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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Silver in the Senate.

The Republicans are laboring dill
gently to fasten on the people Of this
country the chains of gold. They real
ize that if they fail to secure legislation
during the coming session of Congress
their chances of success will be entirely
swept away by an increased bimetallic
vote. 1t is greatly fortunate that all
these plots will be made Intellectual by
the fact that the Senate. as it is now
constituted, will refuse to approve Of
any bill which contemplates the issuing
Of bonds to retire the greenbacks. and
without such a vote all the plans of the
gold monometallists will prove futile.
The New York World has made a can
yasS of the Senate. and announces that
neither Secretary Cages plan of none
tary reform nor that of the self-con-
stituted monetary commission can be
adopted. The conclusions OF the World
upon this matter are as follows: "The
gold bonds thirty-three Republicans
and four Democrats, total Of thirty
seven; against gold bonds, thirty Dem
ocrats, ten Republicans, six Populists
and six silver Republicans, total of
tfty-twO. This would be majority of
fifteen against the foundation stone of
the plans of both Secretary Gage and
the monetary commission. 1t is be-
lieved that the majority would be even
larger against the retirement Of the
greenbackS,''
1t is to be hoped that the Republicans
will insist on urging their proposed ''re-
form,' and thus place themselves on
record as absolutely the friends and ad-
vocates of gold monometallism. All
their victories in the past have been
won by pretended friendship for BIZ
metallism. The majority Of the people
in the United States is unalterably op-
posed to the single standard, and when
ever a fight is made on square issue
between gold monometallism and BIZ
metaliism, the former will go down in
defeat.-ChicagO Dispatch.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

The name of the river that is now on
everybody's lips should be spelled
''Klondike," according to the rules Of
our Government Board of Geographic
Names, which say that in foreign and
aboriginal names sc is always soft and
has nearly the sound of S, as in Cele-
bes," and Ak should always be used
for the hard c. and that ''Y is always
a consonant, as in yard and therefore
should not be msed for the vowel L.
For about eight years the photographic
rules adopted 10y the leading geographic
cal societies have agreed in rejecting
the posseSSive ease in many names.
The rule adopted by ctr Board of Geo.
graphic Names is: The possessive form
should be avoided whenever it can be
dene without destroying the euphony
of ahe name or changing its descriptive
application" So 'Ceok Inlet" and "St.
Michael now appear in all our govern-
meat publications. though Cooks In
iet' and "St. Michaers'' are still cur.
rent in many newspapers.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
House-to-House housekeeping.

Why should not staff of servants be
organized to do. at any rate, the rough
er part Of the domestic service in. say,
fifty or a hundred federated house
holds. just in the same way that sin
gle staff could be organized to cook
their meals? Why should I not pay
SO much year, either to a bona fide
cooperative society, or to a private
speculator, to have my beds made, nay
floors scrubbed, my knives and boots
cleaned, and other similar work per
formed at stated hours every day and
every week? The agency which un-
dertook to perform this service would
organize it's workers just as do other
agencies which at present undertake
to keep our gardens in order, to clean
our boilers. sweep our chimneys, or
clean our bicycles; and the labor diff
Guilty which meets us in domestic SER
vice as at present organized would
consequently be eliminated.-London
Truth.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
A Curious Oil.

1t has been found that the oil bursting
out of the bed of the creek near Camp-
ton, says the Courier-Journal, contains
a very valuable quality hitherto un-
known. By laying plank or anything
across the creek person can dam the
oil up and gather any amount of it. and
it has been discovered that the oil will
burn as fast as dry paper The people.
through curiosity, go to this offspring,
dam it up on the top of the water, and;
then strike match to it in order to see
spread over the whole surface of the
water perfect blaze. This oil for Iu-
bricating purposes is hard to surpass,
and the beauty of it rests in the fact
that it does not have to undergo any
process whatever to be valuable for
such purpose.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
| INOTES ON EDUCATION.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO Pu.
Pill AND TEACHER.
United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation Recommends Better Grading
of Pupils-Practica1 journalism In
Schools Educational Notes.
Better Grading Needed.

At the National Educational Associa-
ton meeting recently held at Milwau-
kee, DR.. VIM. T. Harris. United States
Commissioner of Education, pleaded
for better grading of pupils in the
public schools, claiming that the classi-
ficatiOns are seldom as accurate as
they should be. Bright. active, we'll
advanced pupils are herded with dull,
slow. less well-advanced pupils. Af-
ter three or four months it is found
that the dull ones are holding the
brighter ones back and the brighter
ones are hurrying the slow ones for
ward at q pace which prevents real
comprehension of what is passed
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Pictured by Lightning.

During recent thunderstorm i'm Mo
bile flash of lightning played one of
the StrangeSt tricks ever known. 1t
went into the photographing business
without the aid of any apparatus ex-
cept an object to be photographed and
piece of sugar candy for a receiving
plate. In the candy store of Mr.. Tons
metre on lower Dauphin street was the
candy that the lightning chose to ope-
rate upon. The candy was of sugar and
glucose. brown in color and transpar-
ent. 1t lay ON slab on a table i'm the
midst Of the store. The article photo
graphed was the wrapper of small
American flags, then lying imbedded in
some melted candy ON the floor of the
store, in front of the table, but not in
line of view of the candy on the table.
On the wrapper was an inscription in
condensed gothic type, reading, "Na-
tIonal Flags This inscription. begin
ming with the fourth letter of the first
word and part of the third letter. lust
so much of the lettering as was visible
on the wrapper as it lay in the midst of
the sticky stuff on the floor, was taken
by the lightning and transferred to a
piece of the candy ON the table; not
transferred simply, but imbedded in it.
beneath the surface the smallest frac-
tion of an inch. 1t was perfect repro
duction and perfectly black, but insert
ed face front, just as in the original,
and not reverse, as would be the order
of the letters if any one should attempt
to transfer them by applying the wrap
per to the surface of the candy.
In the search for a clew to the sud-
den and mysterious appearance the pa
per wrapper was discovered on the
floor with those letters exposed which
appeared on the candy. Mr.. Fosdick
says that there is a mirror in front of
the table that possibly had something
to do with the photographing.- Chicago
Chronicle
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

One who heard Lord Kelvin and Lord
Lister at the late meeting of the Brit
ish Association for the Advancement Of
Science was struck with their gentle
ness Of voice. There was reStfulness
In the tones. No fine frenzy" helped
the spectator to imagine for a moment
that he was listening to one who made
defamation take the place of demon
stration. How well this simplicity
symbolized that true science that never
mistakes vociferation for verify!
Quackery loves the sounding brass"
of long words and loud voice.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Vast Sums for Pensions.

The cumulative result of years of
pension giving is the monstrous annual
burden of $14O,OOO,OOO year, a sum
nearly equal to the revenue produced
by our customs tariff. The commits
sioner reports that the list is still in
creasing. 1t is time that Congress was
made to heed the citizen vote, the vote
Of the taxpayer, who will beyond all
question make powerful and effective
protest against pension extravaganza
as soon as he can be made to realize
the unworthiness of a very large pro-
portion of the pensiOners.-New York
Times
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

If Diogenes were still on earth. hunt
ing with his lantern for an honest man.
Monrovia, Ind, would be the place for
him to turn his steps toward. Clark
Geare lives there, and if one recent act
of his is an index of his nature. he is
just the sort of manlDiogenes was look
Ing for. Geare is veteran Of the late
war. and some time ago applied for a
pension because of rheumatism. He
got 1T, but recently returned his certif-
cate and $3.50 back pension to the de-
partment at Washington, saying that
his Rheumatism had gradually improv-
ed and finally left him completely. and
that he was therefore not entitled to
the pension.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

Arab chiefs are regarding the discov-
ery ,of water by English engineers in
the Nubian desert with great satisfac-
ton. They believe it will revolutionize
the country and cause villages to spring
up in the heart Of the desert. Three
thousand men are employed in build
ing the railroad which is being laid
there, many of them being dervishes
who were captured by the Anglo -Egyp-
tan forces, and they will work with q
will for the money they receive.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Bribery and Bulldoziue,

One of Mark Hannas newspaper
champions describes the methods
which the big Doodle boss has adopted
to make his calling and election sure.
His first move will be to have no fed
eral appointments made in the State,
so far as he can control the matter, un-
til after the Senatorial question is de-
eided." In short, official bribery. Nei-
ther will he permit the general assem-
bly, to be organized until the Senatorial
question has been solved" In other
words, official bulldozing.-New York
WNrId
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
The Situation in a Nutshell.

New York, New Jersey and Kentucky
cast fifty-eight electoral votes for Nc
Kiniey, one of Kentucky's votes going
to Bryan. New York, New Jersey and
Kentucky all went Democratic last
week. Had Mckinley been candidate
last week instead of last year the pop
ular vote in these three Democratic
States would certainly have been cast
against him. Now, deduct these fifty
eight electoral votes from the 271
which Mr.. Mckinley received, and
there are left 21r. Add these fifty-eight
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

An experienced man who has just re-
turned from Alaska tells the Fargo Ar
gus how to cure the Klondike fever.
"Pick out morning next winter" he
says, when the mercury is below zero,
shoulder pick and go into the woods
before breakfast; dig a hole sixteen
feet deep; come back to the house at
night and eat small piece of stewed
buffalo robe and sleep in the woodshed.
Repeat the dose as often as necessary"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Growing Deficit.

The Dingley tariff law was passed by
the last Congress for the special pur-
pose of furnishing sufficient revenue
for the needs of the government. 1t
has been in operation now fifteen
weeks, and it has produced in that
short space of time a deficit of $40 2,O00,-
600. What is worse still, it promises
to continue adding to the national debt
at even an increasing ratio SO long as
it remains on the statute books.
At the rate of about three millions a
week, the deficit created by this hum
bug revenue raising measure will be
no less than $6O,O00,OOO by the first of
next January, and by the time it will
have been in operation full year this
deficit will have mounted to close on
the two hundred million figure, which
IS twice as much as the conservative
opponents of the bill originally pre-
dicted, and which is therefore likely to
be largely exceeded.
Considering the promises made by
the Republicans as to the consequences
to follow the enactment of the Ding
ley bill, the actual result is decidedly
grewsome. 1t is as if a friend had in
vited you to partake Of plenteOus din
ner at his house and then presented for
your delectation the skeleton Of his
cook.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Folly of Paterna1 LEGISLATION.

We regret to observe growing ten
dency on the part Of many worthy peO-
pie to demand paternal legislation
Such legislation is not only unwise, un-
necessary and undemocratic, but it
causes great many people to lose re-
spect for legislation that is not open to
such Objections.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Items of Interest,

Several Yale students make tuition
fees during vacation by working as
mOtOrmen on trolley cars.
The University of the City of New
York has enrolled for the new year, in
all departments, 1900 students.
Fourteen hundred students have
been admitted and $50 are waiting for
admittance at Cooper Union, New
York
The University of Illinois has 1000
students. In 1S93-'94 it had 743. The
new school of law opened with twenty
five students.
Lawrence University is to have 4
new science hail. $4,000 having been
contributed for this purpose. This
building will cost $4,000, and the ap-
paratus $4,000 more.
DR.. Henry Preserved Smith, who.
was formerly professor at Lane Theo-
logical Seminary, has been recently ap-
pointed to the chair of Biblical inter-
pretatiOn at Amherst.
The will of the late G.. r Wilder. Of
Wellesley, Mass, leaves $4,000 each
to the American Board, American Mis-
sionary Association, Roberts College
at ConstantinOple, the School for Girls
at the same city, Whitman College,
Carleton College, and the Mount Her
mon School at Mortified, Mass. Dart
mouth College receives $4,000 and
Amherst College $4,000.
At PittSburg, Pa, a movement is said
to be on foot to have placed in every
public school swimming pools and a
complete bathing equipment The idea
is to have the swimming pools placed
in the spacious easements of the
school buildings and have the children
take bath every time the teachers or
the principals deem it necessary.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Every Politician for Himself

The argument that Governor Bush
nell is too much of Republican to op-
pose Mark Hanna for United States
Senator might possess considerable
force IN any State outside of Ohio. But
there mans first choice is usually
hiblself.-Kansas City Star.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
German Still Political Force.

Because Senator German cannot be
reelected to the Senate it is assumed
that his political career is ended That
does not necessarily follow. He is re-
tired for four years without question,
but Arthur Pue German is resource
full individual. His party is disorgan-
lied, but if the Republicans of Mary
land make mistakes it would not be
surprising to see him revivitied in four
years, when legislature to choose
Senator Wellington's successor is to be
elected. He is a force still to be reck-
oned with. Those who calculate other
wise are shortsighted.-Sprin
tMaSS.) Union.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

The latest rules of the postoffice de-
partment require employees to use the
utmost civility in all their dealings
with the public. Civil service will leave
reform.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
The Lfghtest known Solid.

The lightest known solid is said tn be
the pith OF the sunfower, with a spe-
cific gravity of .G2S, or about one-eigbth
that of cork. The sunfiOwer is exten-
sively cultivated in Central Russia, and
various uses are served by its different
parts, the recent discovery of the light
ness of the pith essentially increasing
the commercial value of the plant. For
life-saving appliances at sea, cork has
Il buoySncy of one to five, while with
the sunfiower pith one to thirty-five is
attained. About 800 cubic inches of Il
would weigh as much as one cubic inch
of iridium, the heaviest metal.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

PIatt's Future in Mckinley's Hand .
If President Mckinley desires to put
the finishing touches on the career of
Thomas G.. Plat as boss of the New
York Republicans, he has an excellent
excuse and opportunity for doing so
now. Platt's power in the metropolis
is hopelessly shattered, and his influ-
ence in the State outside of the city is
languishing. The only chance he now
has to recoup himself is afforded by
the dispcnsation of federal patronage,
which the President has turned over to
him. Through his influence at Wash
ington the defeated boss may be able
to come to the front again.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

A writer in sporting contemporary
says that ''the Laplanders when on
skates think nothing of covering $50
miles day." The average man in
this country who goes on a skate"
doesn't think of it either.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Trusts Outwitting the Law.

The failure of practically all the le-
gal proceedings against trusts does not
prove the justice or legality Of these
conspiracies of greed. 1t simply
shows the astuteness Of the trusts in
dealing with the bosses who control
legislation and make judges.-New
York World.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Too Narrow Minded,

Republican statesmen should broad
en- generally. While they take such a
comprehensive view of the Hawaiian
question, they should widen out on the
tariff. 1t doesn't consist to argue that
we need mid-Pacific station in the in
regulate our tariff laws so as to de-
stroy that commerce-Nashvil Amer
lean
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

A literary critic says that Kipling's
poetry is the only modern literary
work which shows the results of in
spiration. Well, dollar a word is
enough inspiration to produce quite an
effort
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Heroism of True Democracy.

This has been a Democratic year.
The elections of 1897 have shown that
the Democracy rebounds from the
downfall Of 1896 stronger and more
confident and combatiye than ever.
Democracy exhibits every quality of
heroism. 1t has courage. it has the
genius of recovery and reconstruction.
it knows not the meaning of dismay.
Defeat leaves it without fear. Danger
finds it without cowardice. 1t is a
miracle of vitality, of valor and of
hope-Washingto Post.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

Judging from recent statistics, ap-
pendicitis seems to be growing into an
epidemic in the United States that sug-
gests the idea Of a quarantine against
the disease
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

The giving of so cents a week to his
wife got a Pittsburger thirty-day
work-house sentence-a deserved re-
buke fer recklessness. Domestic econ
omy must be enforced. If he had given
her dollar there is no telling what
mught have happened to him.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

that with thrift and economy the far.
mer provides about everything his FAM
lily needs except few groceries and
clothes, while the surplus products
more than supply his other wants and
leave balance to his credit, which
grows each year.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

votes to the 176 Of Mr.. Bryan and he
would have 234. That is a majority Of
twenty-one in the Electoral College. In
other words, the Democrats do not
need to gain another State. They need
only retain these three-New York,
New Jersey and Kentucky-and they
will elect the next President.-New
York World,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

Those who rudely broke their home
connections to go to Klondike arc
forming other ties up there. They've
begun lynching each other.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

Rev. DIR. Parkhurst says in a recent
letter to friend in New York: 81 can
not stand by the Sunday saloon pure
and simple, but do believe in allowing
the sale OF beer and light wines on SIM,
day. provided they are the accompani-
ment OF an honest meal. honestly paid
or"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

Everla&tingly at It.-"Stark is a BIZ
cycle crank, isn't he?" II should say
he was. When it rains he stays home
and runs his Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
.e yale,,fi're Ae,porrat
ROBERT GOOD. Editor and Prop.

the football season is undeniably one
of his fayoriteS.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
A Uuiyeral Weakness.

Il never censure lazy people"
why not?'
as lazy as would be If I could afford
it."-chicago Record.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Underconsumption, Not Overproduc.
ton.

The strawboard trust finds that in
one day, with modern machinery and
thorough organization it can produce
twice as much as the country can con-
sumo in the same period. Hence, an
apparent overproduction is brought
about The overproduction is, of
course, only apparent because it is
caused by the inability of the masses
of the people who constitute the home
market to purchase and consume more
than their income permits. Their in
come, in turn. so far as they are wage
earners, is limited by the extent and
power Of consumption Of the mar
ket," of which they are a large part.
Thus we have vicious circle.-St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
What Mckinley Owes to Hanna.

President Mckinley's debt to Hanna
is unquestionably very great. Hanna,
by devious methods, made him the can
didate of the Republican convention.
Hanna procured the enormous cam
paign fund by the use of which his cleo
tion was cOmpassed. Hanna, in short,
made Mckinley President, so far as
such an agent can be said to have ac-
complished such an end. That is, had
it not been for Hanna some other Re-
publican would have been nominated
and perhaps elected.-Boston Post.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25
Lively Times Coming in Ohio.

You may look forward with entire
confidence to disgraceful row in the
next Ohio Legislature, all arising from
the election of a Senator. Contests are
counties, and if there is any opportu-
nifty for stealing members NJ. Hanna
can be relied upon to try it. 1t will
probably be repetition of the situa-
ton following the campaign when John
Sherman announced that Ohio was di-
vinely commissioned to purify the bal
lot in the South, and it will incidental
ly illustrate the desirabilty of electing
Federal Senators by popular vote.-In-
dianapOlis News.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-11-25

managers paid the st. Louis plate glass
works to close up their plant and re-
main idle during the campaign to in
f1uence the workingmen to vote for Nc
Kinley to ''open up the mills" When
one of the Republican bosses turns
States evidence it makes mighty in
tereStin' readin'"