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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21
Drink Man Needs.

An average man requires fifty-nine
ounces of food per diem. He needs thir-
ty-seven ounces of water for drinking,
and in breathing he absorbs thirty
ounces of oxygen. He eats as much
water as he drinks, so much of that
fluid being contained in various foods.
In order to supply fuel for running the
body machine and make up for waste
tissue he ought to swallow daily the
equivalent of twenty ounces of bread.
three ounces Of potatoes, one ounce of
butter and one quart of water. The
body is mostly water. The body of .
man weighing 154 pounds contains
ninety-six pounds, or forty-s quarts
of water.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21
Crow Shattered a Headlight.

a peculiar accident happened to the
engine on passenger train No. 1 at Nc
Arthur Junction, Chillicothe. Ohio, re-
Gently. As the train was passing along
through the darkness the engineer and
fireman were startled by crash in
front. and then the headlight went out
They thought At first that stone had
been thrown at it. but an investigation
showed that a big crow had flown
straight into the light. Shattering the
glass The light tleateaed 10 explode
ana finally burned out. The crow.
which had broken it's neck, was fished
out in a badly singed condition, and
was hanging up in the rOundhOuse il
the morning
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

1t is somewhat remarka BILE, when one
considers the matter, that the line of.
ficers of the navy have never asked
themselves what they would do some
day, with ships TO command and no en-
gineers competent to manage the mo-
tive power. They-are men upon which
heavy responsibility rests, day ana
night, in peace or war, and there have
been many instances Of mental and
physical breaking down. There are
captains, commanders and lieutenants
enough for the new ships, but no en-
gineers, and competent engineers can
not be secured offhand.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

conflict, and 1t is where the commercial
spirit runs highest that the talk of war
is loudest. The armaments of the great
commercial powers have never been SO
large either relatively or absolutely us
to-day, but this is not enough, and TO
England's special call for S120,000,000
for more war ships, France ecnoes
S100,000,O00, Russia S7O,000,O00, Ger
many quite as much, and the United
States anywhere from $50,000,000 Up
in special regular army and navy bills.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

EX-United States Senator B. X. Bruce
is dead. Next to Fred Douglass he
was the most conspicuous representa-
tive of the colored race in America. He
served one term as Senator from Mis-
sissippi. Was born slave in Virginia
in 1871. The tutor of his masters son
taught him to read. After the war he
became a student at Oberlin and final
ly settled as planter in Mississippi.
He was county superintendent of edu-
cation, sheriff and held various State
offices before he was elected to the Uni
ted States Senate. He was Register OF
the Treasury under Garfield and was
reappointed by Mckinley to that office
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

A little girl in a New York school
screamed at the sight Of mouse The
children became panic-stricken and
rushed screaming out of the room, the
teachers ordered a fire drill, a fire
alarm was rung in, distracted parents
fought to enter the building and save
their children from the supposed
flames. And all for one small mouse.
Rash is the man that dares to laugh at
the feminine fear of a mouse,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

Nothing can be more grateful to the
American people than the complete
unanimity of the testimony borne by
all who have visited Havana to the
fidelity and efficiency displayed by Con-
sui General Lee in the discharge of his
delicate and responsible duties. Among
the last to offer his testimony on the
subject is Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire. who said in a speech in the
Senate: General Lee is deserving OF
the highest possible praise for the
manner in which he carries himself III
Havana. Cool and fearless in the midst
of difficulties and dangers, he never
loses sight Of the fact that he is an
American citizen; nor is ne unmlndtnl
of the tremendous responsibilities ami
duties of his position"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

One can easily see why Englishmen
wish success to plans for the liberia
tion of Cuba. Their losses through the
devastation of the island are only less
grievouS than our own. Scores OF cot
ton and tobacco estates are owned or
mortgaged in England, and almost all
the money invested in the insular rail
ways came from London. 1t is with
English capital that public works were
undertaken in number of Cuban cities
between 1878 and 1894 No interest or
dividend will be forthcoming on any of
restored in the island
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

A bachelor philosopher remarks that
mo man ever wants to kiss girl after
he has once seen her hold nickel tie
conductor has given her for change be-
tween her teeth, while she gets her
purse open," and he further intimates
that such girl is only fit to kiss pug
dog. Of course bachelors are not al
ways responsible critics.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

A case has just been decided in En-
! gland that is of interest in this coun-
try, for the circumstances are very like
those that have frequently occurred in
the United States, but which have nos
reached the courts. The case was based
upon the charge of manslaughter in a
game of football. The game was be-
ing played under the association foot
ball rules, which were designed spe
cially to limit the hazard in playing the
game in question. 1t was claimed that
the defendant, contrary to the rules Of
the game, charged the deceased from
behind and threw rim violently for
ward against the knees of another
player from which he received injuries
that caused his death. The judge held
that 1.-The rules Of the game We're of little
consequence, for no association could
override the law in such a manner, nor
could it make lawful and innocent that
which was dangerous. The law of the
land declares that it is unlawful to do
that which is likely to cause the death
of another, and liability cannot be
avoided by the enactment Of rules re-
ducing the danger" and the prisoner
was held for manslaughter. The judge
said: But, on the other hand, if a
man is playing according to the rules
and practice of the game, and is not
going beyond it, it may be reasonable
to infer that he is not acting in man
ner which he knows will be likely to
produce DEATH In the heat of playing
the game men forget, in the desire to
win, to observe the rules that have been
adopted in order to reduce the risk to
a minimum and do things that result
fatally to their opponents. Football has
become established as one Of the most
popular of all our American sports, but
however it may be hedged about with
rules it is a dangerous game, a fact
that is too well attested to admit of dis
pute The English case was brought
to put a stop to the lawlessness of the
game as it has been played at Rugby,
and it is probable that it will be ample
to inspire some respect for the lives
and limbs of men engaged in the spirit
ed contests.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21
CHANCES OF MARRIAGE.
A Diagram Which Shows the Result
of Statistical Research.

This interesting diagram almost ex-
plains itself. 1t shows the chances of
marriage Of spinsters and widows and
whom they are most likely to marry.
1t is claimed by statisticians that spin
sters from Is to A have best chance
with bachelors and after that should
direct their attention to widowers. The
diagram shows the result of statistical
research and is authentic With wild
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

4 poet in the London Spectator has
excited the derision of the English
speaking world by re--.arking Il try to
remember the future Yet how many
people have suffered disaster by care
lesSneSs in the matter of futures.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21
SOUTHERN BLOODHOUNDS.

They Are the Descendants of the
Fierce Man-Eating Cuban Dog.
The first Cuban bloodhounds landed
upon this continent were imported 200
years ago by Spanish planters of Louis
lana, then Spanish territory, writes II.
S. Garfield in the Chicago Times-Her-
aid. We all know what the dOns were
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

An Eastern advertiser prints picture
of campaign rooster over an adver-
tisement, saying: This is the hen that
laid the eggs that we sell 16 for %
cents a Dozen" That advertiser should
be arrested for a fraudulent use of the
male
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

Oscar Wilde is undeniably a wit,
even though he may be wicked How
are English prisoners treated?'' some
one asked him after his own release.
Why he responded, England treats
her prisoners SO badly that she does
not deserve to have any,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

Special dispatches from Cadiz, KY.
announce that Miss Beatrice Cunning
ham Of that place has recently publish
ed novel, the sale of which she is now
accelerating by giving kiss with each
book. She probable will do fine male
order business
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21
Due to the Electric Light

Since the introduction Of the electric
light, singers, actors and public speak
ers have less trouble with their voices.
and are less likely 10 catch cold. their
throats are not so parched, and they
feel better. This is due to the air not
being v:tiated and the temperature
more even.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

A matchmaker who brought suit for
divorce year ago has been arrested
at the instigation of his wife thirty
five times since then. and has spent the
major portion of his time in jail await
ing trial on some frivolous charge Or
other trumped up by the woman. The
poor matchmaker is quite run down,
and wants this sort of prosecution
wound up at once.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

Recent statistics prove that the con-
sumption of whisky throughout the
West is steadily decreasing. That
shows what became of the air ship.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

We are constantly told that ''Spain
has great PRIDE 1t is fortunate that
she has. She doesn't seem to be over
stocked with anything else, except it is
diaboliSm.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

There is a bad state of affairs in
Cleveland, Ohio. The Plain Dealer re-
ports man as saying: my cigar last
night cost me a dollar How SOP
queried his friend. Il smoked it at
home, and my wife was sure the gas
was leaking and telephoned for a
plumber"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21
Read Her Own Obituary.

Nine. Patti has had the uncanny ex-
perience of reading her own obituary
notices, the Australian papers having
made the mistake of supposing that
she. and not her husband, died recently.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21
It Was a Strange Month.

February, 1866, was in one way the
most wonderful month in the worlds
history 1t had no full moon. January
and March each lad two full moons.
but February had none. Astronomers
say this is the only instaace on record.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

The modern folding bed and the SEN
satiOnal newspaper correspondents are
both employed for lying purposes, but
the similarity ends right there. The bed
shuts up occasionally.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

That Hamburg astronomer who
claims to have discovered a second
moon must have used an unusually
large glass-a schooner" perhaps.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21
Just Sean.

Mary Ann sat alone with her beau
For hours with the gas turned leau;
When he said he must leave,
She caught hold of his .leeye.
While she wept and exclaimed "Eau
neaur'
Chicago News.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

American bicycles have become so
popular in Germany that German man
ufacturers are hunting for methods to
keep Americans out of the market.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

When the ocean is not big enough to
accommodate our new navy any longer
without crowding, we will buy another
ocean, that's all.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

A Denver saloon-keeper offers print
ed war song with each drink. The song
probably is enough to drive anyone to
drink
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

1t seems to be peculiarity of French
criminal trials that the conviction pre-
cedes the prosecution.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21
Chicago News.

Every one feels that he would fare
better if he lived in hovel, where the
good are always rewarded.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

Not since the opening of the century
has the earth been so far filled with
stern threat and preparation for armed
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

With the return of the cycling season
when century runs by organized clubs
are of daily occurrence, the question OF
permitting women to take part III these
long-distance trips is again discussed.
1t is maintained that century runs have
become athletic competitions, such as
require the utmost physical endurance
on the part of the riders, and that con
| stitutionally a woman is not sufficient
ly strong for such a fatiguing test. Dis
tinguished medical authorities pro-
nounce the task of covering so great n
distance as a hundred miles in day
awheel exceedingly harmful, on ac-
count of the prolonged nervous and
physical strain involved, for which
physique, and for other reasons that
physicians only can properly appre-
ciate. There are few organized runs Of
hundred miles i'm which some Of the
participants do not fail to complete the
century. This being true of men, il is
by so much the more evident that wolp
en- should refrain from the practice.
<ASlut lIOlii pIisEoiNdi
suits that attend century riding by
women, the question presents another
view even more important, that Of the
propriety of women engaging in such
runs. The example of women attend
ing the ordinary open century run, in
which the proportion Of the partici-
pants is rarely less than fifty men to
one woman, who rides generally with
out escort from earl morning to late
night, in the common ruck, is not cal
culated to elevate cycling, particularly
among women. Rather it has ten
dency to degrade the sport. The neces-
sary or usual incidents attending cen
tury runs are not conducive to the cul
tivatiOn of feminine graces and should
receive the stamp of disapproval by the
cycling public. Resolutions condemn
ing the practice are being considered
by bicycle organizations. If women
lack the good sense and good taste to
determine this matter for themselves,
the men should determine it for them.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

Oh, Havana. What an odor Connecti'
cut is raising in thy name!
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21
TO THAW THE GROUND.
Here's an Apparatus that Will Prove
Boon to K1Ondike.

To thaw frozen ground and facilitate
the working of shafts and tunnels
therein an apparatus to direct and re-
tain the heat of furnace upon the
face of an excavation, while also rem
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

A petty politician always wants to be
taken seriously.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

Meaning of the Word Squirrel.
The word squirrel is from two GreeE
words which mean shadow tail.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-04-21

ows up to the age of 80 their best
chance is with bachelors, and after that
the widowers should receive their de-
yotiOn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-25
STATIONS RIVER.
Miss Hilliard is at home for a f

Miss Hilliard is at home for few
days.
Last week Mr.. Minard sent large guam.
tity of poultry to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bancroft left New York
last Monday for Buffalo, n. Y.
The work of painting and stating the
Congregational parsonage began Monday
in good earnest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tower and Miss Belle
Tower are at Sunderland, Mass, with Mr..
and Mrs. Fairchild.
Next Sunday evening there is to be a
temperance meeting with addresses by
Prof. Elery and Mr.. Robb, Esq.
Thursday evening at Fuller Hall Rev. j.
Edward Farrow gave an illustrated lecture
on England, Scotland and France.
Friday night of last week blankets and
robes to the value of $125 were taken
from William Cory's shop. There is in
the community strong desire that the
thief may be caught and punished.
Tuesday evening the Baptist Endeavor
society invited the Congregational Endeav-
orers to social, requesting their guests to
come in Eye olden time Clothes" There
was large attendance and an enjoyable
program. Several of the young men and
young ladies were strikingy transformed
in their ancient costumes.
Stephen NJ. Foote, formerly military in
structor and teacher of mathematics at
Vermont Academy, was an ade-de-camp
on the staff of Major Gen. Breckenridge
during the war against Spain, and went
with the general to Camp Thomas, Tampa
and Santiago. He was with Gen. Lawton
at FL Caney on July l, and with Gen
Wheeler at San Juan on the % and Sd.
He remained in Cuba about three weeks
and since his return has been with Gen.
Breckenridge at Camp Thomas and at
Camp Hamilton. On the Sth of October
he was promoted to major of the Third
regiment of engineers, United States vol
unteers, and expects soon to return to Cuba
with his regiment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-25
The Era In the S.natc.


The inroads made by the Republicans
upon the Democratic strength in the United
States Senate furnish much the most i'm
| portant political feature Of the present
| year. There has been nothing like 1t in
this generation. We have to 90 back to
! the period Immediately succeeding the war
of the rebellion, when the Republicans had
| control of the lately readmtted southern
states, and chose senators after their mind
there, TO find its parallel. In those days,
or soon after, the Democrats did consider
ably better at the North than they have
done now. They were sure of senators in
New Jersey and Delaware: they had
rather more than an even chance of them in
l ldiana; they could occasionally elect
one in New York and sometimes another
in Connecticut; they had even got into.a
way of having a senator nearly all the
time from Ohio.
Every one of these opportunities has
now left them, and, worse, the Republicans
have cut into them in choosing senators
below Mason and Dixons line, power
which they had lost until recently for
many years. Both the senators from each
OF the states of Maryland and West Vir-
glnia will be taken away from the Demo
Gratis in the next Congress, and in addi-
ton they have lost a senator from Ken
lucky and two senators from North Caro-
lima, though one of the latter may be re-
claimed TO the party.
Tie most remarkable fact about this
situation of affairs is that never before
since the Democratic party was created
have the Democrats been so meagre in
numbers in the northern section Of the
country, ranging from Maine TO the Mis-
sissippi. The Republicans have captured
all these senators, with an insignificant
exception in Delaware, the smallest state
of the whole, and this, too, may be gained
by them, for the Democratic senator in
question is under indictment for crime in
the courts of his state. The Democrats
have saved he southern section, with the
exceptions We have noted, aud have elected
enough scattering senators in the small
states of the newer Northwest TO about Off
set those that they have been deprived OF
in the South. The Republican victory In
the Senate is swet ping, and in some re-
spects unprecedented II may be said TO
have carried every legislature in the Union
east of the Mississippi that elects senator
where the proclaimed Democratic national
policy was in issue, and several of the
states west Of it. We do not include the
southern states generally in this, because
1t is well understood that the elections
there have turned upon the race question
primarily, and were most influenced by It.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-11-25
WESTMINST STEER

Edward +. Pease of Weston is at j. C.
Fenn's.
Miss Brigham is the guest of Mrs. b. T
Phelps this week.
Mrs. C. f. Arnold entertained the whis,
club Tuesday evening.
Miss Harriet Fletcher of Townshend is
visiting her cousin, Miss Susie Kellogg,
Mrs. Josln and two children from Con-
neeticut arrived Wednesday evening at j.
+. Leach's.
Mrs. Jacob Woodbury. is expected Satur-
day to spend the winter with her sister,
Mrs. George II. Albee
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Underwood went
to Bradford, n. H., Tuesday to spend
Thanksgiving with their son, Dr. Under
wood
Mrs. Lettie Whitney Gould and daugh-
ter of Windham will spend the winter with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. p. Whitney,
and assist in caring for her mother, who is
quite an invalid
NJ. o. Hobart, accompanied by the
Misses Denel, went to Weston Tuesday to
remain until after Thanksgiving, when Mr..
Hobart will go to Londonderry for a sew
eral weeks absence.
The play Hearts and Diamonds" will
be given at the town hall next Wednesday
evening, by local talent, for the benefit of
the ladies aid society. Messrs. Aver and
Shelley of Putney will furnish attractive
music, and we trust there will be large
attendance. A New England supper will
be served in the lower hall before and after
the entertainment.
An extremely pretty home wedding took
place at the Davenport house Thursday
evening, Nov. Il, where about 80 guests
were assembled to witness the marriage Of
Mrs. Nellie Nutting and George Burton
Hall, both of this place. The strains of
the bridal march from Lohengrin, played
by Miss Lila Richardson, a cousin of the
bride, announced the approach of the
bridal couple, and the music was continued
throughout the ceremony, which was i'm
pressively performed by Rev. Z. f. Barn
ard. The bride was attired in white or
candle and carried white chrysanthemums.
Light refreshments were served, and coffee
was poured by Misses Richardson and Kel.
logg. Mr. and Mrs. Hall returned Monday
from short wedding trip which was spent
in Boston, and will in future occupy the
Dascomb residence, which they have
rented.