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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-27

Gas Ranges, with hot water connections
heats water In boiler like coal range. A
Eberly's Sons, us It'll NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-27
The Star Out of Town.
With Wheel and Camera.

The Evening Star will be sent daily by
mall for 30 cents per month in advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-27

Massanetta Spring Water-Nature's cure
for malaria. Kaiser & Co.. sole AGENTS.
SIS 14th Ut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-27

Gas Ranges-easiest work. cheapest fuel
1904 G. c. A. Muddman & Co. GIG 18th
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-27
To Remove Ashes.

What Royal Glue sticks stays stuck" 1Oc,
advertisement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-27

The will of the late Mary Julia Foertsch,
dated March "a last, has been filed for pro-
bate. Outside of few small requests, the
estate Of the deceased, including house
23O1 NJ street and other real estate is left
to the husband and daughter of the tes-
tatrix.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

The Lord isn't near SO deaf as some
ministers seem to think.
Women never really kiss each other.
They both know it is only an imitation.
No woman can be deeply interested in
politics and the fashions at the same
time.
The average girl will never admit
that she likes to see a man in his shirt
sleeves.
A girl never thinks much of a play
unless she got so excited she forgot to
eat her candy
A man can find a reason for Snything
if you give him time to think. A wom-
an can, anyway.
Don't-worry clubs We're invented so
that the women could worry about
how not to worry.
A bachelor gets lonesome because he
is alone; married man gets lonesome
because his wife is.
There is only one thing sweeter to a
woman than an offer of marriage. and
that is another one.
The man woman likes best is the
one who knows when to say nothing
and just pat her hand.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17
Sparks from the Wires.

Bolivia fears warzwith Peru and Ar.
gcntina.
Kid Mcfarland and Lemon. the col
cred boxer. will meet in Buffalo the lat.
ter Fart OF this month.
Steamer Pennland. which grounded Oh
Chester Lar while en- route from Phila.
Ceiphia to Liverpool. has been foated.
At Leavenworth, Kan, Prof. F. Hawn
aged 80 years, was found dead in bed.
Hawn was one of the incorporators OF
Leavenworth.
Thomas L. Thompson, ex- United States
minister to Brazil, committed suicide a.
Santa Rosa, Cal, by cutting his throat.
Dependency is supposed to have been the
cause
At Philadelphia, Pa. Eli Mansfield
Bruce of the piano and organ firm Oh
Esty & Bruce. died suddenly, in his sev
enty-fourth year.
Edward Mack, who died at Huron
Ohio, and was buried in Sandusky, was
the Oldest man in Ohio. He was 100.
Typographical Union No. 6 of New
York has appropriated $500 to cultivate
potatoes on vacant lots for the unem
ployed.
A man named Francis Carroll, described
rs an a was remanded at London OF
the charge Of threatening to murder Mis-:
Florence st. John, the actress.
A six-story building at ~ and A North
Sd street, Philadelphia, occupied by Blu.
menthal Bros, wholesale clothiers, was
damaged $4,000 by FIRE; insured.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17
Have Mouths Of Gold.

The expression HE has q heart of
gold will soon be changed to He has
a mouth of gold.'' if the opinions of n
London dentist are not exaggerated
He says:
From Il variety of causes teeth ap-
pear to decay much earlier and much
more rapidly than they used to do. In
consequence the study of dentistry has
progressed by leaps and bounds, until
now i is really astonishing what can
be done in the way Of arresting decay
and in surmountaing the affiiction when
it has run its course.
In one sense there are people whose
mouths are veritable gold mines.
Speaking broadly, the people of Lon
don carry no less than 100000 or $50
600 worth OF gold about with them in
their mouths, representing something
between two or three hundred weight.
1t comes in books, each sheet being
hammered out to the thinness of tissue
paper. The books cost about FL each,
but each book represents a tremendous
amount Of dental work-work which
might be estimated at about f2O. The
demand for gold filling and stopping
is increasing year by year In spite of
other substances which have from time
to time been tried for economy's sake.
gold still stand supreme. Aluminium
was 1T one time spoken of as a rival
which threatened to oust the more pre-
ciOus metal from use, but the demand
for gold has steadily increased, and no
doubt will continue to do so. The
amount annually spent oy the people Of
London on their teeth is very little less
than half million sterling. A mem
ber of the profession recently yolun
teered his opinion that in two or three
years time the people of London would
be carrying in their mouths gold to the
value of tS0,00C Just think of that.
Then bear in mind that such an amount
of gold represents nearly half a million
sterling in dental work.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

A distinguished pastorate was ter
minated by the resignation Of Rev. DIR.
John Hall, Of the Fifth Avenue Presby-
terrain Church, Of New York. Thirty
years Of DR.. Halls almost half-century
of preaching have been given to that
church. The result has been testi-
monial to the fact that religious success
can be accomplished without sensation
alism Dr. Hall has been conservative
for even the Presbyterian church, in
his adhesion to what is commonly
termed orthodoxy. But he was also
orthodox in his warmth of heart and
in the sound sense Of his methods and
the diligence Of his labors. AS re-
suit, the church of which he has been
the pastor has been often styled the
foremost Presbyterian congregation in
America, for its influence and benefi-
cence. DR.. Hall shows his devotion to
the church by voluntarily suggesting
that the time has come when for his adj
vancing years should De substituted
youthful energy. This may mean also
that the new voice will be for new
time, for each generation challenges
the theology Of it's predecessor, though
it leaves unchallenged such personal
religion as that Of Dr. John Hall.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17
Turkey Within a Turkey.

A st. Louis, Mo-, commission mer-
chant has brought to light phenome-
non which is attracting the attention of
scientists here. While one of the en-
ployes OF the commission house was
dressing turkey hen he was dumb
founded to find in its interior a live.
Well-feathered young turkey as large
as full grown pigeon. 1t is perfect
in every way excepting the head, which
was attached to the mother and is a
fatty growth. The little turkey died
as soon as it was severed from it's dead
mother. 1t was preserved in alcohol
and is now in the collection of the
Missouri Medical College, where it is
the attention of the medical
fraternity.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17
Ice Sailing on Skates.

Sailing on skates is very populaf1la
some localities. The skater crosses
two sticks. binds them and covers them
with canvas, making the whole about
six feet by one or two in extent. He
places this sail against his back and
runs his arms through The sticks so as
to hold it. With q good wind he can
go twenty miles an hour over smooth
ice, and he can tack and beat against
the wind. just as in sailing boat. 1t
is very exciting, but it requires some
daring to start in. as the rapidity of
the skater is apt to terrify the mar
who has never tried it. In skating with
the wind ones eyes water, but one can
see quite well enough to avoid holes.
There would be little chance Of being
saved if yoa did blow in. However. it
is an easy thing to blow across Il three
foot hole IN going at 4 high rate of
speed. 1t Is very exciting sport. and
very little practice is requIred-thoug
It demands comparatively smooth ice
for good skating. II an obstruction IL
met your fall is pretty hard.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

In most matters of serious moment
Americans are no laggards. AS rule,
except in the punishment of murder
ers, they are not sluggish or apathetic
But the methods in most of the courts
in this country in criminal proceed
ings are a reproach to American civili
zation, whenever wretcbes of the Dur
rant type are allowed to live for years
after conviction. Is not the lawyer
who seeks by every unscrupulous de-
vice of trickery to prolong lives which
are justly forfeit to the State con-
scienceless rascal who ought to be in %
cell?
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

TIE world of novel writing is to be
represented at the Klondike, as John
Mackie, the author of '"They that Sit
in Darkness" is preparing for an ex-
pedition to that region.
Mark Twain's new humorous stor,
which he Is now writing in Vienna. is
to go to the Ladies' Home Journal.
which magazine has also secured f.
Marion Crawford's new story, tale of
the unreal. with the strikingly uncanny
title of The Dead Smile"
Sir Martin Conway will shortly issue
n book of travels, being an account Of
further explorations in Spitzbergen.
Last year Sir Martin confined himself
almost entirely to the coast parts Of
Spitzbergen; this time he has been on
the high inland portions. where there is
little but ice. Between the two books
the island is exposed to the world.
A note recently received by Hough-
ton, Miffiin & Co.. the authorized pub
fishers Of Longfellow's works, from
Alice NJ. Longfellow, the poets daugh-
ter, throws this light upon the pronun
ciation Of the name Hiawatha: ''The
pronunciation used by father was He
awa-tha,' the accent on the first sylla
bic being slighter than on the wa the
"a sounded like "a in mar not war
as sometimes used. l should be glad
to have this impressed on the public"
In Nine. Couyreur C"Tasma"), who
died at Brussels while still almost '.in
her earliest YOUTH" the London Times
loses q Jealous and able correspondent
and Australia one of the best known
of her nOvelists. The authoress of
Uncle Piper of Piper's HilT' was
woman of no ordinary ability, and from
time to time many bright and amusing
stories from her pen tas well as the
serial novel. The Penance of Portia
James'D appeared. Mime. Couvreur
was probably the best living delineator
OF life at the antipodes, and the place
she has left vacant is nj likely to be
soon filled. Her husband, NJ. Auguste
Couvreur, once prominent Belgian
politician and economist, died some
three years ago, and his widow had
Deen III ill-health for many months
past
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17
HAVE A BUSY TIME.
Girls Who Sell Tickets on The Chicago
Elevated street Railroads.


Elevated street Railroads.
The young women who sit behind the
brass ratings and sell tickets at the
stations on the elevated railroads in
Chicago have mighty busy times, and
their hours of labor are corresponding
l. 'ong. Each enters her respective
e" al o'clock in the morning and
II l.,ins there, practically locked up,
t = o'clock at night. Her meals are
l. JIght IN to her from some conve
1T restaurant, and she eats as she
caA While performing her other duties.
These afford ample scope for the full
display Of her mental and physical abil.
tiles. With one hand she waits on the
passengers, making change, keeping q
watchful eye for spurious money, for
all of which she is responsible person.
ally. With her other hand she pulls
cord, which opens the gate of exit. One
of her feet she uses to press a treadle
which rings up the fare of each passen-
ger through the turnstile. The other
foot is used to preserve a perpendicu-
lar position on the high stool. Besides,
she must look as pleasant" as if she
was having her picture taken. If she
had another hand Or two and few adj
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

Two young Americans. connected
with the legation Of the United States
at London, have been granted release
from punishment for infraction of the
ordinances Of the city on plea of
'diplomatic privilege" The British
government, with some hesitation, ac-
cepted the plea, thereby placing the
United States under obligation to con-
done the violation of ordinances that
any British attache may see fit to in
dulge in while in this country. The
two young men were Spencer Eddy,
secretary to John Hay, the American
Ambassador, and j. E. White, son Of
Secretary White, of the embassy. The
affair in which they were implicated
was a trifling one. The penalty at the
highest would not have exceeded $40.
The offense committed was riding BIZ
cycles on the sidewalk Americans in
London think the offenders should
have paid their fines and not brought
the country into the case by pleading
diplomatic privilege We do not eX.
pect the attaches of American lega-
tons to violate the laws of the coun-
try they happen to live in and then
escape punishment by pleas Of privi-
lege of that sort.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

The year 1897 went on record as one
Of the most disastrous in the recent
annals of British industry. This fact
is due chiefly to the lockout of the en-
gineers and the accompanying disturb
ances Of other branches Of industry.
There were not as many strikes and
lockouts as in the preceding year, but
greater and the net result upon trade
far more disastrous. There were in all
about $50 disputes, affecting more than
100000 Workmen. AS nearly as can
now be reckoned, some 100000 days
labor was lost. That means over 33, 600
years of individual idleness, or years
idleness of more than $4,000 men. AS
the majority of these men are skilled
mechanics, receiving from to 6 Shil
lings day when at work, the total loss
to them in wages was probably little
short of $12,000,00O. To this we must
add at least $3,000,000 more. paid out
by the Amalgamated Society of Engi-
neers and other trades unions for sup
port of men on strike or locked out \
total loss to wOrkingmen of $15,O0O,00O
is therefore to be set down as one result
of the years disputes. That would be
bad enough if it were all. But it is not.
The engineering troubles caused a con-
siderable cutting down Of railway
freight traffic. The shipbuilding indus
try was almost paralyZed. Shopkeep-
erS and tradeSmen of all kinds in the
affected districts found their businesses
greatly injured. And as for foreign
trade, the official reports tell the story
of its disaster. In the one month of
according to Board of Trade
reports, shipments Of machinery show
ed falling off Of more than $1.0G0,000
from the same month in the preceding
year. At the same time there was Il
great expansion of trade on the part of
Great Britain's chief rival Germany,
the increase in German exports of ma
chincry amounting in the first nine
of the year to S2,3II5. 600. The
ufacturerS were unable to fill orders,
and SO the orders went to Germany.
And it may be added, as British trades
men have found, that business once lost
to Germany is never regained. The
most competent authorities estimate
the direct loss to British industry and
trade, to workingmen and employers
together, of the labor troubles of 1897.
at not less than S75,0OO.O0O That does
not include the future losses resulting
from the permanent diversion of trade
70 Germany. AS an offset workingmen
ire said to have gained some $75O,OOO
n increased wages. No other gain to
either capital or labor is recorded. That
S to say, for every dollar gained hun
ired dollars has been lost.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

1t is only logical that the tramp who
starts out simply to enjoy idleness
should gradually and almost insensibly
degenerate into theft and thence to
burglary. The dividing line between
begging living and stealing a living,
and also between petty theft and petty
burglary that always endangers the
comfort Of families and at times their
lives is so narrow that the transition
from the tramp to the burglar is hard.
ly perceptibie to himself. and the oaiy
way to halt the professional tramp is
10 punish to the utmost the crimes his
calling logically leads him to commit.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

There was talk of 4 duel recently be-
tween residents of Southern city.
Then 1t was announced that experts in
the code duello had decided that the
principals in the quarrel could not
fight, because one of them had killed
man, had been tried for murder, and
lad barely escaped the gallows. The
grounds for this objection were not
good. The men would have met on
the field on even terms, each with
murder in his heart. The one who had
killed a man, and meant to kill an
other. and the one who had not killed
q man, but meant to kill one. ehopld
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

Books as we'll as nations have their
statistical revelations. One of the best
selling novels Of last year, "The Chris
fian," contains, according to the Allan
tic Monthly, one suicide, three murders,
two deaths in bed, one bloodhound, four
seductions, ballet-girls, gamblers, music
halls and thieves dens. The old style
twentyseven fainting-fits in a single
romance, is humorous in comparison
with the modern realistic novel
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

1t costs fifty cents, in Mankato, Kan
Sas, to sing, hum Or whistle certain
popular song between the hours of six
In the morning and ten at night. The
town council has so directed, on the
ground that the song has become an in
tolerahle nuisance. Perhaps the moral
is that the person with IAN ear for
music should adjust it, at frequent in
tervalS, to new tunes.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

An exchange mentions as a matter of
news that the English have adopted a
new fad in the shape Of perfumed but
ter, but We fail to discover anything
new in it. "Perfumed butter can be
found at any grocery store and at most
boarding houses. Some folks do not
like the perfume, but that is all mat
ter of taste. or smell.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

Science having demonstrated that
the stomach is superfiuous, dyspeptic
gentlemen who contemplate a trip to
the Klondike region should be careful
to check all unnecessary baggage at
home.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

Women are literally stripped of their
furs on the Canadian border, and ev-
erything that suggests fur seal is con-
fiscated, from a cloak to a cap. Uncle
Sam will ere long have a big stock of
goods on hand.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

Lying vast, inert, the prey of the ma
tions, China brings to mind the Bible
words: "Wheresoever the carcass is,
there will the eagles be gathered to-
gether'
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

In recent book on Hawaii the au-
thor very thoughtfully remarks that
'.Mr. and Mrs. Dole, like the father
and mother Of their country, are child
less" Just at this moment we can re-
:all nothing that is sadder than child
less motherhood and fatherhood.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17
Effective.

Il wish you would get your wife to
throw her influence for me-" said the
lady who was running for office In the
Woman's Club; IN sure it would have
some effect
Yes was the thoughtful reply: 81
know when she's ever thrown anything
for me it's been effective
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

Several New York society women
have organized the "Order of the
Crown with membership limited to
the ''lineal descendants Of kings and
queens" And jacks?
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17
Life of Work Horses.

In London the omnibus horse is worn
out in five years, the tram horse in
four, the postoffice horse in six, and
the brewers in from six to seven,
while the yestry horses last eight
years.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

Often enough, the grand master Of
the Free Masons of Peru, who, accord
5ng to Grand Master Sutherland, Of
New York, has committed Masonic sui
eide by issuing an edict discarding the
Bible as basis for morality for the
MaSOns under his Jurisdiction, bears
the contradictory name of Christian
Dam
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

demanded that the ausleich-agreement
of union-between Austria and Hun
gary be not renewed, and aroused the
widest enthusiasm among those who
are eager to see Hungary absolutely in
DEPENDENT
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

The murderer Of William Terriss
was adjudged insane by the English
jury, but he will not be set free, as is
instances. He will be put in an asy-
ium where insane people are supposed
to be sent. The trial was completed in
one day! How long would it have lin
gered in this country?
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

There is no sound in the world SO pa
thetic as a woman going around the
house singing to try to convince her
husband that he hasn't hurt her feel
ings by what he just said
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

Life seems but 4 dreary ex-pants to
the boy who has to wear his dads
made-Over trousers
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

America is beginning to supply the
world with locomotives. That is some
thing in which this country has the
strongest pull.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

have been arrested and placed under
bonds to keep the peace. In this year
of grace we are not living under the
code duellO.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

'Cigarettes do no harm to the
smoker" says a Philadelphia paper.
Well, they do harm to others and that
ought to Danish them.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

Is the new menhaden fish oil and fer
tilizing trust to be reckoned among
those rank injustices that ''smell to
heaven!'
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

The Boston Globe is opposed to the
Cape Cod Canal, and yet quite frequent
ty it takes dig at it.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

When n man has anything to throw
away, he throws it where It wiz annoy
&H9.tr - much cs g1>sVj,,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

A Tennessee man reported that he
had seen ghost with horns and green
eyes, and the news wasn't twenty-four
hours old before Government revenue
officer was sneaking around in that To-
cality looking for a moonshine distil-
lery.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

Marriage sometimes uncovers the
truthfulness of the proverb, Troubles
never come single"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17

At last Ed son has met his match. He
confesses that the reporters Of New
York are greater inventors than he is.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-02-17
Prospects for the Bov.

Il guess the Griscombs must expect
that somebody is going to leave them
some money"
"Why?'
They've decided to let their son be.
come an artist"