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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
AhOuf Books.

The ideal house has books all over it
and yet it is best for the books them
selves that they have an apartments
truly their own. Many people who feel
that they cannot afford library
would be aStonished if they realized
how easily one might be arranged One
of the most charming book rooms of
which know is merely a small cham.
Der with pretty view from two win.
dows and snug corner fireplace. At
small expense deal shelves We're run en-
tirely around the wall space. and fitted
with roller blinds, which may be drawn
down in front of the books at night, or
in the daytime when cleaning is going
an.-BoSton Home Journal
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

A good understanding, meaning by
that term serviceable foot-gear, is pro-
nounced by the foremost military au-
thorities to be more essential to an
army than either courage or acclimati-
cation, and details of material, work
manship, size and shape are being
urged upon the quartermaster depart
ment. The agitation will do double ser
vice if it affects the individual as well
as the governmental purchaser. A
prominent oculist, to whom a young
woman recently went for consultation.
refused to examine her eyes unless she
would forthwith adopt lower-heeled
shoes, saying that what she wore were
sufficient in themselves to have ucca-
stoned the need of spectacles; while
general practitioners attribute diseases
of the spine. lungs, throat and brain to
shoes too thin, too narrow, Or other.
wise iii-fitting. I'm that day when all
secrets shall be revealed" exclaims a
witty Englishman, "we shall doubtless
know why shoes are always made too
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

During our civil war the United
States Sanitary Commission expended
about twenty-one million dollars for
the relief of sick and wounded Federal
soldiers. The Red Cross Society is SAID
to have expended in the Russo Turkish
war seventeen million dollars and in
the Franco-Prussian war thirteen mill
Ion dollars. These figures make a
powerful appeal to the Imagination, if
one stops to reflect on the conditions
which call for such gigantic outlays;
and they also illustrate the demand
which modern warfare makes upon u
manity's sympathetic nerve.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
ENCOURAGED HIM TO ENLIST.
Said He Would Join the Army if She |
Refused Him-Now He May HayeTo.

REFUSED Him-Now he May Have To.
Hang the war. anyhow" said a
young man to his chum in an uptown
clubhouse the other night.
why, what's the matter now? You
haven't enlisted, have your
NO; that's just it. / haven't, but l
may have to. after ALL
How is that?"
well, you know Miss - and have
been getting along nicely for some time,
and, although she has refused to mar
ry me on several different occasions, 1
still had hopes Of winning her."
Yes, knew you had; and what has
caused you to change your mind?'
'It was all on account of that blamed
old major"
What did he have to do with it?"
Everything. He caught me in q con-
fidential mood the other night, and I
told him all my troubles, my aspira-
tions and my hopes, and he in return
apparently gave me his confidence. He
also gave me some advice"
'Did you take it?''
Eyes, l did. l afterward met Miss
- at reception, and when 1 got a
chance to speak to her alone I once
more told her Of my lifelong affection,
but she only laughed at me. then took
the last desperate step. and. striking
tragic attitude, vowed that if she did
not consent to marry me would enlist
go to the war and be killed"
what did she say to that?"
ooh, she grew solemn at once, and
she tried to persuade me from doing
anything so dangerous. In fact, she
showed more emotion than l had ever
seen her show before, and 1 became
hopeful. l thought that l had won her
surely, and, taking out my watch,
said that l would give her five minutes
to make up her mind. In the strongest
language at my command l swore that
if she did not accept me l would go to
the front and leave her forever
'Well, did she accept you?'
''No, she did not. She gazed at me
for moment Or two with tears in her
beautiful eyes. and then said that she
had not thought that it was in me, but
that it would be extremely kind Of me
to enlist, as every girl of her acquaint-
ance had several friends who had en-
listed and that she had felt so bad be
cause she did not have one. If l would
enlist, she would think a great deal
more of me than she had ever done be-
fore, but she could never marry me-"
THAT has placed you in rather en-
barrassing position, hasn't it? But
what had the poor old major to do with
it?'
"Poor old major be blowed. What has
ne to do with it? 1t was he who advised
ne to try the enlisting dodge on her.
and l have since learned that he is GO
ing to marry the girl himself. New
York Tribune.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

The absence Of commercial morality
is one Of the great deterrents to the
progress Of Italy. 1t is curious and
perhaps a significant fact that for
years past the correspondents of the
English press have CLOSED over or
failed to refer to the things which have
been perfectly well known in well-in-
formed circles as to the corrupting in
fuence of the successive governments
which have ruled the country. Little
or no reference has been made to the
bribery and Justification of returns. the
place-hunting and log-rolling, the in
tiation of the civil service for political
ends, and the handing over of the
schools to men morally unified to be
IN contact with the children in them.
So it has come to pass that the English
public has been deluded into a belief
that all has been going well.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
Notes of Current Events,

The last of the monuments, tbacted in
Chickamauga Park has just Seen dedi-
Gated. 1t is to the memory of Wisconsin
soldiers.
DR.. David S. Hayes, an eminent sur
ceon, who served through the civil war,
died at his home in Hollidaysburg, Pa,
OF heart disease.
In the cottonseed industry last year not
less than 100000 tons of cottonseeG
were consumed, the total value Of tt->
product aggregating $120, 100000.
oo - =
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
NcES of Minor. Note

At Irvine Ky. Pleas Hill was acuuit.
ted of the murder of Ambrose Christie.
pher.
The negroes in the United States repre-
sent about II per cent of the entire popu-
lation.
y man was killed in fight at Salisaw
I. T.. and bystandcr and the mother OF
the victim fell dead from fright.
4 mountain fire IS raging in the vicin-
ity of Arrowhead, near Waterman Canon
Cal. Many orange and pear trees have
been ruined.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
The Atchison Globe says it is ridic

The Atchison Globe says it is ridicu-
lous to suppose that any New York
actress made a fortune by the rise in
wheat a while ago. Actresses" it
adds, don't have enough money to buy
clothes to cover their backs, let alone
invest in wheat" So far as specula-
ton is concerned this may be true; but
it isn't safe always to estimate the
wealth or poverty of an actress by the
mere quantity of clothes she wears.
Otherwise the ballet and the chorus
probably would starve to death.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
Some OF Our Naval Heroes.

Stephen Decatur-The destruction of
the Barbary pirates, in August, 1904. \
John Paul Jones-Capture of the Ser
apis, September, 1779. He said: ''We
have just begun to fight"
Isaac Hull-Sailed from Boston with
out orders in August, 1912. Captured
British frigate Guerriere, called 1.-The
terror of the world
Johnston Blakeley-Who made i'm
mortal fame in the cruiser Wasp, 1914.
Oliver Hazard Perry-Swept the
British from Lake Erie in September,
1913.
James Lawrence - Conquered the
British sloops Peacock and Shannon,
In 1918.
Charles Stewart-Did many gallant
deeds as commander of Old Ironsides.
William Bainbridge- service
in the French war of 179S.
Samuel G. Reid-Saved New Orleans
in the war of 1912 by detaining the
British squadron at Fayal.
Andrew H. Foote-iService of distinc-
ton in the China war 1883 and in the
civil war.
Josiah Tatnall-In the China war.
Author of the saying, BLOOD is thicker
than water"
James Biddle-With Bainbridge in
Tripoli, 1903. Later commanded the
Hornet.
James Alden-Commanded the gun
boat Richmond at New Orleans. 1862.
David Porter-Famous cruise of the
Essex and in the civil war.
David G. Porter-Splendid services in
the civil war.
William B. Cushing-Blew up the reb-
ell ram Albemarle with his torpedo. Oc-
tober, 1864.
David G. Farragut-Ihe great naval
commander of the civil war.
Matthew G. Perry = Expedition
against the slavers in 1S43 and in the
civil war.
A. H. Mahan-RecogniZed naval au-
thority of the world.
Daniel Ammen-Inventor of the ram
Katahdin, and did good service in the
civil war.
George Dewey-The hero of Manila
Bay.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
Origin of "Bianket."

In the reign Of Edward III. there
were at Bristol three brothers who Were
eminent clothiers and wooden weavers,
and whose family name was Blanket.
They were the first persons who manu-
factured that comfortable material
which has ever since been called by
their name, and which was then used
for peasants clothing.-Boston Tray
olpr
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

There is something new on the bench,
II not under the sun. A justice of the
Supreme Court discarding sober blacE
and dispensing law in gray busines.
suit is enough to make old heads shake
1t is sign of the times, this doing
away with old-fashioned dignity, and
1T would be hard to say that as much
good law and justice might not come
from gray as from black coat.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

From descriptions of the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius it is learned that her
guns, charged with compressed air,
throw shells loaded with gun-cotton.
The dynamite part Of the name is mere
ly expressive of the sensations of the
man who is hit.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
Trouble in the Parker FAMILY.

Willis-Parker' salary was doubled
a short time ago, SO l hear.
Wallace-Yes. it was; but it got hin
in lots of trouble
Willis-How' that?
Wallace-H;s wife fouad It out
Town Topics.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

Sweet will surely be the liberation Of
fair Cuba, to us as well as to the sur
viving Cubans-when we consider the
estimate that the island can supply all
the sugar needed by the whole hemis
phere.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

A Dewey walking gown is said to be
the fastest fashion in London. Prob
ably, like the Dewey cocktail that has
obtained here, it is intended for the
early morning habit.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

'Now that we are all Yankees"' If
Colonel Watterson, the brilliant editor
of the Louisville Courier-Journal, had
made no other contribution to history
than this expression of the consequence
of our war with Spain he would not be
soon forgotten.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

In appointing Murat Halsted official
historian Of the Philippines expedition
the government recognizes the wis
dom of having big man to write big
hiSfnru
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
DislikeS Tobacco,

Queen Victoria is perhaps the only
European sovereign who has Il positive
aversion to tobacco in all it's forms.
Woe be to the Prince who pollutes the
apartments at Windsor with it's fumes.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

While the Ithmus of Darien at pres
ent can't be crossed by a warship, in
time q canal may enable it to be ira
Tersed by q dug-out.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

Under any circumstances the mule
has a hot time of it in Cuba, but using
him for food is out of the fire into the
frying-pan.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

For ten years or more the word
"dude" has been applied contemptuous-
| ly to young men or old who think about
| their personal appearance and dress ac-
cording to the prevailing style. The
humorous papers have worked the dude
| for all there was in him, until tie read
| erS have learned to sigh and skip the al
legged jokes about the well-dreSSed man.
Just now the world takes On a new as
pect, however, and it may be well to
consider the dude in 4 new light. Ad-
miral Dewey has always been neat and
careful about his appearance. He was
known as the dude of the navy when q
young man, and his regard for his per-
sOnal appearance was nearly as marked
as his ability in dancing; and he was
known as the best dancer in the navy.
Lieutenant Richmond 2. Hobson, the
hero Of the Merrimac, was rated dude
when at Annapolis. He dressed well,
and he thought of his personal appear
ance--eXcept when it came to that al
ready historic piece Of work at Santi.
ago. Ensign Bagley, whose loss the
North and the South alike mourn, was
a well-dressed man. The fact that he
liked to wear the latest style of collar
and tie, and was particular as to the fit
of his trousers, did not deter him when
the Winslow made her game fight
against the all too terrible odds at Car.
denas. Commander Brownson, of the
Yankee, is one of the best-groomed men
in the country; yet there seems to be
no piece of daring too great for that in
trepid man to undertake. Latest-not
last, because the war is not yet over
the case of Hamilton Fish, Jr., ser
geant in Woods regiment Of rough rid
ers, may be considered. This young
man, whose social position in New
York was second to none, who had all
that wealth and position could give
him, was a Fifth avenue man in dress
and love of good clothes. He was never
out of fashion. and he probably spent
many hours of his Life in the metropolis
considering the cut of his clothing and
what ties he should wear Yet when
the moment came he rose to it like the
hell of leaden missiles led his men
against q hidden foe. He fell far in ad-
vance of his own troop, because his
eagerness to fight for his country and
his flag led him there. These are but
a few instances of what the American
well-dressed man has done in the pres
ent war. All heroes are not lovers Of
dress. and all weH-dressed men may
not have the opportunity to prove them.
selves heroes. But one thing is certain:
the hunioTiSt had best lay his dude"
joke carefully away at the bottom OF
the barrel, for it is decidedly out of
place now. If Dewey. Hobson, Bagley,
Brownson and Fish are samples of the
American dude. God send the country
ten million more like them!
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

Those who talk Of a Pacific empire
say that to enter upon it we need only
wait till we can take the doorway offer
ed by the Nicaragua Canal.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

A war demand for horses shows that
this animal is not so likely to be laid
on the shelf as the mule is on the table.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

The man who is employed by his
wife's father doesn't worry about los.
Ing his job.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

While the troops disembark by rows
boat or pontoon, thy sail into the en-
emy after they get on land.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
Slow Manufacture of Tapestry.

The manufacture of some of the fin
est French tapestry is so slow that an
artist cannot produce more than quar-
ter of square yard in year.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

No Spanish fleet ever comes home &c
foOst.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

An Amazon warrior faces powder
and her peaceful sister powders her
face.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28
A Narrow Escape.

Doctor" said the substantial citi-
zen, as he rushed up to the young ply
sician Il owe you my iire"
"Eh?'
"Yes. 1 was taken suddenly i'll two
days ago and my wife sent for you and
you were not in"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

tightr' In the day wien common sense
prevails on earth, we shall no longer
inperil our health and happiness by
buying shoes which are too tight.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

Comparatively few of our own cit1-
zens, have an adequate conception Of
the the formidable character Of the
American navy at the present time,
and when it is remembered that the
greater part has been organized and
put in commission within the last three
months the extent of the work accom-
plished seems all the more surprising.
According to the latest official register
of the navy, it consists of nearly 800
vessels of all classes. There are II
ships of the first class, is of the second,
43 OF the third, and & Of the fourth
class, with 30 torpedo boats building
and authorized, - tugs. g. sailing yes
sells. 8 receiving ships, II unservicable
vessels, and 33 vessels of al rates other
than torpedo boats under construction
ard authorized The auxiliary navy
embraces SO cruisers and yachts. %
steamers ald Golfers. % tugs. 15 rev.
2 fish commission boats. making UP;
the grand total of 295 regular and
auxiliary vessels, besides battleships
and monitors building or authorized.
The active list of the navy, exclusive
Of the marine corps is made up Of 1850
commissioned and warrant officers and
naval cadets, of whom 7S1 are officers
Of the line. Since the war 693 officers
have been appointed for duty during
the continuance of hGstilitieS, includ-l
ing large number from the retired
list. The exact number of marines
and seamen in the service is not given
in the report, but, judged by the num-
ber Of officers, they constitute a large
army. /
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

The prediction made by Horatio Ru-
bens, counsel of the junta at New Ycrk,
that unless we recognized the insurgents
we would have to fight them, is likely to
come true sooner than any one expected.
for the dispatches from Santiago already
report very ugly feeling between the Gu
bans under Garcia and the American SOL
diers. The former have conducted them
selves in such way as to forfeit the con-
hdence and respect of our army, although
they continue 10 eat rations and carry
arms and ammunition issued to them by
our Government.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-28

Mr.. Quesada, the representative I'D
Washington of the Cuban junta. sought
al interview with Secretary Alger to pro-
test against the retention of Spanish Off
cials at Santiago, and to demand the ap-
pointment of insurgents in their places,
but he obtained no satisfaction. He was
Informed that the President and the Off
GERS of the army were thoroughly displeas-
ed with the conduct of the Cubans at San
tiago, and that unless they behaved them
selves better their rations and supplies of
ammunition would be cut off.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-11-03
NEGRO DOMINATION IN NORTH CAROLINA.
To Be Followed In Tennessee If Republicans Are
Elected. The North Carolina Crisis.

ern people have shown already that
they cannot and will not submit to ne
gro domination, with all that implies.
The negro has proved to the satisfaction
OF the entire country that he is incapa-
BILE of conducting a civilized and whole
some government. AS far back as 1869
the Northern men who went South to
invest money and make for themselves
permanent homes and legitimate ca
reers, recognized the unquestionable
fact that local negro rule was hopeless
ly inconsistent with social order and
material prosperity. They according
ly joined the native whites in all mat
tiers connected with domestic politics,
while voting the republican ticket in
all national contests. 1t was with their
aid and sympathy that the South threw
off the incubus, and after eight long
years of tragedy, stood erect at last.
Even Gen. Grant, who had
conquered the Confederate armies in
the field, could not, with all the civil
and military power of the country at
his back, force negro rule upon the
Southern whites. The thing is out Of
the question. 1t cannot be. And
those who engage in such a desperate
enterprise will reap only the harvest Of
dismay and ruin"
This, we take it, is the sentiment o.
we'll informed and enlightened men al
over the country regardless of party
The people of the South have no more
idea of submitting to negro DONNA
ton than the people of New England
towne, where the foreign factory hanC
element is largely in the majority
have of allowing them to secure con
troll of the local government. The ne
gro should have discovered long age
that the best friend he has is the South
ern white. 1t is he who educated him
who has built his churches and schoo
houses, and the asylums for the care o
the demented and afflicted of the color
ed race. The enemy to the South, ant
to the negro as we'll, are the bas'
wretches who have infamed the negr'
against his only true friends. And tn
way to solve this problem is to rid tn
country of them by n means or anoth
er. Nashville American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-11-03
LIE NAILED.

The American of to-day, October 81,
reports James A. Fowler, the Republi-
can candidate for Governor, as saying
in his speech at Clarksville yesterday,
that the State was paying four or five
guards to each convict, which state
ment be knew to be false.
The day Mr.. Fowler made this state
ment. this Penitentiary contained 921
convicts, and had on its payroll that
day, twenty-eight (9S) guards, which
any schoolboy will tell You is a little
over SO convicts to each guard.
There was a time, in the history of
Tennessee, when it was necessary to
employ about three guards to each con-
Wet, and that was in MI. Fowler's own
county, Anderson, and that in the year
1892, during the riots at Coal Greek,
where 50 per cent. of the voters are Re-
publicsns, which is significant.
NJ. H. CANNON,
Warden Main Prison,
Nashville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-11-03
Your Attention, You Magistrates.

Is there O Justice of the Peace in
Tennessee who can so far forget self
respect as to give his vote to Walt
Brownlow's candidate for Governor,
young Fowler, after his wanton and
unjustiiable denunciation Of the JUS
tees as ian ignorant mob, unfit to
transact ordinary business" This
young man would abolish the time
honoie ed county court system of Ten
n~essee-wipe it out, for some fancied
within he may have conceived. And he
expects the support of this large, in.
telligent and highly respected class Of
our people! Mr.. McMillin scores him
most numerically for his hostility tc
our Justices and vindicates them tri-
umpantly against the outrageous at
tack of the young a The destruc.
ton of our county courts, which were
given us by the wise and patriotic
trainers of the first State Constitution
and continued by every convention
since, for the protection of the people,
is one of the reforms" young Fowler
would have introduced; and this is but
a fair sample of what he would do will
the State if given the power d
racy.