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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

when the potato crop is Short said
an old farmer, Il never have any to
sell, but when there is a great hue and
scarce and l plant lot of them, the
bottom drops entirely out of prices.
Two or three years ago there was no
end to the comments on the decadence
Of the horse. He was going out of use
forthwith, the bicycle was supplanting
him for cheap purposes, trolleys and
rapid transit had finished him up as a
suburban necessity, and the few people
who simply wanted him to ride about
with were taking their exercise in
some other fashion. OF course, as
draft animal he must still be in evi-
dence, but this was about all that was
left to him. Horse raisers went out of
business or turned their attention in
other directions. 1t didn't pay to grow
ordinary animals, and the average
ard-headed farmer is not very much
given to doing improbable things
when he knows they do not pay. Even
with the greatly decreased demand for
horses, which Is the natural result Of
electricity and steam, the supply has
run very low. Horsemen are beginning
to discover that there is a possibility
of something not very far from horse
famine And just here comes curious
working Of the law of supply and de-
mand. That which it is difficult to Sc
cure Immediately arises in market
value, and good horses are growing
scarce and expensive. Especially Is
this the case with saddle horses. It is
said that really first-class saddle ami
NAL will bring almost any price one
chooses to ask for him on account of
the scarcity. One Of the most profitable
of industries for the next few years
where land is cheap and pasture good
will be the raising Of hotses, and these
should be good ones. 1t costs justs as
much to bring up the cheapest kind Of
a colt as to raise a good one, and the
wonder is that there is not some con-
certed action taken toward clearing the
country of some Of the wretched stock
that still exists. Horse breeders assO-
Citations could do excellent work in this
lirpctiOn' -
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
Gold Standard Blindness,

Like all other champions of the gold
standard the Chicago Times Herald as
sumes that if farmer only succeeds
in paying his debts, it is proof posi-
tive of his prosperity, and further. that
he ought to be supremely happy. 1t
OverlOokS the circumstance that men
may and do pay debts under great dis
advantages. A man may have a mort
gage on his farm. Grasshoppers may
come and destroy a crop: drOuth may
come and ruin another; his barn may
be overturned in cyclone, his house
be consumed by fire, sickness and
death may invade his family circle
Still, by almost superhuman effort. and
by denying himself and his loved ones
many things which they need. he may
at last pay the mortgage But would
this prove that the grasshOppers. the
drOuth, the cyclone, the fire and the
sickness and death were blessings and
helped him to do it? According to the
Times Herald's philosophy, yes. The
mOrtgagee mig mightsurreptitiOusly change
$1,000 mortgage into one Of $4,000.
The farmer might succeed in paying it,
but would that make the act of chang
ing the figures any less a crime, or a
disadvantage to the man who is COM
PEELED to pay $1,000 when he only
agreed to pay $1,000: No matter what
robbery and extortiOn are practiced up
on the debtor, it is all right so long as
he succeeds in paying. That is the in
fallible gold standard proof.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
Political Pointers.
We now have government by ba

We now have government by bar
Secretary Gage wants prosperity Y
the bankers only.
If every Democrat puts his shOulde
to the wheel 1898 will be Il great yea
for the people.
Is there Il Democratic club in va
vicinity? If not, why not? The W
of organization is going on eye1
where.
Do you belong to Il silver club?
not, why not? The battle of you
prosperity can never be won withou
your aid.
In the Congressional campaigns n
cry Democratic candidate for COngrs
must stand on platform that indOr,
the Chicago platform in every par
ular. as well as the financial issue.
Do not allow a gOldbug into
Democratic club with which you
connected. Point to the fact tina
man cannot be q Democrat and an
vocate of the British gold standardt
one and the same time.
Are there any gold bugs in your
cinity? Find out who they are and
about them. As such they have
business to meddle in Democratic
tics. They belong in the RepublI
party.
If you see an article in this paper
contains any points that would in
opinion remove doubt from the II
of q Republican neighbOr please
him a marked copy. The great ma
ity of Republicans are honest and
need to read the truth honestly tOl
1t is the duty of every Demo
to make q personal neighbOr-tO-ne
Dor campaign in behalf of the DEM
cratic platform. Work among Rcpul
licans who are disappointed at the
ton of the administration in slump
to the gold standard. Honest Rel
licans will be glad to listen TO you
Says State Senator Burley Rs
of West Virginia: The Repubs
cans of our State are almOs
equally divided on the silver is
sue. We cannot go before the peopl
with gold basis platform, and at tin
same time hope for success at tn
polls" Mr.. Burley is not only re
publican. but is also an advocate of tn
gold standard"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

That the curiosity seeker sometimes
finds more than he wants is shown by
a recent experience Of Mark Twain.
Mr.. Clemens has been viewing from the
gallery with artistic appreciation the
performances Of the Austrian Reichs-
raths. When the show broke up in a
general row, he was violently welted
over the head by Czech deputy. OF
course it was case of mistaken iden-
tity and an apology followed, but 1t is
safe 10 say that the humorist will be
satisfied to gather his further impress
sions of Austrian legislation at long
range.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

From the subversion of the Roman
empire to the fourteenth or fifteenth
century women spent most Of their
time alone, almost entire strangers to
the joys Of social life; they seldom
went abroad, but to be spectators OF
such public diversions and amuse
ments as the fashions Of the times
countenanced. Francis I. was the first
who introduced women on public days
to court; before his time nothing was
to be seen at any of the courts of Eu-
rope but gray-haired politicians, plot
ting the destruction of the rights and
liberties Of mankind, and warriors
their plots in execution. In the thir-
teenth and fourteenth centuries ele-
gance had scarcely any existence, and
even cleanliness was hardly considered
as laudable. The use of linen was not
known, and the most delicate of the
fair sex wore woolen shifts. In Paris
they had meat only three times a
week, and one hundred ivres .(about
twenty-five dollarS) was large portion
for young lady. The better sort Of
citizens used splinters Of wood and
rags dipped in Oil instead of candles,
which, in those days, were hardly to
be met with. Wine was only to be
had at the shops Of the apothecaries,
where it was sold as a cordial; and to
ride in two-wheeled cart along the
dirty, rugged streets was reckoned a
grandeur of so enviable a nature that
Philip the Fair prohibited the wives of
citizens from enjoying it. In the time
Of Henry VIII. of England the peers
Of the realm carried their wives behind
them on horseback when they went to
London, and in the same manner took
them back to their country seats, with
hoods Of waXed linen over their heads,
and wrapped in mantles of cloth to Sc.
cure them from the cold.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

The proposal of the War Department
to reduce the strength Of the ten cav
airy regiments by transferring men to
artillery regiments has caused good
deal of Indignation in army circles.
This practice of weakening an arm or
branch of the force to increase another
is known among army men as "skeae-
tonizing," and is claimed by them for
evident reasons to be destructive of the
esprit de corps and the spirit of disci-
pline. Frequently whole companies
have been decimated by this process
and officers find themselves attached
to divisions of troops which practically
have no existence except upon paper.
The artillery seems to be specially ia
vored in this respect. In 1890 two COM
infantry were skeletonized for the ben
eft of the artillery, and now, it seems,
the process is to be further continued.
Skeletonizing has been pronounced ille-
gal by the judge advocate of the army,
but as long as Congress refuses further
to increase the army the War Depart
ment is practically compelled from
time to time to repeat the process in
order to keep each branch of the serv-
Ice as efficient as possible. Secretary
Alger has withdrawn, for the present,
the order which has called forth so
many protests, but will probably in the
end be compelled to insist upon it.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

quired to leave the car when they had
finished their meals; practically, Of
course, they sat still and refused to
bulge. Habitual passengers between
London and Manchester soon got to
know about this and booked when they
wanted to dine en- route third-class by
the Midland rather than first-class by
the London and Northwestern. So
now it is announced that the North
western will run third-class as we'll as
first-class dining cars both from Liver.
pool and Manchester.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

steering purposes only. In this tr1cy-
Gle cab the coachman or operator sits
in the rear and the passenger in front.
The conveyance Is propelled by a sim
pie up and down movement of the feet,
just as sewing machine is operated,
and there is no chain or sprocket ar
rangement.
The cab is so constructed as to be
suited for all kinds Of weather For
bright, balmy days, when no covering
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

1t is well understood that Japan is
steadily preparing to lock horns with
Russia for the control of the far east.
The island empire is building a large
and powerful navy and is steadily imr
proving its military strength. The
presence of Germany adds to the OBJ
stacles which Japan would have to
overcome. Should Germany side with
Russia. which she might readily do If
her interests should lie that way
Japan's chances of success would van
fish and the sacrifices she has made to
secure Corea would be entirely lost
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
Will Not Down.

With a yawning chasm between re-
ceipts and expenditures, with protec-
ton in abundance and revenue a mega
tive quantity the Republicans say they
want the tariff let alone for ten years.
No doubt, but the people who pay these
taxes do not propose to let 1t alone.
Nav. make Bill keep quiet; every
time / hit him with the hammer he
hOllerS"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
swtnburne. the Poet.

Algernon Charles Swinburne, the
poet, is one of the most eccentric IN
dividuals in England. He is a perfect
master Of Greek and French, but it is
his delight to pretend to be entirely
illiterate, and, though he left Oxforl
with great reputation, he never took
his degree. Mr.. Swinburne lives near
London, but he is rarely seen in society
One of the most pleasing traits in his
character is his devotion to children.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

paper money is in the highly unorna-
mental notes Of the Bank Of England.
The engraving Is such that any ordi-
nary engraver could duplicate it to per-
fection, yet the notes have rarely been
counterfeited with success. The safe
guards are in the paper and the ink:
and not in the engraving. The history
of counterfeiting shows that there are
always engravers as skillful as other
engraYerS
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

The proposed telegraphic communi-
cation between Iceland and the Shet-
land Islands would give the world
daily weather reports from Iceland.
The weather predictions made in that
far region would not affect the attend
ance at a picnic, say on the Penobscot
or the Sacramento, but they would
show that the ends of the earth are
getting nearer together. Such approx
nation means progress
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

! Turkey is buying lot Of big Krupp
guns. Should Russia in consequence
of this maneuver take the Sultan by the
throat, his Ottoman majesty would
pretty certainly develop case Of Group,
which Krupp himself would find it i'm
possible to alleviate.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
One Way to Wine Ont Deficit.

We observe that quite a number of
moral Republican editors are pointing
with pride to the gratifying increase in
the internal revenue receipts. If an
impetus can be given to the general
drunkenness of the country the grand
old Republican party will be rescued
from the hole In the treasury and the
ship of state will avoid the rocks.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

A novel called "The Typewriter Girl"
has appeared in England. 1t is rather
remarkable that the typewriter girl
hasn't been made prominent before now
in fiction. She wields vast influence
over the worlds destinies in these busy
modern times.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

barely touch. A new idea in stamp
making is to supply universal joint
in the handle, so that when the rubber
type is pressed to the surface Of the
paper every part stamps evenly be.
cause the pressure Is uniform.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

John Chinaman has had a thought
and wants his head rubbed. He has
found that he can get Great Britain to
defend all his coasts. All he has to do
is to give Great Britain the aforesaid
coasts and she will defend them to the
bitter end. 1t is as simple and practical
frying pan to get something to cook
in it.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
New Idea for a Rubber Stamp.

In using the rubber stamp with a
rigid handle it is more or less difficult
to get a good, clean and regular i'm
preston, as the operator is likely to
press one side of the stamp to the pa
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

Mrs. Josephine X. Henry, OF Yer
sailles, KY, announces that she will
be a candidate for President in 1900 on
the Prohibition ticket. Good! If Josie
can carry her own State she will have
no trouble with the rest of the country.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

The New Orleans papers continue to
call attention to the fact that the NOR
tality Of the city during the epidemic
was but little higher than the normal
figure. But this will count for moth
ing in a yellow fever scare. The safe
and profitable thing to do is to give
the closest attention to thorough sail
tary work
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

man with many guns robs defend
less country OF its property and ci
rights We call that diplomacy, son!
times; craftsmanship sometimes, af
sometimes war. The moral element
about the same in both cases, or a litl
in favor of the foOtpad. who takes
chances. while his august exempt
takes none.-LOuisville Times.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

A new zone, the Incorporate, is to be
added to the list, if the words Of Dean
Farrar prove true. He lately said,
with refreshing bluntness, that he was
afraid England was creating a zone
of drunkenness in all parts of her en-
pire which was destroying many Of the
native races.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
Many Aged Men and Women.

The French village Sournia has
among its 600 inhabitants as many as
fourteen who have passed their eigIl-
tieth year. There is no physician in or
near the village.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

Governor Pingree of Michigan says
that asphalt is the paving of the
future and will be used exclusively"
How about that future place which is
said to be paved with good intentions?
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

The Sultan has declared riding the
bicycle to be immoral and irreligious.
So would you, perhaps, if you had 1858
wives, each clamoring vociferously for
a wheel.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

1t is hardly probable that the Dolly
Warden paper currency to be subSti-
tuted for that in use at present will be
great improvement over the elaborate
works of art that II displaces. Perhaps
he nearest apprsnch to perfection in
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

The Boston City Council has ordered
the police force to wage war upon
bean shooters. Here is a commenda-
BILE crusade; it is little less than Grim
inal to waste beans like that.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

An Eastern contemporary says that
ga philosopher is a man who rides a
philosopede." Nonsense! The mod
ern philosopher usually is woman.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
LATEST IN CYCLES.
Fifty Tricycle. Cabs Can Be Seen on the
Streets of Berlin.

4 Hty IIENyCIC NdUS Ne1fI DC SSC11 O1H t11S
Streets of Berlin.
4 tricycle. cab is one of the latest fea-
lures of the streets Of Berlin. 1t is
called the Heydt cycle, so named after
the inventor, and a company has been
organized in the German capital which
now has fifty of these tricycle. cabs in
use. The cab is built on the principle
of the bicycle, with the difference that
it has three wheels instead of two. The
two large wheels support a,comfort- a
ably cushioned seat on their axle, and
the small wheel in the rear is used for
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

Ohio has decreed that all medicines
containing poison must be labeled with
q skull and crossbones. Will the dis
tillers observe the law?
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

It's such a pleasure for the girls to
look over the hats in the millinery
stores, they never think of those behind
them in the theater.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

Ex-Consul General Iasigi is to keep
books during his term in prison. That
is hard labor, for those who find it diff
ficult
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
No Chance to Fight.

''Jones ard his wife are happy cou-
pie"
''How do you know?'
''She's deaf and he has the writer's
paralysis. S."-Cleveland Leader.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

That man who called back fence
the woman's telephone probably re-
ferred to their talking over it.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

Speaking of China. will Germany's
nibble be followed by England's bite?
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

The chief trouble with American
juries is that they hang too much with
out ropes.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

is required, there is a hood arrange
ment that can be detached. In
stormy weather it can be easily replac-
ed, thus affording all the protection de-
sired from the weather.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

The father of triplets considers three
Of kind better than two pair.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
As the Republicans Reason.

Wonderful is the logic of Republican,
ism, According to this system the VIII
son bill brought about deficit of So.
100000 fourteen months before it was
passed. and now it has brought about
a deficit of 100000 five months after
it has been repealed.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06
Ghe Tale'rfi,te 1e,porrat

ROBERT GOOD, Editor and Prop.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-01-06

NdtIOHtaf anu 1IiufF fFf"'11f II OOtPuOs'
When a man with gun robs de-
fenSeless man on the street he is called
a footpad, and we send him to the pen
itentiary. If we can catch him. When
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-28
SIGNAL CORPS.

The reEimental signal corps is com
prised of the following: First Lieutenant
S. $. Derman, of Company A, II. L.
Dimmck and George Russ, of Company
A. Emil Paschalis, of Company c, and
L. c. koons, of Company -.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-28
ASIATIC SQUADRON.
List Of the Boats OF Admiral Dewey's
Fleet and the Opposing Vessels OF
Spain--The Prospects for Battle.

Washington, April 27.--The United
States Asatic squadron, mobilized at
Mirsbay China, consists of the flag
ship Olympia, one of the best cruisers
afoat, Captain c. V. Gridley, Rear Ad-
miral George Dewey, commander-in-
chief.
The cruiser Baltimore, Captain n. NJ.
MyeT.
Cruiser Boston, Captain Frank Wildez
Cruiser Concord, Commander Asa
Walker.
Cruiser Raleigh, Captain j. r. Coghlan.
Gunboat Petrol, Commander T.. p.
Wood
Dispatch boat, Hugh MCCULLOUGH
Steamer Nanshan, store ship.
Steamer Zafrio, collier.
The Spanish fleet at the Philippine
islands may be able to resist the United
States fleet for short time with the
assistance of the guns from the Span
ish forts, but otherwise the American
vessels would make very short work of
the Spanish squadron, which consists
of the following vessels:
Cruiser Reina Cristina.
Cruiser Castillo.
Cruiser Nelasco.
CruiS Don Juan de Austria
Gunboat Paraguay.
Gunboat Ulloa,
Gunboat lei Cano.
Gunboat General Lezo.
Gunboat Marquese del Duro
Transport General Alava.
Transport Manila.
Transport Cuba.