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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
Torpedo for Grave Ghouls.

The coffin torpedo is the latest device
to foil the grave robber.
Of late years the practice Of despoil-
ing graves has become so widespread
that every effort has been put forth to
finu some means to end it. 1t is be-
lieved the present invention will
achieve that purpose.
This new contrivance is regulaIlon
bomb, as deadly as any ever invented
by anarchistic genius. 1t is placed in
the casket just previous to interment,
and after it is placed in position and
the lid of the casket screwed down, it
will be- an exceedingly dangerous un-
dertaking to attempt to force the cas-
ket open. The lid of the closed coffin
presses down spring. Raising this
lid, even in slight degree, releases the
spring, causing it to strike a percussion
cap. The resulting explosion of the
cap also expfodes the bomb, and, while
the conclusion would wrench the cas-
ket, it is almost impossible for the per-
son who is trying to open the casket TO
escape instant death.-New York Jour
nal
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27

teachers, addressed to other teachers
10 word Of the parent. At this rate OF
progress toward making the school
room the center of all human activity,
civilization and development, in the
course of few years the teacher viii
be expected to be specialist in the
field Of medicine, of the eye, ear, and
throat; an adept in mental science, nor
NAL and abnormal; sanitary engineer
up to date on every modern appliance
of heating, ventilating lighting, seat
ing; an authority on personal hygiene,
clothing and corrective gymnastics;
and part of her daily duty will be 10
issue bulletins dealing with the dispo-
sition Of the few hours that the child
necessarily spends at home-bulletius
stating the time of eating and the kind
Of food to be given-with d chart show
ing the psychological condition of the
child, and an analysis of the kind of
food recommended, the hour for bath
ing and sleeping, etc.-Tessa L. Kelso
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27

dare to have an original opinion or to
,ndorse one unless her husband has pre-
v;ously indorsed it. Very often things
do not go to suit her, but she has the
good sense to realize scolding or COM
planning or whining will not help mat
ters. If she is too angry to laugh she
keeps still until she can control her
self. If very angry she shuts herself
up in her room alone for few minutes.
She says an angry woman seems to
her to be so repulsive an object that she
cannot bear to have those women whom
she loves best TO see her in any such
character. She never seems to COM
mand, and her husband magines that
he always has his own way. She never
disputes the point, yet they who know
her best know that there are few ques-
tons that are not settled to her entire
satisfaction. She will appear young
when the scolding women of her age
Are considered old, and she will always
have an influence for good where they
have no influence at all.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
Some Teachers Not Fit.

Some teachers have acquired the best
OF education, but are no more fit TO
train or teach our children in the
schools than a hawk is to care for a
brood of chickens; for as hawk is at
all times ready to seize it's prey so are
some teachers ready to give vent to
their angry passion on some little child.
Children are ruled at home by loving
parents, and through respect and love
they are easily controlled; but when
they find that their teacher has not in
terest enough to sometimes be seen with
them on the play ground, or hand in
hand with some little tot on the street,
they soon begin to think they are I'M
der no obligation to obey. | know Of
teachers with twenty scholars who
don't find time to solve problem nor
for three or four days time to teach
writing, and who keep little children
sitting perfectly idle for hours at a
time because they don't have time to
waste on them. Now it is the nature of
children to be busy, and if not other
wise employed of course they will be
into mischief. We have some noble
men and women in our schools and
with them as teachers our children soon
learn to be something more than boo
bies." l believe care should be taken
to employ teachers who are adapted
TO lead children into their school work
with interest and, too, that teachers
Ill Oh, afn Do.
should become acquainted with those
who teach their children and have a
true interest in the progress of educa-
tion in their localities. l think this is
a very important matter.-Parent
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
A Valuable Reminder.

A small church YVES sadly in want Of
general repairs, and n meeting was be-
ing held in it with a view of raising
funds for that purpose.
The minister ha wing said that to 40
the work thoroughly $500 would be re-
quired, very wealthy (and equally
stingV member OF the congregation
rose and said he would give 81 to the
list.
Just as he sat down, however, lump
of plaster fell from the ceiling and hit
him on the head, whereupon he rose
up hastily and called out that he had
made mistake; he would give $50.
This was too much for an enthusiast
present, who, forgetful of everything,
celled out fervently, "Oh, Lord, hit him
again."
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
I'm getting kind of tired now,
Uniformity Will Disappear.

The last Legislature of Washington
enacted a law requiring the State
Board of Education to adopt, or re-
adopt, text books for use in the public
schools of the State, provided that the
retail prices of the books adopted
should not exceed two-thirds Of the re-
tail prices of the books heretofore in
use. No proposals were received for
high school books, except in the case,
OF physiologies, that came within the
legal restriction; hence none were
adopted except physiologies, leaving
all high schools to use what they may
see fit on all other subjects. Uniform
ity, which has existed during the last
five years, will probably disappear as
a result of the operation Of this law
Educational News.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
Rules for the Summer Girl.

Remember that one may be witty
without being popular; voluble without
being agreeable; a great talker and yet
a great bore.
Be frank. A frank, open countenance
and a clear, CHEEKY laugh are worth far
more even socially than ''pedantry in
stiff cravat."
Be sincere. One who habitually sneers
at everything will not render herself
disagreeable to others, but will soon
cease to find pleasure in life.
Be sensible. Society never lacks for
fools, and what you may consider very
entertaining nonsense may soon be
looked upon as very tiresome folly.
Be cheerful If you have no great
trouble on your mind you have no right
to render other people miserable by
your long face and dolorous tones. If
you do you will be generally avoided.
Above all be cordial and sympathetic
True cordiality and sympathy unite all
the other qualities enumerated, and are
certain to secure the popularity so dear
TO the heart of everyone.
Be amiable. You may hide vindic-
tive nature under polite exterior for
"a time, as a cat masks it's sharp claws
in velvet fur, but the least provocation
brings out one as quickly as the other,
and ill-natured people are always dis
liked.
Remember that q good voice is as es-
sential to self-possession as good ideas
are essential to fluent language. The
voice should be carefully trained and
developed; full, clear, flexible voice is
one of the surest indications of good
breeding.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
The Voice of Nature.

The voice of nature is none other than
the voice of Cod Our Lord Himself
tried to teach us that God, Of whom
we speak as so far and so silent, is very
near and is speaking to us all day long.
We think ourselves very pious if with
narrow liberalism and stupid supersti-
ton we profess to worship the words
Of holy books, written hundreds of
years ago, as though they were the
only voice in which God ever had spo-
ken or could speak TO us; and all the
while we lose the whole significance of
our SaviOr's lessons from that other
book of God whose secret lies ever
open to the eyes which will read it
f. w, Farrar
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
The WafchWOrd.

Each for all and all for each" is the
watchword of the hour. a nObler mes
sage has not gone out to the people
since the angels sang the song of
peace on earth and good will unto
menr' Each for all" then each shall
be saved from the sins that do beset the
soul, andsins of self-seeking selfshness.
''All for each" then no man shall be left
to make the struggle alone and single
handed, and if ''All for each," then
each and all shall enter into the larger,
nobler service that brings the kingdom
of God in the heart of the world.-G. L
Perrin. D. d.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27

their own hands laid up the walls, and
from their own pockets took the money
to finish, furnish and light the building.
The building is twenty by thirty feet,
and the walls are eight feet high. 1t
is covered with boards and roofing pa
per; the interior supports are made OF
neatly smoOthed posts, and the inside
walls are plastered as neatly as any
walls could be; comfortable homemade
seats are furnished for pews, the pulpit
is covered with velvet, and the platform
is carpeted. 1t is said by the Smith
Center Pioneer, that when one is on the
inside everything is as neat and tidy as
the finest church could be. When the
building was dedicated there was not
dollar Of Indebtedness upon the church,
or on any of the furniture or fixtures.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
Church and Clergy

The Rev. DR.. Henry Gallaher has re-
signed the pastorate of the Trinity Bap-
tist Church, Brooklyn.
The High Street Congregational
Church, Portland, Me-, celebrated the
thirtieth anniversary of the Rev. DR..
William H. F6nn's pastorate with elab-
crate services.
The Rev. Dr. George L. Robinson,
pastor of the Roxbury, Mass, Presby-
terian Church, has resigned in order 70
| accept the professOrship of Old Testa-
ment literature and exegesis in Knox
College, Toronto, Canada.
Archbishop O'Reilly, of Adelaide, can
set type like a professional cOmpositOr
When he established the Catholic Rec
ord in West Australia he was obliged to
set his own type, and to teach the art
to other priests, besides editing the
paper.
The Christian Register Of Boston an
nounces that it has engaged the Rev.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale as regular
| contributor. He will write each week
a column entitled Good News" deal
ing with the practical Improvements
which the Christian religion is making
in the affairs of the world.
Dean Hole made a scene in Rochester
Cathedral Oh a recent Sunday. A canon
whose business it was to read the first
lesson omitted certain passages which
he thought improper. The Dean was
to read the second lesson, but before be-
ginning he solemnly read the passages
omitted in the first lesson.
A religious journal recalls some pithy
words of counsel which the late Mr..
Spurgeon once gave to young candi.
dates for the ministry. Mind you
avoid inappropriate texts" he said
.'One brother preached on the loss of a
ship with all hands on board from Sc
he bringeth them to their desired hs.
ven and another, returning from his
marriage holiday, The troubles of nv
heart are enlarged. o, bring me out OF
nv Distress Mind soI- figures of
speech are not cracked. Don't talk uks
the brother who said: L fly from star
to star. from cherry to cherry BEAM
Get among your people, or somebody
may be saying of you. as one old lady
said OF her minister. that be was invist
BILE all the week and incomprehensibH
on Sundays.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
DON'T Ston Growing.

The teacher who stops growing be-
gins to lose teaching power. There
are many petty annoyances which as
sail every teacher; and usually some
one or more serious drawbacks to ones
intellectual vitality. All these can be
more than counterbalanced by the in
spiriting effects of new intellectual ac-
tivity. If that is wanting, the friction
becomes CALLING. the pleasure of the
daily work is impaired, the teacher
loses cheerfulness and energy and the
old measure of success. The end Of
the year is a good time to determine
that, whatever else is unattained in the
coming twelvemonth, there must and
shall be healthful, intellectual growth.
Martin Kellogg.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
HOW TO AID DIGESTIVE ORGANS
. HE principle that the finer a food
is divided and subdivided in it's

" HE principle that the finer food
is divided and subdivided in it's
- preparation the easier, quicker
and better it is digested is seldom borne
in mind by either the cook or the eater.
All of us are supposed to think OF the
ancient adage of ''eating slowly and
chewing WE'LL" but very few carry this
rule into practice. Still fewer think Of
applying the principle Of communion
in the kitchen.
Thus, for example, a boiled onion is
of it's slippery character is apt to reach
the stomach in a large fragment. If it
is cut up finely before the boiling or
Stewing i. is converted at most into
pulp, which digests in third or even
one-fourth the time of the other way.
Grated cheese upon toast, macaroni
and other dishes presents no difficulty
to the digestive process. When served
in pieces, as New York dairy cheese al
most invariably is, it is rather difficult
of digestion, and in its favOrite form,
the Welsh rarebit, it Is very indigestible
to large proportion of the community.
Another principle which is too often
disregarded and which cannot be too
highly praised is that long and slow
cooking at low temperature is far bet
ter than that in quick oven with great
heat. This is the basis of the success in
many steamers, cookers, heaters, Dutch
ovens, Aladdin ovens and other con-
trivances in the market. Oatmeal,
wheaton grits, cracked barley and
crushed rye, when slowly prepared for
twenty-four hours, are converted into
a paste or jelly, which can be used by
a person with the weakest stomach. If,
as is generally the case, they are boiled
vigorously for half an hour, the cells
are imperfectly broken down, and the
resulting food is often injurious to deli
cate digestions.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
: Obedience to Rightfu1 Authority.

Obedience to Rightfu1 Authority.
A bit Of candy or cake surreptiously
given to a child, from whom these un-
necessary articles are usually kept, not
only disturbs the stomach-that would
be the least part Of it-but suggests a
course of conduct which is unlimited in
its possibilities of evil, for a luxury,
harmless and even advantageous in
itself, given in disregard of rightful
authority, becomes an evil Reverence
for law, obedience to rightful authority,
are most necessary in these days of in
dependence, and anything which dis
turbs such reverence and obedience,
however harmless in itself, should be
ScrupulOuSly avoided. So far as an
outsider is concerned parental rules for
the child are absolutely infieXible, and
obedience to his fathers and mothers
directions should be made as easy as
possible to him. A similar principle
should be recognized in regard to teach
ers. Parents are too careless in speak
ing disrespectfully' of school rules be-
fore their children. A mistake in meth
Cd of discipline is not likely to be so
miSchievOuS in it's results as a spirit of
rebellion against authority nourished in
the child's heart. Discussion of teach
ers and their measures should be held
in private; if they are thoroughly wrong
the child should be removed from the
school; if on the whole good, the errors
should be excused.-Ladies' Home
Jo11rna1
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
Hints for a Christian Home.

1. We may be quite sure that our will
IS likely to be crossed during the day,
so let us prepare for it.
3. Every person in the house has an
evil nature as we'll as ourselves, and
therefore we are not to expect too
much.
3. Look upon each member of the
family as one for whom Christ died.
4. When inclined to give an angry
answer, let us lift up the heart in
prayer.
5. If from sickness, pain, or infirmity,
we feel irritable, let us keep a very
strict watch over ourselves.
6. Observe when others are suffering,
and drop a word of kindness.
Z. Watch for little opportunities of
pleasing, and put little annoyances out
Of the way.
s. Take cheerful view of every
thing and encoura ge hope.
8. Speak kindly to dependents and
servants, and praise them when you
can.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
The Life Hereafter.

Death, we may be assured, is not the
end for these myriads of earth. Neither
is it bar to redemption or to any re-
covery of bst ground. 1t does not in
terfere, as an evil force, to prevent tie
fulfillment of unfulfilled lives, nor to
deprive of further opportunity. The
only satisfae eory and comforting view
is, that it plates the emancipated sou!
amid better surroundings, and opens
wider to it thI gates of hope and prog
ress-that it i the gateway to an i'm
mortal land where life shall be begun
anew, where psf opportunities shall
be restored, whre upward paths shall
be given to wax in, and where there
shall be no defet and no sorrow any
moro
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
Little Thin2s,

Little things are often the hardest
things 1t is comparatively easy to do
u momentary deed of daring that will
startle everybody; it is not so easy to
do little deeds of quiet courage from
day to day unheeded by all and I'M
needing all. Perhaps you are not called
to do the great deed. But you are called
every day to do the little deed, which
more surely wear out life and strength
in the long run. Be glad that you are
called to this, for this is the harder
task, and he who is faithful here will
things
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
What May Be Expected.

Book and magazine publishers pour
ont stream of literature on all the
subjects that pertain to the welfare nf
the human being from the time the
child is an hour old until it is twenty
years of age. There are charts publish
ed to record the weight, height, speech,
motions, consciousness, ETC., ETC., of the
infant, and the whole mass of such lit
erature is for the teacher-Written by
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
His Right to Demand

Christ's relation to every mans life
is such, and every mans life so be-
longs to Christ and is so dependent on
Him, that He has right to demand it's
supreme choice and service 4 su-
preme choice, or chief end, means to
choose and put Christ and His service
before every other relation of life, not
excepting that to parents and wife and
children, and if needs be, to antagonize
these relations when they conflict with
that to Christ.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27

has the distinction of being the first
woman consul of New Jersey.
Miss Ale is devoted to sports of all
Legitimate kinds and advocates then
warmly with tongue and pen. She has
probably written more about woman
and her bike than any other lady in
the land, and she writes WELL AS a
wheelwoman, she is expert and tireless,
male Scorcher.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
Observation-Disclosures
NOTES ABOUT SCHOOLS AND
THEIR MANAGEMENT.
A Moorish College Is Very Simple
Affair-Parents Should Not Foster
Spirit of Rebellion Against School
huies-Genera1 Educational Matters
Education in Moroccn

A Moorish college" is a simple affair
no seats; no desks; few books. For
beginners, boards about the size of
foolscap, whitened on both sides with
clay, take the place of book, paper, and
slate. On these the various lessons.
from the alphabet to the Koran, are
plainly written in large black letters.
A switch or two, a sand-boX in lieu of
blotter, and book Or two complete the
paraphernalia. The dominic squats on
the ground, tailor fashion, as do his
pupils before him. They, from ten to
thirty in number, initiate him as he re-
peats the lesson in a sonorous sing-song
voice, accompanying the words by a
rocking to and fro, which sometimes
enables them to keep time. A sharp
APPLICATION of the switch to bare pate
or shoulder is wonderfully effective in
recalling wandering attention, and real
ly lazy boys are speedily expelled.
Girls, as rule, get no schooling at all.
On the admission of a pupil the par
ents pay some small sum, varying ac-
cording to their means, and every
w VII ID d Hall uOllOdY,
payment is made of from half a cent
to five cents. New moons and feast
days are made occasions for the giving
of larger sums, as are also holidays,
which last ten days in the case of the
greater festivals. Thursdays are whole
holidays, and no work is done on Fri
day mornings, that day being the
Mohammedan Sabbath, or at least
''meeting-day," as it is called.
After learning the letters and figures
the youngsters set about committing
the Koran to memory. When the first
chapter is mastered-the one which
with them corresponds to the 'Pater
Noster" of Christendom-it is custom
ary for them to be paraded round the
town on horseback with ear-splitting
music, and sometimes charitably dis
posed persons make small presents to
the young students by way af encour-
agement After the first chapter the
last is learned, then the last but one;
and so on backwards to the second, as,
with the exception Of the first, the
longest chapters are at the beginning
Harper'S Magazine,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
Ouotina Scripture.

An absurd idea pme Christians have
IS that they are on very safe ground if
they can quote pl4ty of Scripture in
support of some Avorite doctrine or
theory. But they s EN- to be ignorant
of the fact that simpk quoting passages
of Scripture, having some sort of ref
erence TO hleirisubjea, is by no means
divine defen4 Of itA Some very alb
surd uses of Sculpture nave been made
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
She Carries a Big Record.

Probably no lady cyclist can equal
Che long distance record of Miss Ida
Greeley Ale, who has covered $4,000
miles awheel. Miss Ale is school
teacher, of Trenton, n. j. She is also
secretary and treasurer of the local
club and has recently been made local
consul for the L. A. W., and she now
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-08-27
TO-nOrrOw.

Tomorrow is not for us to rejoice IN
or to fear. 1t may never come to us.
and, if it comes, it's bringings may be
very different from our thought Suf-
fcient unto the day is the evil thereof
and the good thereof. However, trying
to-day may be it can be endured for
to-day, and tomorrow may be without
trials. However joyous may be to-day,
tomorrow may be far better.