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Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
KINDNESS TO NIMALs.
Theorists Sometimes Rnde1y Shocked
in Sudden Emergencies.

Theorists Sometimes Rnde1y Shocked
in Sudden Emergencies.
Apropos Of the question of cruelty
to animals, a correspondent sends this
story: Two men were walking along
a shady path in the woods of Northern
New Hampshire recently. One of the
men owned a beautiful dog, and the
animal was bounding along in adj
vance Of them, shifting here and there,
and looking frequently up into the
branches Of the tall oaks which lined
the way. The men were conversing.
MI. Hotchkiss was talking about his
love for all animated nature. His COM
panion agreed with him in that it was
a downright shame to kill or abuse
helpless animals Of any description.
The barking Of the dog interrupted
them. Mr.. HOtchkiss spoke in a veXed
and angry tone, and, striding forward,
he seized a piece of dead wood lying
near. "See that dog worrying that
poor SQUIRREL" said he. at makes me
so mad~I could kill the dogr'
III SOliCltOW ltllll1uS tulC IlStcItl
of a speculation into which he was once
plunged by the conduct of a ~favorite
eat. The cat, which was a superb
black one, wore about his neck a col
lar, to which the children had attached
a little tinkling bell. One day, in the
garden, the Listener saw the cat creep
ing up on a bird in a bush. To pre-
vent the tinkiing of the bell from
warning the bird, the cat was creeping
with such a slow and steady move
ment that the bell was not shaken a
bit, and was perfectly silent. 1t was
al admirable performance. The bird
must have seen the cat, but acted as
If charmed. Then the Listener won
dered lis it my duty, as a humane per-
son, to make a noise and scare away
that bird, so that it shall not be caught
and eaten|" 1t occurred to him that ii
might be inhumane to the cat. after al
the pains and skill involved in keeping
that bell still, to interfere with his per
Torrance. 1t might be a shock to the
whole physical and moral system to
scare away the bird at that moment.
One should beware of interference
with the established economy of na-
ture.
And vet it could not be said that the
cat needed the bird. He had abund-
ance Of food given him every day at
the house. His attack on the bird was
mere wanton destruction-a killing for
the fun of it, no more justifiable than
mems hunting. 1t would be right to
warn the bird. And yet who could
blame the cat for .obeying his most
essential instinct? He had no moral
responsibility; his right to kill the bird
was derived from the organic law of
nature. This was true as to the cat; |
but did his natural right relieve the
human observer from the obligation of
humanity? Clearly, he was bound
But at this juncture the cat sprang
swiftly through the air-the bird fiut- |
tered-too late! The cat had it in his
jaws, and made off with it.-Bostop
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13

on August 10, 1867, when his army was
drawn up in array to fight the battle
OF st. Quentin, promised st. Lawrence,
whose feast 1T was, that, If victory
perched upon the Spanish banner, he
would build in honor of the saint the
noblest monastery in the world. st.
Lawrence was gracious, the Spaniards
carried the day, and Philip Immediately
proceeded to fulfill his VOW.
The emblem Of st. Lawrence is the
gridiron on which he suffered martyr
dom, and the ground plan of the build
ing represents this domestic instru-
ment, seventeen ranges of buildings
forming the frame and crossbars, while
a wing 400 feet long is the handle. The
edifice is gigantic in it's proportions;
74O feet from north to south do it's
walls extend, and $50 from east to
west; the average height of the walls
being about sixty feet, while the four
towers at the corners are each. 200 feet
in height. 1t contains the royal palace
and chapel, 200 monastic cells, three
churches, two colleges, three libraries,
besides halls, throne rooms, dormi-
tories, hospitals, refectories and in
apartments for attendants.
Some idea of its extent may be gained
by the simple statement that it has
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
Singing inlet

a soldier from Santiago saws: one
of the first things 1 discovered abont
the Mauser bullet was it's pecpIjar note
as it flew through the air. One conId
hear them sing over the picket limos
with a high, clear note that was totally
different from the ping of a leaden bal,
OF larger caliber. The effect of a Mar.
ser ball in striking a man is peculiar
During the advance on Ell Canev 7 was
nlpped in the leg at a range of ahor,
1,OO0 yards, but / knew NOTHING of :,
until l found myself ON the ground
SPRAYING in the mud. A slight hnrn-
ing sensation in the calf led me 20 in.
vestigate, and there I found a small
hole not larger than a pea. The hul'
let lad passed out the other side os IN.
leg without tearing the flesh. Tbore
little ~hemorhage and scarcely anv
pain from the wound. / saw one troon-
er who was shot through the thigh cir
upright on the ground and examine the
injury with as much nonchalanee az r.
it had been a pin prick. Another had
been shot through the shoufder-blada
and l believe the bone was not shat.
tered. The wounds heal quickly where
there is good antiseptic treatment
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13

great white palace at the summit. At
no point on the long stairway is one
out Of sight of the noble building; to
keep it constantly in view was the OBJ
ject Of the builders, and SO the tiers Of
steps, with their marble balustrades,
serve no lei purpose in enhancing
the impressions Of the building.
Within, the palace deies description.
1t Is said that there are over 10000
rooms and halls. 1t is a maze Of pas
sages; it's various quarters are entirely
distinct, one from another; though
communication is easy all over the
building, there are old attendants who
have spent their lives under it's roof
and have not visited all it's rooms. The
apartments for the royal family form
only a small portion Of the monstrous
palace. There are audience halls which
rival in size the great public halls of
other European capitals; there are the
aters with thousands of seats; there are
picture galleries; there are private
chapels, which in size eclipse the city
churches Of America. There are throne
rooms and council chambers; hundreds
Of rooms are given up to the attendants
and guards, for Spanish royalty is
proud, and though the reality Of power
has departed, still clings to it's shadow.
The other great royal palace, the Es-
curial, is so called from the name Of the
village in which it is located, twenty
miles from Madrid. The Escurial was
originally q monastery, and had its
foundation in q VOW Of Philip II, who,
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
COMES BACK WITHOUT GOLD
Chadron Man Makes a Vain Search
Along the Conner River.

\hiuTou NVdu UuahCS al O1u SCdfCi
Along II Copper River.
c. H.'LutZ, an old time business man of
Chadron has just returned from Alaska,
where he spent several months in a vain
search for gold. Mr.. Lutz left the state
last January and went direct to Seattle.
From there he set sail with 1900 or 5 900
men who were bound for The Copper River
Basin, away up in the northern regions,
b lieving that the possibility of discover
ing gold there was better than in the
KInn dixie country. They sailed from Sc
attle TO Prince William Sound and put in
at the port and settlement of Valdes. From
there The party started out to explore an
unknown country, a land where none but
Indians had ever set foot, but all these
explorers were huOyant in the hope that
gold might be found and that they would
return as rich men. The. party was ac-
companied by a company of United States
soldiers, with forty tons of provisions and
a corps OF government biologists and
guides. The entire Copper River basin
was explored, but nothing was found be-
yond an occasional piece of float, tinged
with gold. Not an ounce of gold was
found and the men finally wearied of the
search and retraced their steps to Valdes
and thence sailed to Juneau, Alaska. Mr..
LutZ states that he is confident there is no
gold in the Copper River region, even
though government reports state TO the
contrary.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13

after him, with the following good ad-
vice: Come out of there, Sport! Don't
be d~isgracing the family"
Mamma was teaching the children
the Beatitudes. What is a peace
maker!" she asked. 81 know" said
Winnie, proudly, "it's a dressmaker."
Mamma" said a little miss, my kit
ty is sick, and I've been trying to give
her some of my medicine, but she won't
take it." "Of course not" replied her
mother; "cats W. take medicine
when they are i'll" well, l declare"
exclaimed the small lady. why, who'd
think q little kitten like that would
trust TO the faith cure"
Tommy, aged 4, had discarded his
shoes and stockings warm after
noon, and while playing encountered a
wasp. He rar into the house crying
and his mother asked what the trouble
was. Il j-just kicked a fly" sobbed
the little fellow. "Well, that's moth
ing to cry for" said his mother. But
t-this n had a ss-spinter In it's t-tail,"
was the reJoinoer.
A little girl was just recovering from
an attack of scarlet fever, and the first
day she was able to sit up she said:
Mamma, 1 guess I'll ask papa to buy
me a baby carriage for my dollie." Her
brother, a ~precocious youngster of 5,
overhearing the remark, exclaimedt
"Well, you'd better strike him for Ii
right away, for if you wait ill you get
we'll you'll never get it,"
Johnny, aged 5, was preparing to Wis
1t the menagerie, and became very an
CRY with his aunt, who was assisting
with his toilet. Arriving at the menag-
erie, his attention was attracted to a
Strengthening foreign animal. What
is that animal, mammaF" he asked.
''That is an a%nteater, Johnny" was the
reply. "Oh, DEAR" said the little fell
low, with a sigh, II wish we'd brought
Aunt Mary along"
Willie, the little 5-year-old son of a
minister, had been playing in the yard,
and, becoming thirsty, he al into the
house and asked for some water. His
was engaged at some task and
said: Cant you wait awhile, Willie;
I'm busy just now" We'll, 1 suppose
I'll have to wait" he replied, but if I
die remember L was thirsty and We
me no drink" He got the drink.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
STRIKING
Differences in the American, Spanish
and Cuban SoIdiers.

Differences in the American, Spanish
and Cuban so1diers.
The American soldier, the private in
the ranks, is magnificent. The percent
age of men rejected to those accepted
is unknown in any other service. The
very small standing army makes it pos.
sible for the men to be selected with
the greatest care, both as regards their
physical, moral and intellectual require
ments. Of every hundred men who
e enlistment, ninety of them are re-
Jected, which insures the accepted ten
being very narrowly picked over. Even
now, when the emergency required the
regiments to be recruited above the
peace strength, the general average has
not been much reduced, and the re-
cruit who knew nothing of soldering
until q few weeks ago has borne ia
tigue as well as the seasoned veteran,
and stood unmOved while the bullets
went whistling over his head.
The contrast between the American
and Spanish soldier is as striking ply
sically as it is every other way. The
<tuieIlcdu private IS
and well set up; the Spaniard is small
and 1.-THE. But the greatest contrast
is in their intellectual status. The
American soldier not only follows the
plan of campaign with intelligence, but
has his own plan, which he frequently
considers to be better than his officers.
The Spanish private knows nothing
of what goes on around him and has no
power of comprehension. He is simply
a machine, to obey because ne has to,
and because he stands in very great
fear of his officers.
And as interesting as both the Amer
lean and Spanish soldier is the Cuban.
Smaller even than the Spaniard. liv-
ing on nothing, ragged, he has brought
Spain to her knees. The Cuban, of
course, is a fanatic solely. I imagine
that very few of the natives have any
comprehension of the meaning of he
word liberty, although they know very
well that Spain has oppressed them.
anything is better than a contin,
uance of Spanish rule. As one sees tho ;
Cubans, their brown bodies visible
through their rags, their general air
of neglect, he may laugh at the Cuban
of soldering, but he must still
respect them for what they have done
Cuban Correspondent London Chronf.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
A German Stork Story.

A pretty story is told in Germany.
A stork that had taken up it's summer
quarters in a certain village became a
great pet with the family to whose
home he frequently came. Loath to
part with him when the migratory sea-
son approached, yet not wishing to
make a prisoner of him, 1t was deter
mined to test the idea of whether the
same birds came back in the spring to
the same places. So a small nickel
ring was put around the stork's neck,
with the word, Germany sends greet
ing to the birds distant friends" and
the bird flew away with his compan-
ions. When the spring returned the
birds came back. and among a flock Of
storks that settled down on the roofs
of the houses was one that wore a gold
ring about it's neck. When the bird
was caught, on the>ring was found an
inscription returning the friendly greet
ing of the German family and send
ing a message from far-off India.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
such collections of art, history and re-
ligion be made.
A Thoughtful Little Girl.

All Boston children are thoughtful.
1t was a dear, thoughtful little Boston
girl who, when told by her mother of
the death of a grandmother she great
ly loved, sat silent a while, and then.
looking up, said: Mamma, what time
did grandma die?"
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon" was
the answer.
Again the little girl lapsad ilto
mournful silence, until, as though a
ray Of sunshine had broken through
the gloomy cloud, she devoutly ex-
claimed: Then I'm so thankful she
had dinner first!'-Buffalo CONNER
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
Success in Tennis P1ay;,,

j. Parmly Pafet writes an article on
"Lawn Tennis for School Boys" for the
st. Nicholas. Mr.. Paret says: ANY
form of ball-playing will help the be-
ginner to judge the flight of a tennis
ball through the air, and to estimate
the angle and distance of it's rebound
from the ground, while merely skipping
a rope will teach a girl to judge dis
lance and speed. One of the greatest
elements of success in lawn-tennis is
this ability to judge speed, distance,
and angles; and it is a quality that is
not born in one, but secured onlv
through long training of the eye by con.
slant practice and close observation.
AS the ball flies swiftly toward you.
you have only a second or two in which
to guess where it will strike the ground
and how far and how high it will
bound.
Before you can become an expert
player you must be able to estimate
to within a few inches the spot a ball
will strike, and to within a small frac-
ton of a second of the time it will take
to reach an imaginary point in the air
after it has bounded, so that the racket
may meet it at exactly the right time
and place. l remember hearing Good
body, the famous English expert, who
played in America several years ago,
say, one day, that he was feeling in per-
feet condition for a match. Il believe
l could hit a sixpence at the far end Of
the court" he said. And / have seer
Wrenn, the American champion, look
at a falling ball, and, while it was still
high above his head, call, Outsider
and walk away toward the net with
perfect confidence in his judgment.
When the ball had struck the ground
the umpire declared it to be out, but
not more than six or eight inches.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
knocks Out Kennard Claim.

Among the opinions just handed down
10y the supreme court is one reversing and
demanding the case wherein L. 2. Ken
nard was allowed $I3, 521 80 for collecting
certain money from the general govern
ment. The court holds that in the Joint
resolution passed in 1873, which authorized
the employment of a collector, there was
a special Inhibition of the employment
of an agent to collect the 5 per cent. cash
school fund accruing to the state" and
kennard's claim being based on the col
lection of this fund he could not recover.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13

eighty ~staircases, LILO outside vii
dows overlooking it's courts, fourteen
gates and eighty-siX fountains. The
great church Of the monastery is equal
in it's dimensions to some Of the largest
in C~hristendOm. 1t is a model of St.
Peters; 364 feet long, 230 wide, with
seven aisles, forty chapeIs. a dome $50
feet high, an altar of costly marbles
n alabaster rises ninety feet, and is
fifty feet in width. Beneath the high
altar, so placed in order that the kings
should rest under the most halIoWed
spot in Spain, is the mausoleum Of
Spanish royalty, a building within the
crypt, constructed on the plan of the
Pantheon in Rome. Here in inches
one above another are the caskets of
all the kings of Spain since Charles v.
1t is said that only one niche remains
vacant, and the Spaniards have a SUI
perstitiOn that when that niche is filled
there will be no more kings in Spain.
The Escurial and the royal residence
in Madrid, while they are monuments
Of the former glory and wealth of
Spain, are also records of it's misgoy-
eminent. Over $50, 0OO.O 900 was spent
on the Madrid palace, nearly $3O,OOO,-
600 on the Escurial, millions more were
annually squandered in keeping I'D
these two gorgeous and useless estab.
lishments, while the roads were leg
lected and public works of every kind
were absolutely ignored. They are
thoroughly in consonance with the
Spanish character, only in a land where
the beggars proudly wrap about them
tattered cloaks and call each 9TH
er n could such edifices be built,
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13

residences, so that while the people
were sometimes starving the king was
spending millions on his palaces. In
consequence Of the desire to make a
creditable appearance before outsiders.
Spain is. therefore, provided with royal
palaces in abundance. Under the
name of villas, country houses, or hunt
ing lodges, they are to be found in al
most every province, and, although for
many years few of them have been oc-
cupied, and some are in decay, they still
remain the property Of the crown, mon
uments Of Spanish pride.
The two finest palaces in the world
are In Spain, the royal palace in Madrid
and the Escurial. The former is of
granite and marble, a huge square
structure, and Of a size so vast as to
occasion astonishment simply at the
ground it covers. Four ordinary CITY
blocks Of 300 feet on each side are re-
quired for the site, and the arrange
ment of the windows and of the col
umns on the outside gives the impress
Sion of a size much greater. 1t was
commenced early in the last century,
When Spain was in her glory, when the
viceroys and captains general of Amer
lea were still sending home to the king,
twice a year, fleets or galleons laden
with the wealth of the provinces. The
approaches to the palace are described
by architectural authorities as the no
blest stairs and terraces on the globe.
The hill is climbed by one fight of mar
BILE steps after another, changing and
turning in such a way as to convey
to the eye Of the observer an almost
endless perspective, crowned by the
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
FINE ROYAL PALACES
SPANlARDS CLAIM THE TWO
HANDSOMEST ON EARTH.
Description of the Royal Palace, of
Madrid, aud b Gorgeous Escuria-
One Has 10000 Rooms and Both Cost
the Enormous Sum of 100000.

The old proyerb, Rich king, poor
people," has it's Illustration in the Spain
OF to-day, for, although the people Of
the nation are miserably poor and the
state is bankrupt, the king is rich. The
kings of Spain, with few exceptions.
have all been rich; their private for
tunes, distracted, squeezed, or stolen
outright from the people they governed.
making them rank among the wealth
lest capitalists on the globe. Queen
Christina is enormously rich in her own
right, and when the young king comes
to the throne he will be one of the rich
est men on earth.
The wealth of it's kings and the van
1ty Of the Spanish people have prompt
ed the building of many splendid royal
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
State Dental Board.

The Board of Secretaries of the State
Dental Board was in session at Lincoln
for the purpose of examining applicants
for certificates. -Four were examined.
The board has gotten out a neat report of
its work during the last year. The present
secretaries, who have held the position
since the passage of the present law, are
o. FsLambertson of Lincoln; w. c. Nc.
Henry of Nelson and Fl. G. Miller of Grand
Island. LamberIson was elected a dele
gate 10 the national meeting of Dental
Secretaries, which will be held at Wash
ington OH October Ii.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
John Paul Jones' FIGHT.

Henceforward, says Capt. Mahan in
Scribner, to use Nelson's words about
his own most desperate action-'there
was no maneuvering, there was only
downright fighting and great as was
Jones un~questionable merit as a han
dler of ships, it was downright fight
ing endurance, of the most extreme
and individual character. that won the
battle. When thus in contact, the SUI
periority of the British eighteens over
the American twelves, though less than
at a distance, was still great: but q
far heavier disparity lay in the fabrics
IF the two enemies. The Richard was
1 very old ship, rotten, never meant for
naval use; the Scraps was new on her
first commission. The fight hitherto
having engaged the port guns of the
latter, the starboard lower gun ports
were still closed, and from the ships
touching could not be opened. They
were therefore blown off. and the fight
went on. "A,novelty in naval combats
was now presented to many witnesses.
but to few admirers" quantity wrote
Lieut.. Dale, who was in the midst of
the scene below decks. ''The hammers
were run into the respective ships to
enable the men to load;' that is, -
slaves Of the hammers of n ship
tered the ports of the other as the guns
were being loaded. 1--WE became so
close fore and aft" reported Pear:on,
ssf1,n f1a ,,,yv1o- 1f o,,, ~, o-,al,4
each others Sides" and wen so, by the
testimony of the lieutenant on the low
err gun deck Of the Scraps, her guns
could not be fully run out, owing to the
nearneSS of the vessels
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
d Accident.

While riding in the country near Shelton
on a tandem John Towne and Jess Lee
RAJ into a rut and were thrown to tie
ir1rd ground with such force as to break
Lees colhrbone and fearfully bruise and
cut both mems faces and heads. The
bjcvcie was wrecked.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
New Life Insurance Company.

A new life insurance company has been
organized at York 1t is to be known as
the York Mutual Benefit Association, and
will combine life with accident insurance.
There is also a sick benefit feature. The
organization embodies all the principles
and benefits of the fraternal societies,
without the secret and riiualistic part of
the plan. The officers of the new associa-
ton are among the best known and most
substantial business and professional men
of the civ.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
Shooting ARRAY at Superior.

Ivan Simonton, d teacher in the Superior
public schools, shot John Jones, an ex-
marshal, through the arm inflicting a bad
wound. Ii seems Sim0nton numerically
beat Jones' boy in the school room and
Jones was attempting TO square the ac-
count. Simonton previously threatened to
kill Jones.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1898-10-13
Chicory Factory OPENS.

The chicory factory at Fremont has
commenced its seasons work. The acre
age this year is very small OH account of
the demand for The product not being as
was anticipated. Within the past year
there has been unusual quantities of
ciicory imported which has lessened tho
demand for the home product.