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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
Educating Muscles.

And now comes a Russian professor
with book of his own making, in
which it is shown that muscular exer-
else does not develop muscular
strength where there was none before.
In short, Professor Alexis HOrvath
completely upsets the theory that the
absolute strength of muscles may be
largely increased by exercise taken for
that purpose, says the Washington
Post.
He contends that muscles are a gift
of nature, and that no amount of eX-
ercise can convert a congenital weak
ling into an athlete, and a strong man
may preserve considerable strength
for many long year even in the face
Of absolute physical exertion. The
principal difference between q man
who exercises his muscles and one who
does not lies in the greater endurance
Of the former. A regular course Of
gymnastics does, during the first
weeks, increase the muscle power by
little, but the improvement soon ceas-
es, and the size of the muscles changes
very little.
The beneficial effects of gymnastics
and of work shows itself principally in
the greater staying power of the mus
cles. The best means, Horvath thinks,
for perfecting the muscles and giving
them the power to resist fatigue, are
oft-repeated, rhythmical contractions.
He gives as a corroborative example Of
this theory the human I:aart, which,
although it goes through these con-
fractions consecutively during a whole
lifetime, never tires or ceases it's func.
tons for a minute.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
Hottest Spot ON Earth.

One Of the hottest regions of the
earth is along the Persian Gulf, where
little or no rain falls. At Bahrin the
arid shore has no fresh water, yet a
comparatively numerous population con-
triyes to live there, thanks to copious
springs which burst forth from the bot
tom of the sea. The fresh water is got
by diving. The diver, sitting in his
boat winds a great goat-skin bag round
his left arm, the hand grasping its
mouth; then he takes in his right hand
a heavy stone, to which is attached
strong. line, and thus equipped he
plunges in and quickly reaches the bot
tom. Instantly opening the bag over
the strong Jet of fresh water, he springs
up the ascending current, at the same
time closing the bag, and is helped
aboard. The stone is hauled up, and
the diver taking breath plunges in
again. The source of these submarine
springs is thought to be in the green
hills of Osman, 500 miles distant-Sat.
urday Evening Post
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
/: :2I5S;;;::f( q; 81 $50
The News ~

The business man is now stamping and
kicking. ~s~t
The Texas is nobly living down her old
reputation.
The latest definition of "coming out
party" is Cervera.
Uncle Sans demand for revenue stamps
caused a stampede.
Spain is rapidly realizing how it feels
to be reconcentrado herself.
Meanwhile do not forget that the Oma-
ha exposition goes marching on.
Camara's naval motto evidently is
'snall profits and quick returns"
If there are any blowholes in American
armor plate Spain can't prove it.
Now that Santiago has fallen, isn't it
time for Blanco to take q tumble?
The temptation of free vacation trip
to Europe proved too much for Toral.
Still Camara can't claim that he was
given coaled reception at Port Said
Spanish honor may not yet be preserved,
but it is assuredly in a pickle just now.
Sagasta seems to have studied states
manship under the man who blew out the
gas.
peace is in the air." remarks Phila-
delphia paper. 1t is probably o piece OF
Spain. IT,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
Turn Hose on Tramps.

About thirty tramps were hauled into
Bancroft by the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railroad on accommodation No. 6
and sidetracked. They remained at the
depot until local freight No. 16 came in
from the south, when they boarded it and
were ordered by the railroad officials to be
taken to Pender. But the village authori-
ties took the matter in hand and turned
the hose OH them. The train was cleared
and band of as tough looking characters
as ever were associated together demanded
the mayor to furnish them with supper
and nights lodging. The general sympa-
thy is with the trampS.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
Te,exraphic Brev1fies.

Two-thirds of the male population oil
the world use tobacco. ~ ~ .fE-ft ,ioql
South Dakota's wheat yield is 100 per
cent greater than last year. "i9'f1f -3jT'
Flax is being successfully grown near
Victoria, in southern Texas!.s :s-- a3i
Northern Pacific officials report an enor5
nous wheat crop along their line.
Six members Of family by the name of
Won jZostrow of Sherburne,9N.f ", have
died of trichinosis from eatingFaw pork
Considerable damage; has been done to
mountain TOWNS on tha lsthmqs of Te-
hauntepec by q series, Of =, earthquake
shocks.
In an alteration at Warrensbgrg, Mo-,
between James Long, a 1drayman, and
Whitsett III. Harris, Long struck Harris
over the head with dray standard, frac-
turing his skull. 'a.9'n s'-2 10
During the recent Germafi elections 'hof
one vote was cast In the town of Postr0f.
q place of 5000 inhabitants. ia polling
booth was erected, but aasJnone' of the
citizens appeared to vote, even the cleo
ton officers =refrained from casting their
ballots.
w. A. Thomas Of Sevierviile, Tenn,
while driving in heavy wagon along a
country road, became engaged in an alter
cation with James Mitchell, negro, who
struck him with brass khuckles, knocking
him under the wagon, the wheels of
which passed over his body, killing him
Instantly. Mitchell was arrested.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
HAVOC DONE BY HAIL.
Chicago Visited by One of the: Worst
- Storms in It's History.

- Storms in It's History.
One of the most severe hailstorms ever
experienced by Chicago came upon the
city early Thursday evening. The sweep
Of the storm was through the center Of
the city from west to east. Tens Of thou
sands of windows were broken. Horses,
made frantic by huge hailstones striking
them, ran away, and pedestrians on teeir
way home from work fled terror-str eIAen
to the nearest place Of shelter. Tie day
had been hot and sultry. In the west a
formation Of clouds gave promise of a
shower, but no severe storm was antici-
pated even by the weather man. At 6
o'clock the sky was clear except in the
southwest, where there were few scat
tering clouds. In the short space of thir-
teen minutes the storm came up and broke
upon the city. At 6:15 o'clock hail COM
menced to fall The haiIstones averaged
an inch in diameter, and many were
picked up that were as large as lemons.
During the height of the storm the wind
blew at the rate of forty-eight miles an
hour. In the business district many Of
the sky-scrapers suffered.
Reports from various points show that
storms did much damage elsewhere on
the same day. Mrs. Wesley Thornton
and infant child were killed in a cyclone
near Hawthorne, Iowa. Three farm
houses were demolished. w. r. Henry
was killed by lightning. The Swedish Lu-
theran Church at Wallin was struck by
lightning and burned. Serious damage
to crops was done by the wind, and many
horses and cattle were killed. At Lyons,
Iowa, the factory of the Warner Lock
Company was damaged to the extent of
$4,000. A cyclone passed through the
Indian reserve, five miles north of Ma
rion, Ind, doing great deal of damage
to timber and crops. Reports from Tari-
GUS points throughout the Michigan fruit
belt show that ripe peaches and black
berries suffered severely from the heavy
rain and hail. 1t is feared that the loss
will run into thousands of dollars. In
many cases peach trees were stripped Of
their limbs, while thousands of cases Of
berries were strewn upon the ground.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
Jail Breaking.

Another prisoner has made his escape
from the Hall County Jail at Grand Island.
In the Jail there is cage, where all pris-
oners are kept during the night. During
the day they are let out in the corridors,
the cage being small, and it being severe
on the prisoners to keep them locked
within the same. In the evening while
corralling the prisoners the deputy sheriff
evidently overlooked one of the men, and
during the night he succeeded in saving
one of the bars across the open window
in two and making his escape. The man
was Charles Hayden, who had been bound
over to the district court ON the charge of
forgery,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
Children Fatally Burned.

Two children of Mr.. and Mrs. Ehme
Wallman, who live ten miles northeast OF
Beatrice, were burned to death few days
since and two more were burned in hor-
rible manner. After dinner the parents
went to neighbor's to spend the after
noon, leaving five children at home alone.
About o'clock they saw from where they
were that there was fire on their place
and hurriedly started home, only to find on
reaching there that their home was then
almost entirely destroyed by fire, with the
result as stated aboue. A neighbor named
Leners says he thinks the children in their
excitement ran through that part of the
house which was in flames instead of TAX
ing a safe exit on the other side of the
house.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
KLoNDIKERs IN DIRE STRAITS

Thousands Kept on Boats at St. Mi
chael's, Unable to Land.
The steamer Humboldt, which arrived
in Seattle from st. Michaefs, brings the
news that many river boats and thou
sands of Klondikers are in dire straits at
St. Nicha els, on account Of lack Of dock
ing facilities. Many river boats and 9TH
er vessels towed to Alaskan ports have
been unable to land their passengers,
some of them having been in port many
weeks. The result is that provisions are
very low on the boats. Thousands who
have landed have been unable to get up
the river, owing to the lowness Of the
water in the Yukon, and provisions in the
town are getting short. Many Of the ves-
sells and passengers would return south at
once if they had food sufficient to make
the voyage to Seattle or San Francisco.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
HAWAII VERY HAPPY.
OVERLOOKED AT THE NEWS OF
ANNEXATION. z,,se
Coptic's Arrival Greeted with Sa1utes
and Music-People Stop Business
Bands Play Patriotic American Airs
and Procession Is formed.
Honolulu Iubilanf.

Hawaii is in the Union and feels it. The
roar Of cannon, the cheers Of enthusiasm.
the unfurling of the Stars and Stripes
from every house top and vantage point,
which greeted the news the Coptic
brought to Honolulu, has been repeated
to the other islands of the group as fast
as the message of annexation reached
them. And the echo of their enthusiasm
came back to Honolulu to redouble and
re-enforce the swelling food of exultation
and demonstrative satisfaction.
Never was vessel more truly q gospel
ship, bringing good news to those who
heard it gladly, than the Coptic when she
came in last Wednesday afternoon, July
IL, with flags floating from every mast
and streamers and pennants from every
shroud and stay. While she was still far
out at sea the message she bore was read
III her signal pennants, and to every vii
lage and plantation and house on the ISL
and of Oahu the news was sent, by tele-
phone and messenger, and by that subtle
mGt'e of swift communication which ev-
cry primitive people has, and which the
native Hawaiians have not forgotten.
With the spread of the news there be-
gan a display of American flags from
housetops and doorways and from tall CO.
coanut palms and hilltops and mountain
peaks, as though the spirit of freedom
had just turned loose upon whole peo-
pie until, to an aerOnaut, the whole ISL
and would have looked like a garden Of
red and blue flowers against the back
ground Of tropical green.
The whole population was awake, alert,
each to assure himself that the news so
long hoped for, so often deferred, had
come at last; to grasp its full meaning
and to exchange with his neighbors mu-
tual congratulations. Business ceased.
Buyers deserted the stores and merchants
their counting rooms to join in the streets
and at the wharf their fellow citizens in
celebrating their great event. Factories
closed. Work everywhere came to q
standstill. "We are Americans" was the
only theme upon which men would talk.
The steamship Coptic arrived from San
Francisco on the evening of the 18th
inst, with the important news that the
United States Senate had ratified the
Newlands resolution, making Hawaii a
part Of the United States. Long before
IAe NeSSel ui1u IeitCueu tue udIDoI IL was
known that the steamer brought annexa-
ton news, the information being signalled
TO the Mohican.
After the Coptic was locked the official
message Of Minister Hatch announcing
annexation was read from the balcony of
the Government building and was greeted
with intense enthusiasm. The Govern
ment band played American national airs
and the people went wild. Then there
was an informal procession and cheer
ing thousands marched through the
streets. 1t was far in the night before
the patriotic jubilee ended.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
STATE OF NEBRASKA
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON.
DENSED FORM.
Bloodhounds Employed I'm Burt
County to Run Down an Un.
known Fiend Who Has Been Com
mitting Many Deprcdations.
Depredations Near Lyons.

The Neary boys, living with widowed
mother upon their farm about three miles
west of Lyons, have been victims of an
unknown fiend for about year, who is
bent upon the malicious destruction OF
property, and doing all the damage he can
otherwise. Farming implements left in
the field would be found broken or chopped
to pieces. At harvest time important parts
about the reapers and mowers would be
found missing. The harness has been
taken from the barn time after time, and
entirely cut to pieces. Last Sunday morn
ing, when the boys found their harness all
cut to pieces again, poison in the horses
feed boxes and i'm the cattle yard and hog
pens, it was resolved that something would
have to be done. BloodhoundS will be
used 10 trace the criminals.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
siBERIANS IN CHINA.
Wild Race of the Siyots Fled Before
Russian Invasion.

Wild Race of the Siyots Fled Before
Russian Invasion.
One Of Nle most curious of many Gu.
riOus people who make up the great
nation of China is the Siyots. They
live in the far interior, north of the
desert of Cobb, in a region Of which
little is known. The best maps of the
country close to the boundary line be-
tween China and Siberia, near the
headwaters of the Yenisei, are mac
curate, and are of little value to the
traveller.
The Siyots are Chinese only by adOp-
ton. When the Russians invaded ST.
IBERIA 300 years ago the SiyOts refused
to bend the knee. They retreated
southwark and forced their way into
the Chinese empire. They dispossessed
a quiet and peaceful people in order to
make homes for themselves.
The Siyots are a nOmadic people.
They live in portable tents, built of lat
tice work, with a fet-cOvered, cOnical
top. Inside the tent is an arrangement
of boxes which serve as seats and beds.
They also hold the family stores. Near
the Siyots live the Turbets The lat
ter have no boxes inside their tents
and the Siyots consequently have su-
preme contempt for them.
The Siyots are deeply religious and
evidences of their religion may be
found all over the country. At every
dangerous ford or difficult mountain
al Ae c4o iaI-
ed with bits of rag or with wisps Of
horse hair. Every man who crosses
the stream or mountain adds a trifle to
the collection as an Offering to the deity
supposed to look after travellers.
Smallpox is quite common among the
Siyots. Their treatment of the disease
is primitive. A medicine man. is call
ed to see the patient, and effort is made
to drive away the devil who is thought
to be the cause of the trouble The
medicine man" enters the apartment
of the patient dressed in a long red
robe, adorned with imitation snakes
and brass ornaments. He beats tam
tam and yells all night, working him
self into such frenzy that he falls to
the ground, biting his lips and cover
ing his face with blood.
Some of the Siyots are Buddhists
and are under the control of red-robed
lamas. The Lama sometimes has vis-
ion in which he claims to be informed
that certain Siyot is to die. The
doomed man raises bribe and tenders
1t to the Lama, who interferes and q
respite is secured for time Then the
process is repeated.-New York World.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
EFFECT OF WAR ON HARVEST,
Help Scarce in Dakota Because the
BOYS Ioiued the Army.

Help Scarce in Dakota Because the
Boys Joined the Army.
The farmers of the Northwest are con.
fronted by hard proposition as one OF
the results of the war. With so small a
percentage Of soldiers from the West it
would seem that their absence could make
NO difference in the affairs Of the States,
But the situation is serious for the farm
er who is ready to harvest his grain.
Heretofore the help has not been large,
but with the assistance of tramps during
the harvesting season the farmers have
been able to care for their crops. Now
not only are their own sons away in the
army, but there are no tramps in the
Northwest.
81 have never known anything like it, -
said one Of the largest farmers in South
Dakota. Il went into a town near my
farm last week to get harvest hands. l
could easily have secured 200 men there
last year, but now could not get one.
The town has a population Of 500, but it
sent 21O men to fight against Spain. II
there are any idle men in the East looking
for plenty Of work they should come out
here. We must have help or some Of us
will lose our crops"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
MUST PAY WAR TAX.
Express Companies Are Defeated in
Test Suit,


A decision of great Importance to ship.
pers was rendered in Chicago by Judge
Tuley in the test suit brought by the Illi-
nois Manufacturers Association to deter
mine whether the war tax imposed upon
bills Of lading must be paid by the ship
per or by the express company. Judge
Tuley's ruling is to the effect that the ex-
press companies must bear the burden
of the tax and that they are required by
law to issue to the shipper stamped bill
of lading without extra charge. While
admitting the right of common carriers
to fix prices for the transportation of mer-
chandise, the decision declares that such
companies have no right to arbitrarily
make horizontal increase in rates with
the plain intent to force the public to pay
tax which the law-making power aimed
to place on them. The suit in question
was brought against the United States
Express Company. The case will be car
ried to the United States Supreme Court.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
CABLE TO THE PHILIPPINES.
Contract Is Made and Line Will Soor
Be Working.

Be Working.
The contract for cable between the
United States, Hawaii, the Ladrones and
the Philippines has been let, and commu--
nication will be established within few
months. Most Of the surveys have been
made except some soundings between
Hawaii and the Ladrones. 1t is under
stood that the contract was made with
the Pacific Cable Company after the Gov
ernment had sounded enough members of
Congress to make sure of the annexation
of Hawaii and the passage Of the Pacific
cable bill. On July 9 the executive coun
Gil of the Hawaiian Government signed
contract granting the right of the COM
pany to lay cable between the United
States, Japan, China and ''the Pacific
islands, The contract is for period Of
twenty years. Cables to the United
States and the Philippines will be first
laid.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
HooIey Wrote HE Own Puf..

Ernest Z. Hooley, the London specula.
tor and company promoter, against whom
a receiving order was issued upon his own
petition several weeks ago, was examined
in the bankruptcy court Wednesday. Mr..
Hooley said that he had paid Earl Del
awarr 25,O00 to act as chairman of the
Dunlop Tire Company and had paid the
board of directors Of the company alto
gether $4,000. Lord Albemarle, he said,
received f12,500. and two solicitors re-
ceived 100000 each in addition to their
fees,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
Nebraska Short Notes.

Five thousand five hundred sheep from
California have been recently unloaded al
Kimball.
Northrup people have formed a company
for the erection of a large double brick
building.
Wilker Van Boaung, well-to-do
farmer residing near Glenville, died Mon
day morning from injuries received i'll q
runaway last week.
DR.. j. K. Whiteman, for some years one
of the leading practitioners of medicine il
Harvard, was found dead in his Office one
afternoon recently.
b. H. Goodell lost about eighty acres OF
wheat near Kearney few days ago by fire
The fire started by an engine on a passing
Union Pacific freight train.
Gotlieb Hunt, living eight miles north OF
Utica, got his right hand caught by the
needle of binder and is now laid up with
one less finger and very sore wound.
The proprietors of the Kerr Opera
House at Hastings have awarded the con.
tract TO Will L. Yetter for re-decorating
the interior and making other valuable
Improvements about the house.
Clyde Davis, an 18-year-old boy who
with his brother Frank Davis, was en-
gagged in carrying the mail in Beatrice
was drowned in the Blue River, two miles
north of the city, while in swimming.
Luther Overstreet is York boy who i.
an officer on board the battleship Oregon
having charge of one of its celebrated CUR
crews. In letter to his parredts dated
July 4, on board the ship returning te
Santiago, Overstreet tells of the the grea
sea fight from fighters point of view.
w. p. Freeman of Auburn was severel,
injured by being struck across the fact
and shoulders with sandbag or som,
similar instrument in the hands of burg.
lars. He was awakened about a. m. by
someone in the room and called out to fint
who it was. He was answered by twt
blows which left him insensibR.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
Trouble Over Dog Ordinance.

The newly enacted dog ordinance is
private citizens of Fairfield considerable
trouble. The marshal is under arrest for
trespassing upon private property in his
efforts to destroy all unlicensed dogs
within the corporate limits of the town.
Prominent private citizens are under ar
rest and on trial for owning and harboring
unlicensed dogs. The mayor and council
are defendants in suits for damages grow
ing out of the efforts of the marshal to en-
force the ordinance.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
Curtails Their Powers.

In decision rendered at Lincoln, Dis
trict Judge Cornish deprives the state
board of transportation of much of the
power conferred upon it by the last legis-
lature. Attorney General Smythe and the
members of the board, acting under the
law giving them jurisdiction over tele-
phone and express companies, proceeded
10 enforce reductions in rates, in violation
of a restraining order. Judge Cornish
purged them of contempt, but assessed
costs against them and issued strict orders
to make no further efforts in this direction.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-08-04
Wreck on Missouri Pacific,

Daring heavy windstorm at Stella two
box cars left on the switch were blown out
onto the main line, stopping half mile
east of the station. Passenger train No.
2, on the Missouri Pacific, ran into them
at O'clock, while running at high rate
of speed. The engineer, Edward Finnu-
cane, and the firman, reversed the engine
and jumped. The engineer struck on a
pile of ties, fracturing his skull, from
which he died in three hours.