largo
rooms and broad lawns and shady trees
presented a scene long to be remem'
bered.
"It reminds me Of n White House
public reception" said n noted cores.
pondent
For n half dozen blocks each way
the streets were crowded from two un-
til six o'clock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-02
sort, but If had. you would not buy

sort, but II had. you would not puy
them, Min Toko."
They are speaking In Chinese, Tor
Min Toxic. though not child OF Chin
ese parents, has been brought up by
them. You can believe tho story that
lis father was a Russian and his
mother a Tartar when you look at
him.
A little Chinese boatwoman took him
from his dying mothers arms and
nursed him with her own. somewhere
near those quarters where there are
English warehouses and the barbarian
comes to traffic In tea and porcelain.
and he starved and played and swan
about with her own, and carly In his
boyhood came to San Francisco. There
he dwelt in Chinatown. and became re-
nowned amongst the showmen OF San
Franciso for his acrobatic feats. To-
night he is engaged to assist In per-
formance on the lawn before the man
sion Of Benson Blashfield. ESQ. Mr.
BlashHeld will have fireworks and
a great supper. the crowning fea-
ture of which will be the feats OF
Min Toxic. who. amongst other things,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-07-02

make in ten minutes would wipe your
rival out OF existence. But Of what
avail would 1t be? Rich American
ladies do not marry such as you. Her
relatives would kill you II you touched
her hand"
II have kissed 1t thrice when we
were Alone" says Min Toxic. "Yes.
have kissed her hands three times.
The next time 1t should have been
her mouth. Let me kill this BRIDE
groom SO that she cannot suspect me.
and It shall be yet. Lookv He thrusts
bis hand into the bosom Of his tunic
and draws forth pouch. "See! he
whispers. piling bank notes before Lin
Ham. "How much for that toy?"
The eyes Of the old man glitter. He
gathers up the heap in his claw-like
hands. and says. slowly:
This sum makes me have enough
with which to return to China and live
there happy for the rest Of my life.
After all, what does one more dead bar
barian matter! But will tell you
this: Unless you can make your rival
take the toy in his own hands, It is use
less"
T can manage that" Min Toxic re-
plies.
The old Chinese goes to little 'ecess
In the room. before which hangs q
beaded screen. and comes back. mold
ing In his hand curious kite.
"You fly 1t like any other kite" he ex-
plains. when at its full length. you
begin to call: Come down, butterfly!
A butterfly descends the cord and files
away. Follow rose!' you say. A rose
glides down the string and drops to
ashes. Come down. pretty mouser you
, runs up your shoulder and is gone.
hen you call for blue bird, Cor a
.hite bird. for n red bird, for a yellow
!rd, n green bird. Thus 1t might end
With the applause Of the people. But
ct me work upon this kite ten minutes
longer and add one trihe more. and
hen there will be something else to see.
rhen you may call aloud: Come to me
nut OF the sky. bright STAR And far
,bove you you may see star .hine.
fright as any in the heavens. At this
moment, he whom you wish to Kill
must hold the cord. for that star brings
!eath AS 1t touches the mans breast
life departs from him. Mark me well.
the other things that come down the
,ord are innocent as drops Of dew.
rhe star Is fatal"
II understand" replies Min Toxic.
Hasten with your work. Lin Ham,"
A little later the old Chinese puts in
to the hands of the younger man pa
per box covered with shining roses. but
terflies and birds. and says to him:
min Toxic. the great performer. you
have bought OF me a pretty kite. which
brings down from heaven the birds Of
the air. and the flowers the spirits
pluck. For all l know, You may coax
the stars down It's cord also. 1t is well