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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05
A THIEF IN THE NIGHT

There was a large party at the Cha
teau de Kerdail. near Vannes.
The Marquis de Kerdall and his
young wife had just returned from a
tour Of the world on their yacht, during
which they had paid flying visits to
Africa, America and Oceanica, and
they had celebrated their home COM
ing by gathering together all their
friends and relatives at their beautiful
country house.
Among the guests was old DR.. Corna-
buc, an illustrious member Of the Acad-
emy of Metaphysical Sciences, so orig
inal so absent-minded, so venerable in
his blonde peruke and his costume of
the fashion of 1850. Then there was
Nine. De Lartigues, an old school
friend of the Marquise, brilliant and
.coquettish Parisienne. And there was
Miss Hawthorne. an English maiden
lady with youthful propensities. And
there were many others, all of whom
found plenty of amusement to their
hearts content at Kerdall.
Outside Of the ordinary pleasures of
life there were some unusual attrac-
tionS. In the first place the host and
hostess had seen and experienced so
much that was novel and startling that
their conversation was always fascin-
ating. Then the rooms Of the castle
constituted a veritable museum, being
stocked with rare and curious objects
from two continents. And, finally, a
menagerie had been created in one cor
ner of the park and stocked with vari-
Gus animals, which NJ. De Kerdall had
picked up during the voyage and
brought back to France for purposes
of acclimatization. There were gaZelles,
antelopes, Thibet goats, Nile ibises, rose
f1amingoes, opossums, beavers and an
Asiatic ape of the mandrill species, as
mild as lamb, but as mischievous as
all his kind. An iron lattice cage had
been built for him close to the conserva-
tory. 4.
AS will be seen, the chateau de Ker-
dali was a veritable Eden, but this fact
didnot prevent little Nine. De Lartigues
from dreading the isolated position Of
the place among the wide eXpanse Of
woods and fields.
Il should be afraid to live here all
the year round" she said.
afraid Of what, my dear?' asked
the Marquise.
"Oh, of robbers; they would fairly
revel here"
Robbers! In this mansion filled to the
caves with guests and servants! Ev-
erybody Knocked at the young woman
and old Dr. Cornabuc told horrible
stories till Nine. De Lartigues, ashamed
of her chimerical fears, was the first
to laugh, and when the retiring hour
came she mounted to her sleeping
apartment on the second floor supplied
with a goodly stock Of heroism. Within
a short time all the occupants Of the
chateau were in the lanc of dreams.
How long Nine. De Lartigues slept
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05
QUEEN McToRIA's HEN HOUSE.
Beautiful Specimens of Feathere6
Tribe Stock the Royal Aviary.

Beautiful Specimens of Feathere6
Tribe Stock the Royal Aviary.
There are plenty of proofs that the
tastes of Queen Victoria are decidedly
domestic, but none seems more con-
vincing than that she is an enthusiastic
chicken raiser. The royal aviary, or,
as the good New England housewife
would call it, the queens hencoop, as
described in the London Feathered.
World by Artist Ernest VI. Jessop, Is
very elaborate affair.
The queen has her head chicken
man." who is aided by a large CORDS
of experienced assistants. For forty
years the royal poultry pens were un-
der female supervision, Mrs. D'Albert-
anson, now in charge of the queens
room at the kennels, being supervisor. A
man named Hammond has succeeded
her. He knows all about chickens,
their value and their artful ways.
Many breeds are kept in the royal
aviary-gold and silver spangled Ham
burgs, gold and silver penciled, and
black ones besides. Black, white and
speckled DOrkings strut about in COM
pany with proud American Plymouth
Rocks, black MinorcaS. white Leghorns,
Andalusians, white Rocks and Hou-
dams. American Plymouth Rocks are,
by the way, among the queens favor
ties.
The bantams, as usual. are the pride
of the roOst. One named 0by is as
tame as kitten. He is Hammond's
toy. When the keeper clars his haahs
the midget runs to meet him. jumps
upon his hand and chandeliers to his
hearts delight
The chickens are let out daily in
patches of the same breeu for an hours
run on the grass For breakfast they
get soft food, and for the evening meal
they get an abundance of wheat. There
is no hospital at the royal aviary. AS
soon as one of the birds appears to be
ailing it is put to death and afterward
cremated.
The most formidable creatures in the
lot are the wild turkeys imported from
Canada, but now thoroughly naturaliz- !
ed. Two beautiful golden eagles are
among the curiOsities Of the collection.
One was captured thirty years ago in
Windsor forest. There are Aylesbury
ducks, but not many. There are also
golden pheasantS and pigeons of vari-
GUS kinds
An average of fifty eggs a day are
laid by the hens. They go to the castle,
buckingham Palace and Osborne
House only.
The queen has an apartment at the
aviary. 1t is a bright, sunny room,
with nearly pure white walls. A case
Of stuffed birds shot by the prince con-
sort is the principal ornament The
ayiary was once one of the popular
resorts of the royal family. and q tea
service of dark blue and white Dresden
china is still in the houSe-New York
World.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05
The Trolley and the Farm

Electric railroads are proving of great
benefit to the farmers in Maine. The
trolley lines run out from the large
cities and towns to villages far re-
moved from steam railroad communi-
cation, and in several districts arrange
uents are making to run trolley milk
trains, vegetable trains, and the like,
20 enable the farmers to get their prod
uce quickly to market. 1t is even pro-
posed to run trolley coal trains, to sup
ply coal to small towns that now use
only wood.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05
ST. JOHNS svE.


Come, draw the chairs arrnnd the hearth,
my lad,
What! it's but 10 o'clock, and all is
bright?
If had kept that strength that once
had,
They had been ranged there with the
mornings light.
Just once year, just once, poor souls!
they're let
To cross the old home threshold, and to
sit
Beside the fire, and here we don't forget;
/ say, they're ready ere the lamps are
lit!
Put the old grandsires elbow-seat the
first,
In the warm corner that he called his
And next the rocker, where thy mother
Her first-born, proud as on a monarch's
throne;
And then the little stool that she would
draw
Close UP to me as we sat laughing there,
And / would make as if / scarcely saw
The freight dancing on her sunny hair.
Up there at Eno-gat the tall grass waves.
And the red roses glitter in the sun,
The three tall crosses mark the three
green graves,
Where they lie quiet, life's hot battle
done;
Old mar. and matron, and unwedded
maid,
For many a weary year of labor gone,
But they will rise, for all so deeply laid,
And seek us on the eve of good st. John.
Pour out three cups Of the old cider, boy;
Put the three sweetest apples on the
plate;
Bring flowers, to give the board a look
Of joy,
And then go rest while 1 sit here and
wait;
shall not greet them at the open door,
shall not see them lift the heavy latch,
Nor hear their footsteps on the oaken
floor,
Though eyes and ears are straining as
/ watch.
And yet, think, as they come in at last,
That | shall know them near me once
again,
And all the gladness of the dear dead past
Will beat once more in dulling heart and
brain;
While age and WEAKNESS, like robes out
worn,
Will drop from off me, and young, brave
and true,
With wrongs forgiven and sweet hopes
reborn,
and my loved our lost lives will renew.
What. the old man is doting, is he lad?
Perhaps SO; yet he'll have his willful
way,
And give our rites the honor that they
had,
Ere all was cold and scornfui, as to-
day!
Soc ho-- the west is palling. Set the
- chairs,
And go; all round us must be still and
dumb.
The saints are gracious when man trusts
and dares;
My darling, oh, my darling, wilt thou
come?
Household Words.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05
A Ouick Witness.

Attorney examining witness)-You
say you saw the shots fred?
Witness-Yes, sir.
''How near were you to the scene
of the affray?"
"When the st shot was fired I
was about ten feet from the shooter"
"Ten feet. Well, now, tell the court
where you were when the second shot
was fired"
81 didn't measure the distance"
Speaking approximately, how far
should you say?'
"Wen, it approximated to half
mile"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05
Jusf the Man.

Rooter-A friend of mine had load
Of bricks dumped on him the other
day and escaped without the slightest
injury.
Baseball Magnate-YOu interest me.
Where can he be found?
Rooter-Why, what do you want
with him?
Baseball Magnate-He's just the fell,
low for good umpire.-fhiladelphia
North American.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05
Internal Humidity.

Il hate" said Mr.. Toiliver, as he
vainIy tried to get his straw hat over
his head, ito get these miserable hats
wet. They shrink So"
Mrs. Tolliver looked up from the
breakfast table.
There was no rain last night" she
freezingly remarked.
Then Mr.. Tolliver hastily perched his
hat on top of his aching head and hur-
ried from the house.-Clevcland Plain
dealer
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05

Then at the time appointed he will
stand by your side and call, "Senor!
Senorr' repeatedly, each time more
loudly than before, until you are half
awake; then, after waiting a little
while, he will return to the low note
you are fully conscious.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05
Thrifty Old Age.

Besides doing the butter making
cooking, washing, and housework of
her family, an S0-year old woman of
Whitneyville, Me-, walks a mile OF
two daily to pick blueberries. for which
she gets about eight cents quart.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05
dealer.
Kind of Him.

II was reading of a man who had sus-
tanned a broken leg in trolley acci-
dent" said Asbury Peppers, land 1
could but think how kind it was on
his part
'sKind," said Mrs. Hammond.
'Yes. 1t is a certainty that the
broken leg would not sustain him, is
It notT'- Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05
As Amended

people who live in glass houses
began Mrs. Tibbetts.
People who live in glass houses,"i
interrupted Mr.. Tibbetts. in a mans
dogmatic way, should pull down tha4A
blinds. New York World.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05

Give boy a piece of work to do, and
he spends half of the time in inventing
some contrivance to make his work
easier
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05

You will run across man oftenel
whose boarding house suits him. than
ore who is suited with his homo,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-11-05

They knew not what to think. The
mystery was growing more complicat-
ed. It certainly looked as though a rob-
Der had entered the chateau-perhaps
whole band Of burglars and assassins.
Nine. De Lartigues imagined troop Of
brigands armed to the teeth.
LET us hope they have no guns" said
the Marquis, to raise the hopes of his
guests.
There was no echo to the pleasantly.
Suddenly a strange sound was heard
coming from the ground floor. 1t was
certainly the piano in the reception
salon, but it was surely being played
by goblin fingers, and so furiously that
it seemed as though the keys must be
broken.
''This is too muchr' cried the Mar
quis, rushing toward the staircase, with
all the crowd, excepting DR.. Cornabuc,
close behind him.
They hastily penetrated the salon. 1t
was empty. The mysterious visitor
was gone, but he could not be far away.
The crash of china and glass announced
his presence in the dining-room.
Everybody rushed thither, and the
Marquis, who was in the lead, dimly
saw form escaping through the win
dow into the garden.
''This time we've got him!' he cried.
The men seized guns and knives from
hunting rack in the vestibule and
started across the garden and park in
pursuit of the fugitive, while the WON
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
Badly Injured.

John Grant. who was so seriously
injured at the Pioneer mine Friday is
still at the hospital in a precarious
condition. He is suffering from a
fracture of the spinal column accom-
panied by paralysis from the fracture
down, occasioned by fall of only 10
feet. An operation will be performed
in few days after which more can be
said Of his condition. Grants in
juries are similar to those of En-
gineer Ross who it will be remembered
sustained fracture of the spinal
column in an engine explosion two
years ago.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
APRIL 20, 1896. 5000 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.

edly rumored that explorations show
that at depth of ninety feet and
an eight-foot bed Of Ignite coal has
been discovered, at least in one To-
cality.
President Samuel Hill, of the East
ern Minnesota, said recently to the
Globe that explorations for coal had
been made, but that at least for a
time it would be impossible to make
public the result of the work. Other
parties including one from Duluth,
have made explorations in the neigh
borhood of this township, and with
the return of good weather, it is said,
the search will be resumed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
Entertained.

Every available bit of space was
taken up in the spacious Opera house
last evening on the occasion of the
appearance of the Miss Ollie Torbett
Concert company, in connection with
which appeared the famous and world
renowned Lutteman Sextette, Of
Stockholm. -Four years ago the sex
tette appeared before Tower au-
dience and many OF the Efyites went
down on special train to hear them.
They were all well satisfied and for
this reason the hall was filed last
evening. There is no doubt in the
minds Of those who were there. that
the company is one of the best travel
ing. Miss Ollie Torbett is a vioIinist
of note and entertained her hearers
TO their entire satisfaction as did also
Miss Frida de Tersmeden the pianist.
The Lutheran SeXtette fascinated
the large audience with their various
selections. Individually the company
is good and collectively they are bet
ter. We bespeak for the company a
full house should they ever again
honor us with visit
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29

This is an important deal and means
that another hard ore mine will be
opened this year in the township Of
Breitung, the same township that
contains the great Minnesota mine on
the Vermilion.
James Sheridan originally located
this claim In 1883 and proved up on it
in due course. He tested the land for
ore and struck good lead, although
somewhat hampered by water. Later
on he leased the property to Macomber
& Shannon, who proceeded to develop.
An exploring drill was put in and
showed UP vein of hard blue specul-
ar ore about 81 feet in width. Through
this body they drilled $50 feet and
left off in ore. Several other holes
showed as good a prospect. About
this time Macomber died and the
Mesaba boom being on, the lease was
forfeited, not however until the Dull
nth s. Iron Range had made a survey
for branch to the mine, which is
situated about four miles, or less,
from their main line between Tower
and Ely. Mr.. Semer informed the
Northwestern Miner that mining
operations would be commenced this
season, as soon as he could perfect the
arrangement therefor.
The new mine means a good deal
for Tower as it lays adjacent to the
eastern end of Vermilion Lake, about
six or seven miles from Tower, and is
easy Of access by water in the summer
and over the ice in the winter. The
county road between Tower and Ely
also runs past the new mine at short
distance to the south. This is the
first mine to be operated in prac-
tical manner in 62-14, but, as this
township is full Of good prospects, it
cannot but be the forerunner of many
another. Northwestern Miner.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
a Valued Opinion.

John e. Birkinbine, Of Philadelphia,
who is recognized as the leading au-
thority on iron and steel matters in
the county, was visitor at Duluth a
few days last week. Mr.. Birkinbine
makes visit to the Zenith City once
year and occasionally visits US. In
speaking Of the outlook for this
northern country he said: sit seems
strange that q state which last year
produced one-fourth of all the ore in
the country should not manufacture
a goodly portion of it at least. Min
nesota did that, and l see no reason
why the ore should not be manufac-
tured at Duluth. All that is needed.
in my opinion, is working capital to
make a success of the business right
here. 1t is new field, and new
field is poor place for experiments,
but if, as I said before, man has
working capital, / see no reason why
the manufacture Of iron cannot be
successfully conducted here in Dull
nth. Fuel can be obtained cheaply
on account of the advantage of the
cheapness of the lake route l see
there are some reports of coal finds in
this section. II coal should be found
extensively near by, it is question
whether it would be of any great adj
vantage to Duluth, though it might
be a,source of great wealth to the
state generally. Duluth now handles
on it's docks between 100000 and 81
900, 900 tons of cd&l annually, and that
is an item Of no small Importance.
The vessel rate on coal from down the
lakes to this place is so cheap that
coal would have to be discovered pref
ty handy to Duluth to have the rail
rate not offset the vessel rate for
local consumption. And if coal of
good quality should be found in snf-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
Section SO.

The probability is that Secretary
Smith will shortly render his decision
on the appeal of the state Of Mime
sofa from Commissioner Lamoreux's
decision rejecting its application for
the Craig forty in section "30' In this
district. The decision on the appeal
has been made and is being written
up by one of the assistant attorneys
for presentation to the secretary.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
PATENT ISSUED.
Willis Cleveland Gets His Patent for Lands
In ESQ.


In ESQ.
President Cleveland has affixed his
signature to patent for lands in $50,
issued to Willis S. Cleveland. The
many friends of Willis will be well
pleased to hear Of his good fortune,
as the claim is estimated to be worth
many thousands. The COntestors who
have harrassed honest settlers, in this
country are rapidly disappearing, only
a few of the dirty Shiny breed OF
reptiles remaining. In Cleveland's
contest there was dirt and Offal
enough used by those who had an eye
to this valuable property, to Smear
the land over an inch thick. Cleve-
land was poor. Money was hard to
get. The opposition, had many dol
lars to throw away and threw it pro-
miscously out among those who could
do them some good.
The land originally was designated
as swamp land by the surveyor for
the state and naturally enough the
state wanted it. Tie Cle7elands, Jud
and Willis, looked the property over
and found it dry. Willis entered con-
test against the state for the property
and the case was fought for over
seven years, the St. p. & D. railroad,
the Howe Lumber company and
Frisbee s. Graf stepping in as inter
venors for the state. The case was
tried as Duluth and then at Washing
ton and tried and retired.
Late in the fall, Special Agent Gray
of the q. S. land department visited
the claim and made his report On the
same to the secretary of the interior.
Evidently the report of Mr.. Gray was
favorable to the settler for soon after
this the case began to look little
more pleasant for Cleveland. Two
weeks ago patent YVES issued and thus
ends another of those cases which
have characterized this range since
iron was first discovered thereon.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
Patents Received.

Patents to lands in the Duluth dis
trict have been received at the United
States land Office for the following
persons: Ole Thompson, Charles II.
Dibbelle Christian Stools, Oden T.
Wicks, George Buck, James E. Pauley.
Fred E. Helm, Louis Hammel, Peter
Nowak. John w. Burnton, Arthur A.
Kremer, Magnus Sampson, Frank
johnson, Thomas II. Crowsell, Lincoln
Ell. Sennett, Hugh Mcdonald, George
a. Barker, James DeyereuX, John
Boyd, Charles 6. Engstand and Bert
Kinsman.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29

The trial of Manager Ball of the
Minnesota, did not result as the
trades unions anticipated. The COM
planning witness, Rim, when placed
on the stand could not swear he had
been discharged because he belonged
to the union, and in consequence the
case against Ball was dismissed by
the court.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-04-29
Minnesota Coal.

There only remains the discovery
that coal is to be found in a consider
able quantity in this state to start
Minnesota on an epoch OF advance
ment and prosperity which will make
unanimous the opinion now held by
many of her loyal citizens that she is
the greatest state in the Union, says
the ST. Paul Globe. The existence Of
coal here, considered in connection
with an almost unlimited supply of
iron ore, must bring about CONNER
cial conditions which now even the
most optimistic persons hardly dare
look ahead to or dream. of. The
necessity of shipping coal from the
East to this state being removed, it
will be no longer necessary to ship
the ore East to the big smelters, for
the crude article can then be advan-
tageously manufactured here and
shipped away in the finished state.
For some years past prospectors
have brought in reports of the dis
covery OF coal beds ia various parts OF
the state, but until last fall
nothing but passing interest was
manifested 1t transpires now that
just before winter set in half-breed
discovered, after some little search
ing, quantity OF what he concluded
was coal. He had it iassayed, and it
was pronounced by the analyst an
excellent quality Of anthracite coal
This man had heard that James j.
Hill was in search Of coal in this
state, and overtures were made to the
Great Northern president by which
the latter was TO secure possession of
the property, concerning the exact
location of which lot word was said
beyond the fact thit it was not far
from the line OF tn, Northern Pacific
road.
1t is stated on pretty good authority
that negotiations vent 80 far that a
contract was forwarded to the railroad
magnate, but was 20 modified by Mr..
Hill that the discdyerer. upon the ad-
vice of his attorney, who is we'll
known Duluth lawyer, decided to
drop further considerations of the
deal.
The secret of The location of the
coal field has been carefully guarded
and the lucky man has been advised
that the only question as to his max
ing a fortune out ,f his discovery is
the extent of the ield.
That Mr. Hill las abiding faith in
the presence of coli in the state is
best shown by thdfact that in Deem
Der he caused survey of township so,
range "a, and heated nearly 5000
acres of Great Northern indemnity
scrip upon lands ii the northern part
of that town. These lands lie almost
in solid block and it has been repeat