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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
%teething: sottens the gums. reduces
sllayS pain. cures wind colo. - cents q bottle.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
Blood

built me up and restored my health so
that, although the doctor said l would
not be able to work hard. l have since
done the work for 20 people. Hoods Sar-
saparilla cured my husband of the boils.
and we regard it a wonderful medicine"
Mrs. ANNA PETERSON, Latimer, Kansas.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

1t is often difficult to convince peo-
pie their blood is impure, until dread
full carbuncles, assesses, boils, scrof-
ula or salt rheum, are painful proof of
the fact. 1t is wisdom now, or when.
ever there is any indication of
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
TRUMPET CALLS.
Rams Eorn Sounds a Warning Note
to the U~nredeemed.

UR HEAVIEST
burdens n e G r
crush us.
Christ was cru
CITED by heresy
hunters.
The smaller the
soul the bigger a
dollar looks.
Some very good
sawlogs have big
knots ON them.
The man who
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

Floating Borax is now the only pure floating soal
made. Be sure Dobbins' Soap Mfg Co.. Phlla., is or
every wrapper and cake. Ask your grocer for il. Rec
wrappers. No chapped hands with Dobbins' Floating
RnraY
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21
DONALD KENNEDY, OF RoXBURY. MASS,


Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind Of Humor, from the worst Serofula
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). He has now in his
possession over two hundred certificates
of its value, all within twenty miles of
Boston. Send postal card for book.
A benefit is always experienced from
the first bottle, and a perfect cure is war.
ranted when the right quantity is taken.
When the lungs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them; the same with the Liver or
Bowels. This is caused by the ducts being
stopped, and always disappears in a week
after taking it. Read the label.
If the stomach is foul or bilious 1t will
cause squeamish feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you car get, and enough of it.
Dose, one tablespoonful in water st bed.
time. Sold by all Druggists.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price IS cents.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-05-21

Ripans Tabules are sold by druggists, or by mail 4
The price (50 cents a box is sent TO The Ripans CbernL
cal Company, No 10 Spruce Street, New York. Sample
eial, 10 cents.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11
DISCRIMINATION.

The young man with iongish haii
was gazing abstractedly out of the cal
window when the fatheriy old gentle
man came along looking for seat
Having settled himself in comfort. ht
engaged his neighbor in conversation.
Been on a long Journey" he asked
Not very"
ION business?'
NO, sir. In pursuit of my profes
sion
"0h. Excuse me. Might ask whas
the difference is?"
My business, sir, is selling thinn
in a hardware store; but my profes
sion is acting. g."-Washington Star.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11
Growth - wealth.

The biennial report Of the connie
s&oner Of mines manufactures and agri-
culture for the year Of 1894. saws: In
lsss the entire taxed wealth Of Arkan
sas was in round numbers, $4,000. .eeo.
or about 500 per capita In 1850 this
had increased, as shown by the audi.
tors books. 10 sIs2. eco. COO or about $500
per capita The war closed. showing o
taxed valuation of about SSs 900, 600.
The assessment OF al the real estate
and personal property OF the state
to-day Is almost 500. 0oo. 600
his statement Of the assessed wealth
OF the state shows that Arkansas has
not only kept step with her own ratic
of growth as indicated by the decades
prior 10 the war. bpt has also kept step
with the whole union. The whole
wealth Of the country increased from
SIC. .9o2, ,99S. .s4S in Isso to s25. sd. ssg. .so4
an increase Of s. $40, 81. .S6l, or ss &C
per cent
Arkansas increased from ss6, 4oq. So
IN 1850 10 STA. 7S7.-s5 in 1890. an in.
crease Of sss, rs, 81. or Is2 per cent
That Is 10 say, the increase OF taxed
WCa-tA 01E-A- bAS last 40 Years II
greater than the whole amount Of prop
e-ty on hand in 1850. Thus. while the
population has increased more than se
per cent. the wealth has increased more
than 100 per cent, and both these ele-
rnents indicate a condition OF health in
our industries tha, invites the work.
the wealth, and the wisdom of other
sections tn an- Stnta
'-Of states admitted TO the union prior
10 1850. Arkansas outstripped them al
in percentage of wealth increase dur.
the last decade. except Florida. Mime
sofa and Texas
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11
SPLINTERS FROM THE POLE.

The Andree balloon viii not tie up to
the north pole this year. Boston Trav-
eler.
Nansen did not discover the north
pole, but he believes that he knows the
route.-Peoria Herald.
We gather from DR.. Nansen's observa.
tions that there is very little political
excitement at the north pole.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Mr.. N'est-"Do you think they viii
ever reach the north pole?" Idler-"0h.
yes; they're getting there by degrees. -
Boston Post.
The kind of arctic explorer the world
Is longing for is one who will get
plumb-up against the north pole and
cut his name on it.-Boston Traveller.
II fellow were at the north pole and
started east where would he get tor
n. Y. Recorder. The south pole, sonny.
If he went far enough.-Boston Globe.
When Nansen met Jackson in place
where he thought he was sole monarch
Of all .he ice he surveyed the great cold
ness there had been between them was
completely forgotten. - Boston Trsv-
eler.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11

We have all read of the discovery OF
toads in solid stratas of stone." where
food and air sufficient 10 sustain life
ssuld not have possibly been had. We
have not only read these stories, but the
majority of us have put them down a.
Mulhatton yarns, which were writer
by someone who did not expect them
to be believed. Now comes the scientist
NJ Victor Lagroche. who says that be
has imprisoned toads in masses of mixed
plaster of Paris and found them well
fat and hearty after a lapse of eight
years" He argues that II such crea
lures can live for years without air OF
light they "can continue TO live on in.
efinitely."-Chicago Chronicle.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11

Il were enough perhaps 10 say OF our
system Of laws. that two years ago the
congress controlled BY q political party
not in sympathy with a ma 5ority OF onr
people, selected from the statutes OF
Arkansas the entire body OF laws by
which one Of the territories OF the
union Is governed.
am very much IN doubt Il there is q
community in the world Of equal popu-
Istion where the laws are more gener~
ally enforced and obeyed than in this
state.
The carrying Of concealed weapons is
in Arkansas crime, and the officers of
the law are themselves liable to prose
cution ifthey fail 10 prosecute offenders
against this statute
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11

The total Indebtedness of the state is
. mere trifie when compared TO that o.
other states. being about 81 o0o. GOO. oi
which large part is due TO the school
fund. which IS satisfied with the annual
interest 1t is provided in the consti-
tuition that no town, citv or county can
loan its credit. or issue any interest
bearing evidence OF debt This provis-
ion prevents the counties towns and
cities from loading themselves with
debt. which the immigrant would have
20 contribute to pay off The immi-
grant who comes TO Arkansas may rest
assured that he Is not bringing his cap
ital and labor .1to state 10 be taxed
10 pay for what be viii fsnd here. much
less 10 pay for past improvements
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11

Arkansas has no bureau of statistics.
nor any system for obtaining inferma-
ton as 70 resources, products, develop
ment OF industries. etc, consequently
our people rely on the government CEN
sus for facts and information of this
character. The state commissioner OF
agriculture recommends that 1.-The
county assessors be charged with the
duty OF collecting statistics OF the re-
sources. products and development of
each county, annually, with a penalty
attached for failure TO to do 50; for this
labor they should receive remunera-
ton We find this 10 be the law in
many of our most progressive and pros
porous states
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11

The laws of the state on the license
question are peculiar. First, the oues-
ton OF license or no license is voted
upon al each general state election. IF
there Is a ma loriiy for license in given
county. then the court may. not must.
grant license IN the townships where
the ma jiority was for license. but not in
the townships IN which the ma joritv
was against The power to shut of IL
cense does not stop al this, for the resi-
dents OF any section Of the state within
three miles OF any given church or
school NAV petition the county court
against granting license within that
territory. and IN sreh proceeding al
adults. male and female. may join II
the court Is satisfied tina. o majority Of
the sdult persons residing in sach cir
Gle have united in such petition. it
nav refuse license. Notwithstanding
the majority in such township had been
Tor license. More perfect home rule. :
50 far as the liquor question Is con-
cerned. cannot be found
By this system the law is never in sd-
vance of the moral sentiment of any
community, and is enforced strictly
and without irritation
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11
FORREST CITY. ARK. FRIDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER IL

thirds of which have been erected in
the past decade.
- state university and three nor
nal schools afford free education of q
higher order. Two-ifths Of our state
tax and half of our county taxes support
our public schools We have in the negro
districts about 200 separate schools
for the colored people Several Of their
school houses cost from $40. 900 10 500
600 each They have also several
colleges and the state supports one
normal school for eolored teachers
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11

The whole western side of Arkansas
extending almost 10 the center OF the
state, is underlaid with metamorphosed
sandstone. Quarries are opened In
Washington. Carroll. Crawford. Sebss-
tan, Johnson and Independence coun-
ties This stone is becoming popular
for building purposes and much is being
shipped out of the state
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11
The Educational system

of Arkansas is regarded equal to the
best of any state in the union. An Off
cial report of two years ago contained
the following facts:
Eve have 3, 900 school houses. or one
TO every 375 inhabitants, 1,547 of which
have been erected in the past 10 years.
I'VE have one college or seminary for
every $4,000 inhabitants, over two
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11
Tax Asses.uaenta.

The limits to which taxation may GO
are fixed in the constitution and are a.
follows:
One per centum per annum of the as
sessea valuation for state taxes.
one-half of one per centum for
county purposes. with an additional
one-half per centum TO pay indebted
ness existing at the time of adopting
the constitution.
0ne-half of one per centum far muni.
eipal purposes in cities and towns, with
an additional one-half per centum to
pay Indebtedness existing in 1874
The state has not levied its limit for
many years, the usual levy being about
one-half the limit, or five mills on the
dollar. Counties that have paid their
old Indebtedness usually levy FIVE mills
The average rate of taxation for al
purposes throughout the stsee is about
IL mills on the dollar per annam-
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11

Article TX Of the constitution pro
vioes as follows:

Article TX OF the constitution pro
vides as follows:
Sec. .. The personal property Of any
resident Of this state who IS married or
the head Of family, in specific articles
70 be selected by such resident, not ex-
ceeding in value the sum of five hum
dred dollars in addition TO his or her
wearing apparel and that of his or her
family. shall be exempt from seizure
on attachment, or sale on execution, or
other process from any court on debt by
contract
Sec 5. The homestead of any resident
OF q family, shall not be subject TO the
lien of any Judgment or decree of any
court, or sale under execution or other
decree process thereon, except such as
may be rendered for the purchase
money or for specific liens, labOrers' or
mechanics liens for improving the
same. or tor taxes, or against execu-
tors, administrators. guardians, receiv-
srs, attorneys for money collected By
them, and other trustees of an express
trust for money due from them in their
fdueiary capacity.
Sec. 4. The homestead outside Of any
city. town or village, owned and oecu-
pied as a residence, shall consist of not
exceeding loo acres of land with the
improvements thereon, to be selected
by the owner, provided the same shall
not exceed in value the sum of s.. 500,
and in no event shall the homestead be
reduced to less than so acres without
regard 10 value.
The constitution further provides.
that If the owner OF the homestead
dies. il shall vest in the widow and
minor children.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11

In sections of the state in which rain
occurred during the first and second
weeks of August there has been q large
acreage planted for second crop.
The Forrest City times., 1896-09-11

Arkansas ranks third among the
states in the production OF manganese.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22
A BIT OF EARLY HISTORY.
Dissolve

Habershnm to Dissolve the
In looking old records and Mr. William N found
Hon James Haber
his dsso the General
Speaker three times
Will undoubtedly
Hills
letter. which ad
10 reside is a
before The King
His Majess
unwaantabe
in
Majesys faithful
been either rashy
Majesty has the fullest
should be Time win best suit
Speech signify
His OsApprohaton Proceedings of the late AS
Person whom they shall
Appreciation
call
1 Sir
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22

end of the block. Whoever got one Of
these when they had been duly blessed
came in for unbounded good luck for rest
of the year, but the priests intended TO
reserve them for themselves, so each was
guarded by a policeman, who used his
club literally on any Chnaman who APP
preached the tubs with intent to take,
steal, and carry away the same.
One tub was taken before 1t was bless
ed. but It was generally conceded that
this possessed no good luck. The other
was blessed in the regulation way. In a
scrimmage over 1t the water was upset
and the tub was cast oh the flames and
destroyed. So the Chinaman who covets
a lead pipe cinch on good luck viii have
to defer his ambitions another year. This
performance will be repeated at this sea-
SON in 1897. 1t was witnessed by a great
number Of Chinese and few white peo-
pie of owlish tendencies.
At o'clock this morning every vestige
of the festivities, save few flakes OF
charred tissue paper, had been"removed.
and no one passing through would nave
suspected that he was on the scene of the
orgies Just described.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22

left lying by the side of the road. or
course, feeble attempts were made to
capture the Hatf1eids, but without avail
Two years later jeff Mccoy was cap
tured by the Hatfelds and shot dead in
the presence of his sister. 1t seemed to be
evident that the Hatfelds had fully de-
termlned upon the determination of their
enemies. No further murders took place,
however. until 1883.
On New Years night the Hatfelds, feel
ing dull for want of something to do, de-
term.ned to pay another visit to the Nc
Coy's. Late at night the house of Ran
dolph Mccoy, the leader of the faction,
was surrendered by gang of Hathelds.
In the house at the time were Randolph
Mccoy and his wife, his son, Calvin, three
daughters (Allaphore, Addle and Fannie).
Cora, the orphaned daughter of Talbot,
and Melvin, the son of Rosanna Mccoy.
The Hatfields were headed by Cap" and
Jim Vance. They called on the McCoys
to surrender or have the house burned over
their heads. The MeCoys refused. Then
the heroism of border women cropped
out.
The Hatfelds built fire against the
house. Alaphore Mccoy, young woman
20 years old, heard the cracking of the
flames She grabbed a churn full of milk
and walked dainty out of the house to
pour it over the flames. She was shot
dead before She could accomplish her OBJ
ject. The light blazed up and several Hat
fields became visible. Old man Mccoy
shot Jonce Hatfield, killing him instantly.
Then he ran for the woods. escaping with
out injury. Calvin Mccoy rushed from
the house and was shot through the brain.
The other McCoys were not injured.
Throughout the entire feud Cap Hat
| field has borne charmed life. This later
outbreak was in keeping with his former
exploits.
The feud with the McCoys was settled
In 1898 by the marriage of a Mccoy to a
Hatfield, and there is but little danger
that it will break out again. Since that
time Cap has lived a quiet and peaceful
| l:fe, and his last exploit has caused no
end of surprise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22

There are nearly 6OO.OoO.OOO acres ~ va
cant public land In the United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22
THEIR DEVIL.
Ceremonious Moderation of His sa-
tanic Majesty by Chinese.
From the Portland oregonian.

tantc Majesty Dy Chlnese.
From the Portland Oregonian.
The second incineration of the Chinese
devil occurred on Second and Alder
streets at o'clock this morning. His
majestys ashes were carefully picked up
and carried away, and now only a few
blackened paving stones remain to mark
the spot where once the proud form of
the spirit of evil lowered majestically over
the crowd of admiring heathens.
At / o'clock this morning active and In
dustrious Cinnamon poured forth in
streams from every nook and corner of
their irregular residences and commenced
the crusade against the evil one.
On both sides of the street for a block
great fires were kindled at intervals of
a rod, and two still larger fires blazed In
the middle of the street at either end of
the alley of flame thus formed. Swarms
Of Celestials heaped fuel on these fires
and other swarms laid behind each one
a mat, on which was placed a coal oil
can containing blazing piles Of sacred pa
pers, dust pans full of crackers and ap-
pies, and tins filled with sand and stuck
full of red candles and punks. AT each
mat sat a solitary Celestial, chuclking pa
pers into the coal oil can and feeding the
larger fire, adding an occasional apple
or cracker to appease the wrath which
the devil might naturally De expected to
possess at this deliberately laid plan TO
cremate him. The parsonage himself oc-
cupied a huge papier mache effigy made
in his likeness, and II would be hard to
imagine him more evil looking than he
was thus represented. A stand had been
erected for this efiigy, and stood at the
south end of the block. At the other end
sufficiently far removed to keep away ali
contagion of evil, was another and larger
stand containing a miniature Joss house
Here were three priests In red robes, two
In blue and a small boy also in blue
whose duty II seemed to be TO continually
light paper on a candle in front OF him
and cast the flaming sheets to the ground.
to his own infinite delight and the immi-
nent peril of his flowing neither garments.
In the music stand were also several mu-
scans, who discoursed sounds hideous
enough to reconcile the devil at the other
end OF the block to death by fire or any
other way. II he could only escape the
music.
The priest chanted. the Chinese fed the
fire and the band played on, till o'clock
when some one seized the devil carried
him twice down the line between the fires
and then heaved him on a pyre prepared
especially for the purpose, where be
cracked merrily until the last Of his OBJ
noxious form curled and wreathed In
smoke over the roofs Of the dwellings OF
his subjects.
Then ensued grand scramble for two
tubs Of holy water, which stood at each
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22

kindly see how much you have been rob-
bed of during the night"
He went toshis desk, counted over the
coins, and said:
-Four pounds!'
THAT makes in all-?" queried.
"Fifty-ninep'
"Come with me. Mr.. Bridgnorth," I
said. 81 should not be surprised If / can
put you In possession of your money!
With a puzzled air. the lawyer followed
me up the stairs to the cupboard / have
mentioned, the door of which | opened
panied expression came over the man
face as he watched me.
How stranger he murmured. half to
himself, half to me. II have been dream
ing every night of this recess in connec-
ton with these offerings, and the things
inside it all seem familiar to me, though
have never, once seen them before"
"Stoop down, sir, and feel in that cor
ner," l said.
He did as l bade and drew out sover-
eign after sovereign.
Count them" l said, when he had got
all that he could find
"Fifty-nine!' he exclaimed, going over
the pieces one by one. 1.-THE exact amount
of my losses!'
"Just So" / said; land now. IL you will
come back to the office will tell you
who is the thief before Hartley comes
down.
We returned to his room, and there I
informed him. to his intense astonish-
ment, of what / had witnessed. "If you
will pardon the liberty SIR" / said, at
the conclusion of the narration, II should
advise you to see doctor. You are evil
IDENTIFY suffering from some mental affec-
ton, which, If neglected, may develop
into a disease, the effect of which you
cannot foresee."
The lawyer acted upon my suggestion,
and called in a specialist, who ordered
him prolonged rest. A trying and COM
plicated case in which he had been re-
Gently engaged had apparently proved too
much for him, and brought on this pecu-
liar form of brain trouble. When last
I heard of him he had returned, seeming
ly quite restored; and Hartley his conf
Dental clerk, married to charming wife,
was about to be taken into partnership
with him.