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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
ALCOHOl'S MANY USES.
Many manufacturers Find 1t an In
dispensabic Article.

Many manufacturers Find It an I'm
dispcnsabIc Article.
The Investigation now being made b,
Congress in regard to the Use Of alco-
hol in the arts has brought to light
many interesting facts. This drug, so
favorably considered as an ingredient
Of beverages, is employed in a surpris-
ing variety Of manufactures. The hat
you wear is stifpened with shellac that
has been dissolved in alcohol for the
purpose. The preparation Of the silk
for your wife's dress. to remove the
gum from the fibre, las required the aid
Of alcohol. The contents OF the bottle
Of cologne ON your daughters dressing
table are almost pure alcohol. Your
own cigars and smoking tobacco are
favored with alcoholic solutions known
in the trade as sauces" If you take
a quinine pill you may not forget that
this and other vegetable alkaloids are
obtained by processes involving the
utilization of alcohol.
Nearly all medicinal preparations COR
tain more or less alcohol. The drug in
Oeeu. IS the pTliuc cSSeillldl "a phoi
macy. Those blessings to mankind,
chioroform and ether. are manufac-
tured with the help Of alcohol. Var
nishes, lacGucrs and enamels are nearly
pure alcohol. Q~nick-drying paints con-
tain n lot of it. and certain brands of
soaps are made transparent by the al
cohol which removes impurities. Ami
line dyes depend for their production
upon alcohol, and SO does c%ollodion.
which is largely employed in photog-
raphy and for other purposes. The
same is RI of. gunpowderS-and this
is one reason why the government has
been buying smokeless powder abroad,
because over there the alcohol used in
making the stuff is not taxed and the
product is cheaper in consequence. AL
cohol is utilized in making gold-beaters'
skin, to float mariners compasses, for
separating quicksilver from other ores
and to preserve fishes and other natural
history objects.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
TVa1tor Paker e Co nf Dorchas+n

walter Baker & Co., of Dorchester,
Mass, U. S. A, have given years of
study to the skillful preparation of cocoa
and chocolate, and have devised machin-
cry and systems peculiar to their methods
of treatment, whereby the purity, palata-
bility and highest nutrient characteristics
are retained. Their preparations are
known the world over and have received
the highest Endorsements from the medical
practitioner, the nurse and the intelligent
housekeeper and caterer. There is hardly
any food product which nay be so extern
sively used in the household in combina-
ton with other foods as cocoa and choco-
late; but here again we urge the impor-
lance of purity and nutrient value, and
these important points, we feel sure. may
be relied upon in Bakers Cocoa and Chloe
olate.".Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
Mushroom Sauce.

A mushroom Sauce to serve with fier
Of beef Or a steak is made thus; Put
two tablespoonfuls Of butter over the
fire in a saucepan, and stir into it two
tablespoonfuls of flour, and cook until
1t has Drowned. Gradually add one
pint of rich stock, a bay leaf, and a
blade Of mace, and season highly with
salt and pepper. Cover the pan, and let
the contents simmer half an hour, and
strain. Add a tablespoonful of Madeira
and one-quarter of a pound of mush-
rooms that have been cut into small
pieces to the strained sauce. Let it
cook ten minutes, and it is ready to
Serve.-Cultivator.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
Varieties of Sponees.

There are many different sorts Of
sponges. Some of them inhabit our
own coast; some live in fresh water,
but the very finest specimens are found
in the tropical waters of the Indian
ocean, the Mediterranean and in the
waters of the West Indies. The most
valuable specimens are found at some
depth below the surface and are only
by diving. They anchor
themselves to any good holding ground
tnat may be convenient-such as a
ceral or a jutting rock.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
Brief Hints.

Keep on hand some long handled
spoons, so as to be able to stir food
without toasting the face.
Meat and fish should be rencved
from paper Is soon as received. The
paper absorbs the juices.
Use bits of stale bread for croutons.
Cut them in small dice and brown in
the oven. Serve hot, with soup.
To keep yolks of eggs fresh after
whites have been used, set aside in a
cup with a little water over the sur
face.
To polish windows in freezing wealth
er pour on a damp cloth a little kero-
sene, rub them and dry with soft paper;
polish with a clean soft towel.
Never put potatoes on the dinner ta-
BILE in a closed dish. The moisture from
the steam Oh the dish cover runs back
into the dish and makes the potatoes
sodden.
Encourage the young people to or
game singing schools and literary So
cieties in every school district, and the
tickle attractions of the town will lose
their charm.
Beautiful, finely woven, large, round
baskets now come cheap, and after be-
ing gilded and painted a delicate color
are exceedingly pretty for holding
palms or large plants.
To remove varnish and paint stains
they may first be covered with butter
sweet oil and then rubbed with tur-
pentine. A little chloroform will Their
take out any grease stainS.-Rural
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
Phrenology of the Horse.

Every horse carries an index to his
temper and intelligence in his face. The
tcachable. tractable animal is broad and
fat between the eyes; the bony ridge
Of his face dishes slightly from the
poin: where the face narrows toward
the nostrils. His ears are well set.
sensitive and far apart. with a we'll
defined ridge of bone extending across
the top Of the head between them. AL.
ways feel for this ridge in judging a
horse. The eye should be. large, clear
and bright, with a prominent ridge Of
bone along the inner and upper edge OF
the socket.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
COVERED WITH SORES
FACE AND THROAT WERE Az
FECTEO.

Hoods sarsapariIia Cures = Disease
Com pietely E~radicated by This Great
Medicine.
The fact that Hoods S~arsaparilia has
power to cure q great variety OF dis
eases is due to its peculiar combination,
proportion and process, which enables
it thoroughly to purify the blood. y
great variety Of diseases are caused by
impurities in the blood and it is by re-
moving these Impurities that Hoods
Sarsaparilla strikes at the root Of the
disease and effects a positive cure
where other medicines only relieve the
symptoms.
Hoods Sarsaparilla has done a great
good in my family. My wife'S throat
was in a terrible condition, being COW
cred all over with sores. The roof OF
her mouth was also affected, and there
was a hole in the right side Of her
tongue. Her lower lip was in a bad
condition and her
Whole Body Was Covered
with red blotches. Some of the leading
doctors prescribed for her. and she was
under their treatment for some time
without benefit. | did 0 know what
to do next, but finally resolved to try
Hoods SarSaparilla, and believe if she
had not begun the use of this medicine,
she would now be beyond the reach Of
any remedy. The first bottle Of Hoods
Sarsaparilla did not seem to do much
good, but before the second was gone
she was cured. She has taken three
bottles in order completely to eradicate
the disease. and she never felt better
in her life than she does at the present
time. l will never be without Hoods
~Sarsaparilla in my house. / believe it
has no superior as Il medicine" James
ii. O'Neil. 4433 Halsted street, Chicago,
Ill.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
catarrh Can't re Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, rs they canno.
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is a blood
or constitutional disease, end in order TO cure i
tarrh Cure is taken internally, ard acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces. HalIs e.
tarrh Cure is no quack medicine 1t was pre-
scribed by one of the best physicians in this
country for years, and is a regular prescription.
Il is composed of the best tones known, CON-
bined with the best blood purifiers. acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
produces such wonderful results in curing ca
talrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, Ohio,
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
Oldest English Firm.

One of the oldest, if not the Oldest
English firms, is that of Richardson,
leather manufacturers of Newcastle-on.
Tyne. The predecessors of this firm
were leather sellers to the monastery
of st. Hilda, which was dis-establfshed
at the time of the reformation, and this
can be proved from contemporary rec
OrdS
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
The People of the Rocks.

In the northern past of Madagascar
is the most remarkable natural fortress
in the world. 1t is occupied by a wild
tribe who call themselves the people
Of the rocks. The fortress IS a lofty
and precipitous rock of enormous size,
1000 feet high and eight square sniles
in area. It's sides are so steep thit it
cannot be climbed without artificial
means. Within it is hollow, and the
only entrance is by a subterranean pas
sage.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

and a tiny nail put through them, the
final fastening being fine silk cord.
The center is a piece of brown denim,
the design being done in water colors.
1t car be replaced, by any other trans
ferred by means Of tracing paper. The
sides are of pink silk gathered on a bar
Of wood, brass yeneered, and pink bows
are placed on the central from top and
bottom.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
1867 Bus. POTATOES PER ACRE,

Don't believe it. nor did the editor
until he saw Salzer's great farm seed
catalogue. It's wonderful what an ar
ray Of facts and figures and new
things and big yields and great test
monials it contains.
Send This Notice and 10 Cents Stamp
to John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse.
Wis, for catalogue and u rare farm
seed samples. worth $40. to get a start.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
The Livery of Riliouaress

Is a pronounced yellow. II is visible In the
countenance and cyebaIls. 1t Is accompanied
with uneasineSs beneath the right ribs and
shoulder blad". sick headache, nausea and
irregularity Of the bowels. To the removal
OF each and all of these iscnmforts, as well
as their cause. HoStetter's Stomach Bitters
Is admirably adapted. This pre-emincnt
family medicine also remedies malarial. rheu-
matte and kidney complaints, nervousness
end debility. 1t promotes appetite and sleep.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

"Amiable" is the adjective which
sticks to President Faure, every pres.
ident save n having had his own
peculiar epithet. Theirs was sun
grand homme politique," McMahon Gun
gallant homme," Grevy was "habile,"
Carnot 'un brave homme," Cassimlr
Perier alone was not long enough in
Office to acquire his adjective, though
he received abuse from the radical
nrQsS
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

A young New Yorker, who, within
the last few years, has almost entirely
dissipated a large fortune left him by
his father, has settled down and gone
into business for himself. He has taken
desk room in an office down town, and
his business card reads: Real estate
and merchandise broker. Any old thing
bought and sold. Money to loan, some
tines"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
SDring Planting.

It is none too early to be planning for
next springs vegetable garden and flower
beds. The first thing to do is to get a re
liable catalogue of seeds and plants.
Vick's Floral Guide, published at Roches-
ter, N. Y, so well known for nearly fifty
years, is the one to send for. The cost for
catalogue and a package of seeds is only
Is cents. See advertisement, which has
many attractive offers.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
Recipe for Hot Starch,

One tablespoonful of white starcn
mixed smoothly with two tablespoon
fuls Of cold water, half a te%aspoonful
Of borax, dissolved in a little boiling
water, and drop in half an inch of wax
candle. Pour in boiling water and stir
continually until the required thickness
Of starch is obtained.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
Some Rroi1i-r Don'ts.

DUH { UTUII UFET Il UIt GI dII IT you CdH
broil under it.
Don't try to broil over a low fire.
Don't try to broil over a smoky fire.
Don't put coal on the fire just before
you have to use the gridiron.
Don't let the fat hat drips from the
steak or chops catch f1re.
Don't leave the steak or chops on the
stove if you have to quit the kitchen.
Don't leave the kitchen door open
when you are broiling meat.
Don't take the tops off the stove to
broil unless you are willing to cool your
ovens.
Don't forget that is Is better to broil
a steak on a hot, dry frying pan than
owe a poor fre.-Philadelphia Times.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
Monument To a tiorsn.

A marble tombstone at Strathfield
Sage. England, marks the spot where
Copenhagen, the chestnut horse ridden
by the Duke Of Wellington at Waterloo.
is buried. The horse lived to be %
years old.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
RustinS of Iron.

The so-called rusting of iron is simply
it's oxidation. The chemists state that
iron is very freely acted upon. if at all,
by dry oxygen, but most vigorously
by moist air Or oxygen and moisture.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

Some excitement has been occasioned
by the action Of the trustees Of the Bos-
ton Library in ~discharging ten of the
Oldest employees. One has been in the
library thirty-seven years and the rest
twenty or more.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

Oars so many hills ON de road ter
heaven dat some folks misses de place
entirely by buildin' a railroad round
'em.-Atlanta Constitution
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

EX-Premier Crispi is undergoing q
course of mud baths neal Padua. Be-
sides suffering from govt, he IS afflicted
with weakness of the spine, and is like
wise almost entirely blind.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

The Dallas News says that "the bride
was arrayed in a beautiful costume OF
cream" That was all right; she prob
ably was a peach.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

Thin or gray hair and bald heads, so dis
pleasing to many people as marks of q
may be averted for a long time by using
Halls Hair Remover.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

II you have ever used Dobbins' Electric during the
u years 1t has been sold. you kno;0 that 1t is III, bee.
and purestI family soap made. II you haven't t-ied il.
ask your grocer for 10 nOlo. DON. take imitation.
here are lots of them.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
How to Make a Fire Screen.

An attractive as well as a very use-
full gift is a fire screen. The frame is
made Of pieces Of wood plainly painted
in white. Where the pieces cross they
are cut away a little with a penknife
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
No-to-Bac for Fifty Cents.

Over 400. 900 cured. Why not let No-To-Bac
regulate or remove your desire for tobacco?
SaVes monsy, makes health and manhood. Curs
guafanteed. soc and 81. all druggists,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

Our farmers last year sem abroad
1924 bushels of fax seed and pocketed
$1,4333.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

Horseshoelng with IRON was unknpwn.
in England until introduced after the
Norman conquest in 1866.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

How time flies from the date on
which a man distinguishes himself
Washington Post
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

CAssARETs stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. New.
er slcken, weaken or grippe. Toe.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

You can make lots of Roadway some
times by admitting you are wrong when
you are not.-Life.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

WHEN bilious or costive. ca, n Cascarst, candy ca
thaItlc. cure guaranteed, To-, 25c-
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. L. Baker, 1928
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 8, '95.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
Ragged Ton

From Sioux City is direct over the North
western Line and Deadwood. Further in
f6a1faatieP.at- A'lttlssyesterp office Security
Bank Bnildine, r on application Isl FL. G.
Cheyney, General Agent. Sioux City, IOWA.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

Queen Margaret, Of Italy, is q clever
billiard player.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21

just Try a lUc DOI OF CaSc6feIs, Cxuas nsiI MY
EST liver and bowel regulator made.
In the shape OF veal about 10000
calves went abroad in 1895.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14
IN THE FUTURE.
Receptions Entertainments and
Dances Are Announced.

The Fijis Social Club will hold their first
dance Friday evening, March 10, at shiels'
building
The Independent Cavalry Corps has issued
invitations to their regular monthly dance,
Saturday evening, March 27, at Saratoga Hall.
"Old Friends day. will be celebrated at the
Chutes on Sunday, March IA, 1897, by grand
80. F." barbecue at 10 A. NJ. and ana p NJ.
as well as by the Chutes' regular Sunday enter
tainment, day and night.
Those who are looking after the entertain
ment are: Thomas Sawyer, president; ). y.
Slinkey, secretary; Theodore e. CocKrlll,
master OF ceremonies; DR.. j. s. knowlton ana
James Packer, carvers; commlttee-Judge
Robert Ferral DR.. NJ. C. Bridges, Ernest Hey
mans, John Diemer, C. G. Butler, Judge J. A.
Campbell Judge G. H. Bahrs, Captain j..
Sneider, DR.. j. A Hughes. Judge c. L. CONAN,
Colonel Alfred Perrier, Arthur McGurren, Dr.
F. F. Lord, F. kaufman. K. B. Terry.
The confirmation of Jake Erich. son OF MI.
and Mrs. II. Erlich, took place Saturday morn
ing at the Taylor-street Synagogue. The re-
ceptiOn will be Sunday afternoon from to D
at 500 Golden Gate avenue.
The California Dramatic Club at their last
meeting elected the following officers: Presl-
dent, K. l.. Levy; vice president, Harry
Lelpsic; treasurer, Harry w. Meendy; secre-
tary Miss Lille Berry; stage manager, Dud-
leigh Stanhope; business manager. Sol Kraus;
sergeant-at-arms, Julian Kramer; directors
R. L. Levy. Dudleigh Stanhoue, Sol Kraus,
Harry w. Melendy. Harry Leipsic. The club
is making active preparations for their an
niyersary entertainment and dance which
Will be given at Native Sons Hall April 2S,
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14

| from prolonged visit to the Eastern States
Mr.. and Mrs Edward s. Rothchild left for
New York City last Tuesday evening and will
probably be away about two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Bauer have returned from
Europe after prolonged absence, and are at
the Palace Hotel.
Edgar B. Carroll returned to his home In
Sausalito last Saturday after months visit
to the Eastern States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Aston Williams and
their three children sailed for Sydney, n. s.
W., March 5. on the Oceanic steamship Ala
media. They will make Sydney their perma-
nent home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Pease left for New York
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs Winthrop Elwyn Lester re-
turned this week from a visit to Santa Monlca.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. Philip Smith are expected to
arrive in New York next So turday after pro-
longed absence in Europe. They will probably
remain East couple OF months before return
ing to Santa Cruz.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton E. worden, Mrs. A. N.
Towne and Master Nelson Towne Shaw have
been passing several days at the Hotel Rafael.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Redding and Miss Red
ding have been staying at the Hotel Rafael
recently.
Miss Turnbull will leave this evening on the
sunset Limited TO visit Mrs, W: ID. BertsSn
wife of Lieutenant Bertsch, U. S. A., at Fort
Bayard, n NJ
Miss Leila Owen Ellis Of this City recently
visited General and Mrs. Ordway, U. s. A., at
eneir Hoiuc AZ w WdsnlnSIou ~. ", ioi ~,
night, and also attended the inaugural ball.
She has since returned to New York City and
will soon give couple of dramatic readings
with her mother. Mrs. Leila Ellis.
II. s. Crocker is at the Hotel Rafael.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Greer Harrison and
family making brief stay at the Califor-
MA Hotel prior 10 their departure Tor the
East.
John j. Crooks left last Monday for Chicago
10 meet his wife, who has been visiting rela-
tives there. They will return early in April.
Major w. II. Snedaker returned last Thurs
day from visit to Salt Lake City.
Edgar A. Miner left last Thursday for Un-
alaska to enter the employ of the Alaska Com
mercial Company.
Mrs. WymEn OF Chicago is now visiting Mrs.
J. A. Kenney of San Francisco