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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

1t is not difficult to do this, and so the
fact that neglecting it brings very bad
results need not count against this cut
Of skirt. When off the wheel there is
no evidence of the skirt being divided
except on the closest examination.
Above this there is a Norfolk jacket,
held in place by a loosely drawn belt,
waist %unpinched by corsets being a
characteristic of this costume. The
jacket can open at the throat and turn
back to the belt or hang entirely free
from the belt in front, the shirt waist
worn beneath then showing, or the
jacket can be removed entirely. CATERS
exactly matching the material and
color of the dress reach to the knee
and are met by riding tights. A hat Of
the tourist shape with a discreet little
cocks feather set at n side and loose
dark gloves go with the rig.
If such a rig lacks picturesque dis
tinction; that is, in the minds of many,
only an added recommendation. 1t
suits all ages and all types Of rider.
Even the distinctly pretty and dashing
girl takes on an alluring occurrences
in so eminently discreet array, and the
somewhat elderly Miss Precision
who is out for her health, loses no
dignity, and in no way commits her
self to the romping possibilities of the
wheel when she mounts it thus equip
ped. Even Mile. Avoirdupois looks as
well as possible, if not even the least
bit better, in such a costume.
Copyright. 1896.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16
The Height of Crane TreI1ises.

Trellises are built much higher in
this country than they are in Europe.
We get our ideas of what the grape
vine needs by seeing the wild vines in
woods climbing to the tops Of high
trees and bearing their best fruit at the
highest point. American grape vines
require more room than is usually Civ
en- them. In Europe the vineyards are
sat :n checks like our corn fields, with
a vine tied to q stake not more than
four to five feet high, and each bearing
only a few punches of fruit. We have
seen many grape vines, each of which
covered a large trellis and bore two
to three bushels Of fruit every year.
Such vines if rightly managed and
pruned keep in better condition than
those that are restricted for room. In
most vineyards that we have seen, the
owner after a few years wishes that
the vines were twice as far apart as
they are.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16
The Penalty of Publicity.

The true woman, the true man, with
a soul sensitive to the delicate influence
of that higher soul within the soul,
shrinks from publicity. The personal
ity is more sacred than the person:
both would be shielded from the public
gaze. When woman chooses a public
career, in whatsoever capacity, she is
too often compelled to lay bare her very
soil to the idle, curious eyes Of a jeering
mob, to cast her finest S~enSibilitieS to
the earth for the rabble to trample. 1t
may be her duty to make this sacrifice,
but it is none the less q sacrifice; and
though there is compensation in add
ed strength there is 4 loss for which no
amount of strength can make amends.
Woman must always pay a penalty for
publicity. Man has paid the penalty so
often and for so long a time that soci-
ETY. has ceased to regard it q penalty,
and only when we find one Of those
rare, sweet souls, born out of time, that
seems hke a violet transplanted into
snow, do we realize what man has lost.
But We seldom fail to see the effects of
the penalty in the life of any public
-woman.-Womankind.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

der it to support the middle, the chains
being attached well under the body at
the front, to avoid the wheels in turn
ing. Side and end pieces can be put
upon such a body, and a wagon box
made if needed. Let the wheels be not
only low, but let them have broad rims,
so they will not cut into the land when
hauling loads across the fields.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16
Low Tops for Fruit Trees.

The increasing prevalence of high
winds has much to do with making
fruit growers favor the heading out
of fruit trees near the ground. There is
great loss of fruit when the trees are
high headed, and it is also much more
difficult to gather without injury. As
for the old practice of training the high
head, so that teams used in blowing
and cultivating a be driven under the
branches, it is very rarely followed
now. The orchard ought to be cult
waited only when young. After it gets
into bearing, seed it and pasture with
sheep or swine, also adding mineral fer
tilizers every year.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

grove what prospects his clerk had
by becoming his Son-inlaw. But the
clerk and Miss Ellen Ludlow had Gu
pfd on their side, "and," as the novel
list would say, $50 they were married"
History is reticent as to how much
young Mr.. BuShnelIs salary, which
was l~udicrously small, was raised after
the wedding, but it does tell how he
grew to be a partner of his father-in-
law in the drug business, and that now
he is a wealthy nan and honored by
his adopted State in being made the
gubernatorial successor Of William Nc
Kinley. The Bushnell residence, in
Main street, Springfield, is 4 massive
structure of blue limestone, with a
beautiful lawn, and it is furnished with
an artists eye as to beauty and COM
fort. In the evenings at all times Of
the year the house is socially animated,
for Mrs. Bushnell is a hostess by ma
ture, who loves to gather round her
her friends that she may give them
an evening of pleasure. Her admira-
BILE domestic qualities and pleasing
manners have endeared her to a large
circle of acquaintanceS. Mrs. Bushnell
takes great interest in church work.
She also has pronounced ideas upon
woman's suffrage and thinks the right
should be extended to her own sex be-
yond a voice in school elections. Her
two daughters, Mrs. j. L. McGrew and
Mrs. II. c. Dimond, live in Springfield,
ear her. Mrs. McGrew is the wife of
an attorney, and Mrs. Dimond's hus-
band is a physician. Mrs. Bushnelrs
only son, John Ludlow Bushnell, is now
% years old, and q recent graduate
from Princeton. -Four children call
Mrs. Bushnell grandmamma. They
are Asa Bushnell and Douglas Mar
quand Dimond and Misses Ella Lud-
low and Fanny McGrew.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

ed in the Sunflower State may we'll ell
courage women in the West to cherish
aspiration for Office. Each Of the wom-
en- named had served as deputy regis
trar. Both had shown unusual fitness
for. the work, so perhaps their success
is not much to be wondered at. Miss
Stella l.. Strait, who succeeded to the
Office Of registrar Of deeds of Bourbon
County is 26 years old. She was born
at California, Mo-, and is a daughter
of the late Capt. o. Strait, who served
in the Forty-first Illinois Volunteer In-
fantry from Decatur. Her office pays
$4,000 a year. She supports her moth
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16
Low Farm Wagons.

An enormous amount of force Is vast
ed in loading material into high farm
wagons. 1t is fortunate that this truth
is being discovered and lower gears are
put into use. The accompanying sketch
shows a convenient low farm wagon
commodious and light, but strong
enough to make loading a very easy
matter. The long body has a truss I'M
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16
MISUNDERSTANDING
Will. Be FOUND IN THIS DE-
PARTMENT.
Twn Valuable New Varieties of Toma-
toes Cheap Breeding House for
PouItry-Coi1venient Farm Wagon
Trees Tapped More than Once.
e Tomatoes.

Hardly any other vegetable is as vari-
able n it's character and form as the
tomato. Changes are going OF con
stantly, new varieties are coming to the
front, and old one disappear from the
seed lists. Among the most promising
varieties of this years introduction is
the Crimson Cushion, introduced by
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16
Loss in Clover Ensilape.

One thing which fuses the loss with
clover ensilage is that clover is a rath-
er heterogeneous plant, says the Indiana
Experiment Station, and often heats
in the silo to a high degree, which caus-
es the passing off of a large amount of
fire-fanging, much the same as occurs
in a pile of horse manure; at least that
has been my experience in ensiloing it.
If sufficient water be used upon it,
the heat is reduced and the ensilage is
preserved. 1t will be necessary for
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

the person filing the silo to watch pref
ty carefully, and If the temperature
rise above 135 degrees, to keep water
well poured on the surface. 1 do not
think that any injurious results will
arise from the application of water.
We have ensilage here, and have re
ceived no results other than beneficial
ones.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

err and sister. Miss
Emma Little, VINO
was chosen regis
trar Of Waubansee
County, is a typical
Kansas girl. She is
26 years old, hav-
ing been born in the
county which she
ic now ]SnryiOp In
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

in the second picture, the first small
n being a representation of the dear
departed nut-cracker girl. 1t is a jer-
sey costume, and it seems to meet
almost all the requirements and to be
picturesque besides. It's especial adj
vantage is that it allows entire free
dom above the waist. There Is no
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

on's juice passed into a glass of hot or
cold water, with or without sugar, and
taken before one or two meals or at
bedtime, will often work wonders for
a torpid liver. Such may be the treat
ment the first day or two in a marked
attack of this nature; then, for a few
days, a half lemon in water will be
enough at one time. Thereafter, one
or two oranges each day will have the
milder effect desired. In midwinter,
nice little oranges may be had at from
fifteen to twenty cents q dozen, which
are especially adapted for such use, as
the juice may be easily pressed from
these oranges into the mouth, the USE
less pulp remaining within the rind.
Grains of Gold for the Housewife.
Prick a nutmeg with a pin, and if it
is fresh and good oil will instantly
spread around the puncture.
A little saltpeter added to the water
in which cut flowers are put will keep
the flowers fresh for a long time.
To ascertain if an egg is fresh put
it in a pail Of water. If good it will sink
Immediately; if it floats it is doubtful.
Silver spoons that have become dis
colored by eggs may be cleaned readily
by rubbing with a soft cloth and a lit
tie dry salt.
To extract the juice from an onion
cut the onion in half and press it
against and move it slowly over a
crater. The juice will run off the point
Of the crater.
Fresh meat should not be allowed to
remain rolled in paper, for the paper
will absorb the juices. Remove the
paper and lay the meat on an earthen
plate.
To bronze a plaster of Paris figure
cover it with a thick coating Of shellac
varnish. When this is dry mix some
bronze powder with the varnish and
apply to the figure, then cover with
another coat of clear varniSh.
An excellent cure for hoarseness is to
roastalemon until it is soft all through;
do not allow it to burst. While still hot
cut a piece from the end and fill the
lemon with as much granulated sugar
as it will hold. Then eat it while hot.
Crowdiug Out the Men.
Bourbon and Waubansee Counties,
Kansas, chose female registrars Of
0@l- - = 49, Tsr rs
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

L.. Strait and Miss
Emma Little being
the respective win
ners. The salaries
attached to these
positions are near
~ as high rs those
pad to any other
officers in the Dun
ties named, and the
~ J.>- ~-+1
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

1888 she finished school, and since 1889
has been deputy in the office to which
she was elected. The question of her
qualification for the office was not
raised in the campaign, nor did her sex
initiate against her election. Her sal.
airy is about $4,000 in fees.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

When a man has not a good reason
for doing a thing, he has one good rea,
son for letting it alone.-Sir Walter
Scott.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

picked up about the farm were all the
extras needed. This house accommo-
dates in perfect comfort a pen of eight
or ten hens and a rooster.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

Every civilized nation of the world,
even China and Japan, now has a
weather bureau.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16
ORANGES and Lemons,

oAdihSCs duu ACHoHes
Lemons, with their powerful acid,
are most helpful, frequently, in reliev-
ing a bilious condition. A whole lem
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-04-16

Crowdiug Out the Men.
Bourbon and Waubansee Counties,
Kansas, chose female registrars of
deeds at the last election, Miss Stella
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
@9ss6 PEsnsA
A HINV~hYl
" VI Z 81

Fl. J. Martin, of 702 T street, N.
W, Washington, d. c., in a recent
interview had with him by Mr..
H. d. Brodie, of the Washington
Chronicle, said: Having suffered
for many years with dyspepsia,
indigestion and biliousneSs, l tried
every known remedy, consulted
many physicians with the hope of
getting cured or even relief, but
nothing seemed to relieve me.
After meals l would feel as if
ball of lead was lodged in my
stomach, tired and listless, as
though life was scarcely worth
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the ad of Ripans Tabules, and con-
Guided to try them. After taking
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prised to find the relief they gave,
and by the time | emptied the first
box / felt like n new man. / have
never been without Ripans Tabules
since, nor have l ever suffered
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ing as did,
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
Never Agreed.

An after-dlnner story was told by q
well-known Philadelphia lawyer the 9th
er evening, illustrative of legal difficulties
that may arise even in the carrying out
of the most amicable contracts: "There
were once four brothers who had inherit
ed a storage warehouse from their father
and who equally divided the property
between them. Among the aDpurte-
nanceS thereto was a cat a fine animal.
excellent for mousing, and this, too, was
divided. the elder brother owning the
right front quarter the second brother
the left front quarter and the two young
er brothers the two headquarters. Now.
unfortunately, the cat in one of its noe
turnal prowls injured the right front paw
and the elder brother attended to that
portion of his property by binding the in
cured member with a creased rag. The
cat, thankful for this relief to its suffer
ing, went to sleep cOntentedly before the
fire. but in the midst of it's slumbers a
falling coal ignited the rag, and the ami
NAL, bowling with agony, dashed through
the warehouse, and. coming in contact
with some combustibles, set the building
on fire. When the loss came to be fig
ured out the three younger brothers
wished to throw it all upon the elder,
upon the ground that had he not tied
up his part of the cat with the infiam-
mable rag the building would not have
been destroyed. He. however, contented
that had the cat only been possessed of
the front right paw. his property, it
would have stood still and burned to
death. 1t was the three other paws that
caused the damage. The brothers ar
gued the case until they died. but never
could reach an agreement
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
Paralysis Follows BlOOdIessneSs and
Nervous Prostitution.
a PATIENT WOMAN AFFLICTED
FOR YEARS.
She Tells How at Last She Was Per
manent1y Cured.
From the Press, NeaU York Citv.

manently Cured.
From the Press, NeqU York Citv.
For more than fifteen years, Mrs. A
Mather, who lives at No. 43 East One
Hundred and Twelfth street, New York,
was a sufferer from anaemia, which, in
spite of the treatment of physicians grad
ually developed into nervous prostration
until finally marked symptoms of paraly-
sis set in. Mrs. Mather gladly gave the
reporter her experience.
For many years." Mrs. Mather said,
81 was q constant sufferer from nervous
ness. 1t was about fifteen years ago that
my condition began to grow worse. Soon
l became so affected that i was prOstrat-
ed and, until about two years ago, was q
part of the time unable to leave my bed.
l employed several physicians from time
to time, my bills at the drug store for
prescriptions sometimes amounting to as
much as $50 a month, but all the doctors
did for me did not seem to help me at all.
My blood became greatly impoverished
and after years of suffering l was threat
ened with paralysis.
when / walked I could scarcely drag
my feet along, and at times my knees
would give way SO that | would almost
fall down. Feeling that doctors could
not help me, l had little hope of recovery,
until one day l read in newspaper how
a person. afflicted almost the same as
was, had been cured by DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. / purchased
a box and began taking the pills. The
effect of this first box pleased me SO much
that l bought another. Before i had
taken all the pills in the first box / began
to experience relief and, after the third
box had been used, [ was practically cur
ed. 1t was really surprising what a speedy
and pronounced effect the medicine had
upon me.
Il always keep DR.. Williams Pink
Pills in the house now, and when l feel
any symptoms of nervousness find that
they give me certain relief"
When Mrs. Mather talked with the re-
porter she was dressed for the street, in
tending to go out for q walk. She looked
the picture Of health, far different than
she did before taking the Pink Pills.
corroborated her mothers account, and
told how she herself had been cured of
chronic indigestion by these pills; and.
too, how her cousin had been cured of
anaemia in same way.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. in q
condensed form, all the elements neces-
sary to give new life and richness to the
blood and restore shattered nerves. They
are also Il specific for troubles peculiar to
females. such as suppressions, irregularl-
ties and all forms of weakness. III
men they effect radical cure in all cases
arising from mental worry, overwork or
excuses of whatever nature. Pink Pills
are sold in boxes at 80 cents Il box or six
boxes for $3.50. and may be had of al
druggists. or direct by mail from DR..
Williams Med. CO.. Schenectady, Y. Y.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
THE GREATEST OF TUNS.
HeideIberg's Famous Vessel Surpassed
by One in Fresno.

HeideIberg's Famous Vessel Surpassed
by One in Fresno.
Down at Fresno. on the ST. George
vineyard. has lately been erected a gil
gantic wine cask, or tun, beside which
the famed Great Tun of Heidelberg
sinks into insigniicance. 1t is the big
geSt in the world.
For almost $50 years the Great Tun
has been celebrated far and wide for its
immense size, and nothing on the globe
could compare with it. 1t was built in
part of the picturesque castle Of Heidel-
berg. the finest in all Germany, itself
erected at the end of the Thirteenth
century.
Mighty rulers and brave knights have
occupied it, and throngs of beautiful la
dies and their royal escorts have gath
cred at the old castle on the Neckar and
partaken of the wine which the Great
Tun held. 1t has got into the cyclOpae-
dias and into all history as the one un-
readable. irreproachable thing in the
world in the way of winemaking.
SO it has been by right, too, for till
now there was nothing anywhere to COM
part with it in size. But the gentlemen
who own the St. George vineyard have
knocked The fame out of the gigantic
Heidelberg tun, and it is a has-been
History Will have to be corrected
The Great Tun holds $4,000 German
gallons. or $4,000 American gallons,
while the st. George tun holds no less
than 10000 gallons, or almost twice as
much as the tun which has for 80 years
been figuring in history.
1t took two carloads of steel to hoop
the gigantic cask, and there is enough
lumber in it to construct an elegant man
sion. The lumber is all redwood OBJ
tanned from the forests of Humboldt
county. Not one stick in ten from
which the material was selected would
answer. Absolute freedom from any
kind of flaws was required.
When the redwood was selected it took
almost two years for it to dry and under
go the preparation for the cask. About
two complete railroad trains of this Cali
fornia redwood is used in the Fresno
great tun.
The tun towers to a height of no less
than thirty feet and it is twenty-siX feet
wide. 1t can contain thirty carloads of
wine.
''This is by all odds the greatest cask
that ever was built" said George H.
Malta. one of the largest owners of the
st. George. vineyard, at the Bohemian
club a day or two ago. 1--WE built it
and the other casks in the winery SO as
to always have a supply of uniform wine
on hand. The big cask inside is "a feet
by 81 feet.''-San Francisco Call
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20
LIKELY TO BE MIXED.
A Difference in CALDER Between the
Navy and Army Rifles.

One of the curious features incidentally
developed at the trials of the rifles foI
the arming of the National guard of New
York is the difference between the cali
bers of the army and navy rifles. The
former is the undetermined Krag-J Orgen-
sen rifle. The caliber of the navy
weapon is 90 $40, and the army rife is
80 $40.
1t was generally conceded by the ex.
perts and members of the board that a
more asinine policy could not have beer
adopted than that of having arms of diff
feKent calibers for the army and navy
In the rush and hurry of sending away
ammunition. il was said. no amount OF
care could prevent the ammunition from
getting mixed. This was one of the first
disasters that occurred to the French
troops in the FrancO-German war. Il
has occurred over and over again il
every country, and it seems strange that
at this late stage of the art of war such
a policy should be adopted.
Col. Shaw. chairman of the state ex.
aiming board, said to a New York Tri
bune reporter, speaking on this point
Let every state select its own arms il
it will, but by all means let the ammuni
ton 20 be used be the same. Suppose
that lot of Krag-J orgensen ammuni
ton was served out to men armed with
the Lee navy rifle, why they could moi
use Il. Reverse the case and send Lee
cartridges to men armed with the Krag
Jorgensen rifle; nothing but ineXtrica bic
confusion and disaster could be the re
sniff -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-05-20

inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler & Wheeler, So and Sc
Loan and Trust building. Milwaukee
Wis. These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook" free on request
A. G.. GoetZ, assgr. Milwaukee, electric
ally operated railway switch; w. G. Henry
as gr, Milwaukee, automatic track switch
for electric railways; Ole Johnson, Milwau
hee, apparatus for elevating, transporting
aHf aSfcnargg c94 s.
tin PrinZ, Milwaukee, dust collector tive
patents); Frank Rock, Jr. School Hill
washing machine; ]. Shipkowsky, assgr
South Milwaukee. air valve for pneumatic
tires; Gustaf Smedeman, assgr., Washburn
coupling; B. F. Sweet Fond du Lac
able candle holding attachment for candle