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The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-10-27

Miss Alice Fleming, New York
drummer who handles notions. is at the
Raleigh. Speaking of her business, she
said. "There are many more women on
the road this year than ever before. Of
course the majority of them carry light
lines of goods, and toilet articles, pat
emf medicines, perfumes and lines of
ladies' wear have the preference, but a
few carry heavier goods. There is a
woman who has been travelling through
Illinois for several years in the interest
of a grocery company of st. Louis; a
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-10-27
BOATING ACCIDENT.
Two Well Known Men Almost
Drowned Off the Harbor.


Yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock
George Harrison and Frank Gertz went
to the Aloha boat house and hired a
row boat. Removing their coats, they
got into the boat and rowed off.
AS they did not return at dark, the
proprietor OF the boat house began
making inquiries and learned that the
men mad been seen near the quarantine
station, trying to get through the
breakers. Nothing more was heard
from them until about o'clock. when
they were brought ashore in the cut
ter of the U. S. S. Adams.
The men stated that they had lost
an oar and rowlock and were on the
point of being sunk when officers of
the Adams heard their shouts and sent
the cutter out to rescue them.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-10-27
sYMBoLIsMs IN WAX.

Sealing wax symbolisms are: Black.
mourning; violet, coincidence; brown
or dark red, invitation to dinner pale
gray, friendship; crimson, business:
ruby, love; pink, love letters; green.
hope; gold or olive, constancy.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-10-27
ALMOND MEAL ANp RAIN wArER

Fads come and fads go but the
woman who boasts of a complexion
warranted to wash is apt to be faithful
to almond meal and rain water-the
two combined being considered the per-
lection of cosmetics.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-10-27

When the late Madame Schumann
was going to play any of her husbands
music in public she was in the habit Of
reading over some of the old love letters
that he wrote her during the courtship.
She used to say that this rendered her
better able to do justice to her inter
probation of the spirit of his work.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-10-27

=OVER THE TEA CUPS"
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woman handles hardware, one sells
shoes, carrying several heavy sample
trunks, and it is now difficult to find
staple line that is not represented by
women in some part of the country. 1t
is wearing life, but it is greatly to be
preferred to standing behind counter
all day selling goods. Washington
Star.
The original idea OF giving wedding
presents was of course not merely to
pay pretty compliment to the Young
people, but it had the practical object
of helping them to, as it were, feather
the nest which they were building for
themselves. In some country districts
in Germany the kindly and simple folks
used even about a hundred years ago
to have pay weddings" when for the
benefit of the bridal pair each guest
paid for his entertainment just as much
as would be charged at an inn. The
proceeds of the entertainment to those
who had large circle of acquaintance
must have been very helpful in furnish
ing the new home-far more that the
usual presents of today.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-10-27

Manners have disappeared from
and are rapidly vanishing from Eu-
rope" Such is the terrible charge
made by. an American who has travel
ed widely and seen much of the world
and of society. While the burden of
proof rests with the affirmative, we
can at least consider the indictment.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
BrOwniee.
Mosquitoes and gnats are plenty.

Mosquitoes and gnats are plenty.
Rev. Horton preached at Simeon and
Kennedy Sunday.
j. r. Lee shipped a car of cattle to
Omaha last week.
John Caland, Geo. Higgins and sew
eral others shipped cattle to South
Omaha last week. They say cows
were up and steers were way down.
Chris Fritz has bought S. N. Dun
ning's place, in the Swan Lake district.
Mr.. Dunning goes to Dunning Nebr.
Haying has begun and everybody is
busy.
Fritz &Lewis have just received a
large line of repairs for haying ma
chinery.
The political pot has begun to boil,
and the people were surprised to hear
of Bryan's nomination. Populists say
it is a strong bid for populist indorse.
nent. BKowNLEE KID.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
The Benefit Concert,

Last Friday night the Fort NiObrara
orchestra gave a benefit concert at
Cornell Hall, assisted by Miss Gertrude
Kimberly and Mr. Beau Brummel and
others. BENEFIT" entertainments are
usually supposed to be for the enrich
ment of the persons or organizations
giving them, but in this instance it
was different. The audience received
the benefit of as fine a musical program
as anyone could wish, while the orches-
ira got nothing, practically, but exper-
fence and ar enthusiastic reception
from the select audience. Why is it
that people always think as'home
talent" entertainment is not worthy OF
patronage, except from charitable
motives? Our people will pay rs cents
or more to see a third-rate travelling
company, while such a high grade en-
tertainment as that of last Friday is
given the marble heart" The music
both vocal and instrumental, was the
work of artists, and our citizens should
avail themselves of the opportunity to
hear these people if they can be per-
suaded to give another recital.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
II

The Fourth vas a great success a.
Kennedy, there being about 400 PEG.
pie present. Mrs. j. Gee had charge
of the children, who performed their
part of the program in a splendid
manner. Mr.. Latta made a fine
speech, and the music by Messrs
Cooper and Hanna was delightful.
The fireworks in the evening made q
grand display.
VIM. HINES and Bessie Spain were
married at Valentine on Thursday, Of
last week.
j. 81. Shores went to Wood Lake
with two car loads Of steer, for the
Omaha market.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
Along the Line.

The editor of this paper took a trip
down the road Saturday to Ainsworth
and on to Longtime Sunday. That
isn't what this article is. to tell about
however. Evidence of an abundant
crop this fall were plentiful, and il
seems now as though this fall was te
witness a revival of the prosperity
which attended this country in years
gone by. The editor is not "stuck up
so he rode on a freight train. Al
Arabia a large crowd was gathered or
the outskirts of the city watching a
ball game. From his coign Of van.
tage on top of a caboose he saw one
inning of the game played. The rail.
road company is putting up fence
west of Wood Lake. About four
miles of ties were strung Saturday,
Wood Lake is rapidly attaining the
looks and business of a city. Johns.
town is about as large as it ever was.
Ainsworth looks pretty old. The
financial depression has struck the
town hard. Everybody there seemed
to be in favor of Bryan for president,
and they had a little jubilee Saturday
night to celebrate his nomination,
People seemed to be greatly encourag'
ed by the outlook. County Institute
is in session, but only thirty teachers
are enrolled. The salary of the prinei.
pal of the schools has been cut from
800 to $50 per month, and no princi-
pal has yet been hired.
Longtime is still pegging away in
the good old fashioned style, and is
making great preparations for the
Chautauqua assembly which common
ces Friday. Governor Holccmb will
speak at the grounds Saturday after
noon and a large crowd is expected
Small grain is doing well, but corn
needs a rain this week to insure a
full crop. Grasshoppers were arriving
near Longtime Sunday in large num-
bers, and great fear was manifest that
the "insects would eat up the pros
pects." But take these towns at their
best and they cannot compare with
Valentine.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
kewanee.

Blue Monday!
Hot weather nowadays.
Rye harvest has commenced.
Martin Becker is harvesting a fine
| crop of volunteer rye.
Good corn weather. You can almost
hear it grow.
Capt. Archer has a job of carpenter
work at the Fort.
Ernest BoWden has a fine piece of
wheat which will soon be ripe.
Miss Linnie Fowler has got through
working for her aunt at the artesian
well, and is now at home.
| Will Archer, It. Ashburn, Charley
Lower and David Fowler all hauled
wood to the brick yard from these
parts last week.
Mrs. Archer is feeling better lately.
We hear that n. B. Johnstone's son.
Harvey, had the misfortune to sever
two Of his toes from his right foot,
while cutting wood, a short time since.
School election passed off quietly.
Thos Fowler, director, Will Foster,
moderator. Ernest Dowden, treasurer.
Haying has commenced.
We hear that some parties have
been arrested already, on the Indian
reservation, for cutting Uncle Sans
hay, and have turned informers on
their neighbors. A mean trick we
think.
John Foster has the boss cabbage
patch. Heads large enough to use
already.
Little Charley Fowler has gone to
the north table to visit his sister, Mrs.
John Granger.
A church social and Sabbath School
entertainment is talked of, to be held
at Sparks in the near future.
Edith Ashburn has been working
for Capt. CTagie, at the Fort, but is
now at home. sc.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
A MandalHus Case,

At the annual meeting of the voters
of school district No. 3, northeast of
Crookston, Mrs. Matt Bowen was
elected treasurer of the district, but
the incumbent Thomas Kelly refused
to turn over the books and accessories
Of the office TO Mrs. Bowen, claiming
that the election vas illegal. Through
her attorney, Ed Clarke, the lady has
petitioned the district court to issue a
mandamus compelling the SAID Thos,
Kelly to show cause why he should
not recognize her as his successor. Ii
the petition is granted the case will
probably be heard Monday.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
Simeon.

J. W. Burleigh has moved onto his
ranch near Simeon, where he has erect.
ed a fine house.
We had a fine hop in MI. Burleigh':
new house Friday night.
Mr.. Browns sister and her husband
have been in the fats since the Fourth
Mrs. Grooms, of Valentine, has beer
visiting in this nelghborhood, and we
think she will locate here soon.
G.. D. and Mart AinsIey have come
down from the brick yard for haying.
Jim O'Mara and Frank Thompson
will work for W. M. Gulick during
hay harvest.
John Lerd is building a log house
on his ranch.
Amos Strong was very ill while in
the flats Monday.
There will be church services at the
school house Saturday evening and
Sunday morning at II o'clock, and we
hope there viii be a good attendance
Will Leach says it is awfully lone.
some around Simeon now, but he viii
get over that in a little while.
We failed to get the particulars OF
the "scrap" the other day. OSCAR
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
Georgia.

Harvest is here, and what grain is
cut will be done with the mower, being
too short to bind, and the heads poor
ly filed.
The 4th with us passed off nicely.
The citizens generally were at home
and spent the day in rest, and the for
tifying of their infirmities with such
things as garden sass" and fried
chicken-no beer.
Your correspondent is often asked
the question, does Judge Walcott in
tend holding on to the judgeship un-
til after the eleetion? His reply is
%anxiously looked for.
w are Informed that Harry Thurs
ton was in the neighborhood Saturday.
We have his name on the list OF our
friends and near the top, too. Why
did you pass us by, Harry? Next time
come in and have a lick of salt with
us.
We are sorry to hear this morning
that Port White and most of his gang
are on their way back to this vicinity.
We had fondly hoped they had gone
to stay.
The temperature for the past week
has been well calculated to remind us
of the country from which Dives hail
ed Lazarus to know if they had any
iceWater drawn.
And now comes the news that ". J.
Bryan of Nebraska is the nominee of
the sensible silver Democracy for
which let suitable praise and thanks
giving be offered. Next U. AND Z.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
Sharks.

Corn and grass are fine; wheat and
oats are made and will be a fair crop.
Harvest has commenced.
We had two good rains last week.
Mr.. Barker is cutting his rye.
VIII Glarkson and Matt House are
getting their header IN shape to COM
mence cutting wheat on the North
Table the last of the week.
Elder J. H. Riggles, from the Black
Hills, is here visiting old friends. He
preached in the Baptist church last
Saturday and Sunday, and will preach
at the grove on the river near Mrs.
Beazy's. next Sunday at 10 a. m.
The Sparks M. E. church will give a
concert and ice ream supper Saturday
night. Everybody come.
M. G. House was down from the
North Table, Sunday. He reports
crops doing nicely, and plenty of rain.
Miss Gertle Clarkson, of Valentine
is visiting her grandparents near
Sparks.
The Sparks ball team wentto Arabia
last Sunday.
George Swearingen is going to the
Black Hills.
While the family of Thomas Hudson
were at church, Sunday, someone en-
tered their cellar and took about ter
pounds of butter. Look out! Tom i:
wide awake.
Politics T warming up. Gold re
publicans and silver democrats. Keel
still boys, until we get through har
vest, and then settle it in November.
UNCLE JOE.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

If you want a sure cure for the rheu-
matism, subscribe for TIE DEMOCRAT.
When you see an item that pleases,
you will be so anxious to go tell your
neighbors that the rheumatism will be
forgotten. Should the article be dis
pleasing, you will no doubt make a
bee line for the editor, and the agility
you display in climbing the office
stairs will be evidence indisputablf
that your ailment has gone. 80 doses
for only 81.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

The editor is in receipt of a letter
from the State Board of Agriculture
which says: Enclosed find ticket for
goursef and Wife." If that means il is
necessary for the editor to have a wife
before he can use the ticket he will
have to look at the show through a
knot hole in the fence, or pass himself
in as one of the exhibits.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

John Orner favored the Agricultural
Editor with a stalk of corn grown in
Kirkwood precinct which measures
nearly nine feet high. He says there
are hundreds of acres lige the sample,
which has two ears upon it, there and
the prospect is most ~fattering for a
large and bountifui crop.-Repu5Zjcah
Journal.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
RayinE Poem.
By CHARLES RRKcE.

By CHARLES RRKeE.
Sing. oh, sing, of the green hay flats,
With verdlHe have they grown,
Bearing on their acres broad
Hay, to o be mown.
Now the time is near at hand
Tomake our hay so fine
The grain we feed our horses
We will get in Valentine.
Repair the mower and the sweep,
Turn dentist for the rake.
When that is done wen busy be-
BY hillside, marsh and lake.
Although some days we have to work
Amid mosquitoes, fiiss and gnats,
Well health retain and muscle gain
Willie haying On the flats.
Now Che grass and haul it in,
Stack it near the shed,
Andwhen the bowling Billiards come
The stock "a there be fed.
4 i 4 =
Let other countries boast of soil
Of gumbo, clay or loan,
And though they may not envy IL
Well keep our sand-hills home.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

Major Gageby, commander of the 1st
Battalion, Twelfth Infantry, stationed
at Fort Niobrara, died at his home in
Jamestown, Pennsylvania, Sunday.
The major was absent on a four
months sick leave. His death pro-
notes Capt. Humphrey, of the Fiji
teenth Infantry.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

Precipitation is given in inches and
hundredths. observations by c. r.
Watson, Of .. S. weather bureau. The
weather bureau day is from S p. m. to
s p. m.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
No ~

VALENTINE, Nebraska, Jnly IS, 1895
An Ordinance for the Repeal OF Ordinances No.
twenty-five (22) Entitled IAN Ordinance to
Levy q License Tax on DreyInen and VeRders''
PE IT ORDAINED by the chairman and
ID Board of Trustees of the Village OF VsIen-
tine that Ordinance No. twenty-five C22) of ths
Village of Valentine shall be repealed.
Attest: T.C. H0RSBY e. SPARKS
Clerk ChaIrmak
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

Some OF Valentines most admirable
young ladies must have felt like crown
ed heads when that courteous cavalier.
saluted them by kissing their hands.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

LOST Saturday, July 4, between
Cherry County Bank and the court
house, a black broadcIoth lady's cape.
The collar was trimmed in black lace
and jet. Finder please leave at this
office or Jackson&Brayton's store.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

W. F, Bulls and J. W. Burleigh
have charge of the bowling alley and
are looking for a buyer.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
WeatheI RennPr.

Following is a summary of the
weather experienced here during the
past week, and up to 10 o'clock this
morning;
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
HATS

We have received another large
lot of hats to close out to you at
Just about 59'cent on the dollar.
These are genuine bargains
Come in and look them over.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

WANTED-To rent a. dwelling
house. Call at this office.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

"The Preston Mystery" by Leroy
Leach, next week. Send in your coin
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16
b.
NO. i7IO9
Sire of Nabob $3.50. Sire,
Rochester GIG. Record
2:3I.
Sire of

Sire of
d. BELL BOY 2:24A DINNIE 2,25
DRAMA 2:25 MINOT 2:26R
FLORESTINE : 2:26A SENSATION 2;29A
And many others.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

LIST dam JEANETTE, by HAM
BLETONIAN 157.
Dam of wiIlet (sire of Nabob. 2:so) and Ka-
sana dam of Nornette, 2:25), Hazcl's. Sire OF
the dams of Ida Belle. 2:23, and Lottie f., 2:27
snd dam, DAUGHTER OF ABDEL-
Lab Is.
Sire of Goldsmith Maid, 2:I4.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

Harvest is here, and what grain is
cut will be done with the mower, being
too short to bind, and the heads poor
ly filled.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-07-16

Miss Sadie Levee returned last week
from a few days visit at the home OF
her sister Mrs. J. r. Day, who now re-
sides in the Snake country.
Evening star., 1896-12-10

enough to bear the weight of a dog.
although American travellers in England
have in the past had ample reason to COM
temperatures of the compartment cars.
He thinks the American car-coupler clumsy
as compared with the English device which
railway engineers unite in condemning as
dangerous and awkward. He protests
against the introduction of luxury into the
railway trains as being unsuted to the
temperament of the average passenger and
be considers that the adoption of dining
cars is a deadly blow at the liberties of
Iroprietors of railway station eating houses,
which in America. certainly. are responsible
for large proportion of the national
Indigestion. His argument against the
adoption of the American baggage check
system is that the average journey in
Britain is so short as to make the adoption
of such a plan undesirable, ignoring the
fact that the discomfort of finding ones
trunk amid chaos of baggage without
n cans of certain Identification is just as
great at the end of a three-hour trip as at
the end of one that has lasted three days.
Il very much fear that when hard times
Come again and the companies find people
have been made dissatisfied with the COM
fortable and profitable English coach, they
will regret the necessity for building more
al more of these travelling drawing
rooms. dining rooms, bed rooms smoking
re oms, kitchens. lavatories and heaven
only knows what
Evening star., 1896-12-10
A Simple Remedy.

IT will be a simple matter for Congress TO
grant the request of the Commissioners
for legislation authorizing them to employ
days labor in the construction of municipal
buildings and for the performance of SUCH
0ther public work the cleaning of the
streets May ~ last the Senate passed
without amendment a brief but effective
bill, unanimously reported from the Dis
tIict committee. which meets these require
ment5. That bill is now on the calendar CT
the House District committee accompanied
by very full and comprehensive report
prepared by the Senate committee covering
all phases of this question. The bill pro-
vides that hereafter the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia may. in their
labor instead of under contract. all build
iD3s authorized to be constructed for the
District of Columbia undar appropriations
made by Congress, and may likewise cause
10 he done by day-iaDor such other munich
raj works in said District as in the judg-
ment of the Commissioners 1t may be in
tie public interest to do in that manner"
This leaves nothing TO be desired in the
way of authority for the construction of
school houses or other buildings needed by
the District government, or the sweeping
of the streets. or indeed for the collection
and disposal of the garbage if. in the
language of the BILL 'in the Judgment of
The Commissioners it may be in the public
interest" to do this necessary work in that
n amer The House District committee
al its next session can do the District no
better service than TO make this bill
special order for immediate consideration.
Evening star., 1896-12-10
4 British Protest Against Prouresx

The insularity of the English people has
become proverbiaI, but it was never sus-
pected that so marked a degree of national
narrowness could possibly exist as has
been recently developed in the course of a
discussion in the British periodicals as 10
The adTisability of Amencanizing English
railway systems. Travel in the British
Isles is in several respects uncomfortable
as compared with that in America and of
late years the managers of the English
railway systems have begun to realize the
advantages offered by such devices as the
American couplers, the American baggage
check system, the Pullman car service the
dining room car and the various schemes to
he at passenger coaches. All of these were
unknown up to comparatively short time
ago in England and now that the magnates
have started in to adopt the best features
o. the American system, the advantages of
which have been thoroughly demonstrated
by the experience Of over half a century
many of the patrons of the roads have
begun to protest against these 'fnnoya-
tons which they denounce as unpatriotic
disloyal aud altogether unnecessary. For
instance. one of the Queens subjects re-
Gently wrote to the London Engineer" a
letter which was reprinted In the latest
Issue of the Engineering News" on this
side OF the water. He bases his objection
10 the Americanizing of the railways main
ly on the differences of climate, the shorter
average of journeys length in England
and the moss-coyered foundations of GUS
tom on which the typical English service
Is based. He thinks that the heating of a
car. for instance, is wholly unnecessary in
country where ice Is not formed thick