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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14
Whenever a newspaper has opinion!

Whenever a newspaper has opinions
of its own, 1t is sure to be of influence
and likewise will make enemies of a
few narrow minded fools who are al
ways looking for trouble and think
that their ideas on everything from
the quality of whiskey to the proper
method of salvation are the only cor
rect ones. We have noticed, however,
that the newspaper with consistent
opinions always has more friends than
has the fools spoken of.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

"Can you tell me why the United
States is like a mule and a bottle of
mucilage?"
"Well, why?"
"Neither has a name"
"But where is the connection with
the mucilage?"
"Oh, that's where you get stuck"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14
IF Judge KinkaM can decide whet

If Judge KinkaM can decide wheth.
er or not he should accept the repnb-
lican nomination for governor between
now and state convention, it will be
the quickest decision he has ever been
known to make. The Judges friends
should have laid the matter before
him at least a year ago so he could
have carefully taken the matter under
advisement in the usual way.-At-
kinsOn Plain Dealer.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

The largest word in the English
language is Observation-Disclosures
ist," a Joined word of % letters
Observation-Disclosures is the
next longest. And it is ten to one
that neither of these words was evel
used except by the man who invented
it to show his own hyperincomprehen
sibility.-Dezphos CO., Herald.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14
The Wilson outfit. from near LUIS

The Wilson outfit, from near Lusk,
Wyoming, who have been here for a
week or two with a bunch of hoases,
sold Is head to Reynolds, who is look
ing after Dahlman's contract at Rose
bud. The outfit lefs overland yester-
day morning headed for Omaha with
about 100 horses, which they expect to
sell on the road. Charlie Tate is cook
ing for the outfit.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

F. G. Garland, who worked tor this
paper during this temporary illness of
our foreman, is now editor of the
Newport Republican, and is making
that paper sparkle with wit and wis
dom as it never sparkled before.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

Mrs. J. Nicholson and daughter, Miss
Alta, went up to Valentine the even
ing of July 4, to visit ID week with
their son and brother, M. V. Michel.
son, cashier of the First National
bank, and other friends.-Ainsuorth
Star Journal.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

Ella Stilwell, of Valentine, and Wv
ian Norman Lowrie, of Gordon. were
registered at the Commercial, yester-
day. We understand they are book
agents, and were working the town.
RuShctHe Standard.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14
1.-The foreigner pays the tax"-like
h-l.-KeyG PGha Call.

The World Herald truly remarks
that since the New York troops have
been sent to garrison Hawaii the SOL
diers from California should immed-
lately be shipped to Porto Rico. The
people are cheerfully paying the
freight.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

DR.. Belt was over from Rosebud
Saturday evening to meet a brother
who came in on Nos Saturday night.
While in town the doctor met a num-
Der of business men and speaks very
highly of them and our town. The
doctor expects to send for his family
to Join him here in the near future.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

Whenever a newspaper says any
thing against a minister of the gospel,
the members of the church with which
the minister SIS connected usually claim
that the church is attacked. People
who look for something rich in this
weeks paper will be badly dlsappoint-
ed.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14
N0fice to Creditors.

In the County Court within and for Cherry coun-
ty Nebr. Juiy ii. 1898.
In the matter Of Henry Carter deceased.
To the creditors Of slid estate:
You are h"rehy notified that | will sit at the
County Cont room in Valentine. in said county.
on the 9th day of August. 1899. to receive and ex-
anime all claims against salt estate, with d
view to heir adjustment and allowance. The
time limit f0r the presentation of claims against
said estate is 6 months from the 1st day Of July,
A. ID. 1o9S. and The time limit for payment Of
debts is one year from said LIST day OF Jnly. 1898.
Witness my hand and the seal OF the County
- Court this 14th day Of July. 1858.
SEAL w. r. TOWNE.
~ q County Judge.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

The new Red Front building is rap
idly approaching completion The
plate glass front has been put in and
the PARTITIONS upstairs set.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

The Owl saloon sports a brand new,
up-to-date, glass front refrigerator,
the old one having been sold to Under
wood, the Cody hotel man.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

Tickets to Hot Springs, S. D.. good
returning within 80 days. will be sold
by the F. E. & NJ. V. at one fare for
the roHnd trip on Jnne 80, July 5 and
10, August 8 and rs, September 10 and
20.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14
Entered at The Post-ofice at Valentine. Cherry
county, Nebra ska. as SecOnd-class matter.

This paper will be mailed regularly
to its subscribers until a definite order
to discontinue is received and all az
rears are paid in full.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14
NGfice.

No stock allowed ON this land: Ell
sx4 and waase4, Sec. "a, TIP. 80, Range
26w. BY order of owner,
IS JOHN D. SITsER.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

The walls of the Barker building
are up about ten feet, and joists will
be laie in a day Or so.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14
Cobs for sale at the rnill.
Chairman

Rock is being hauled for Pettyjohn's
new house.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-07-14

NJ. CHRISTENSEN, Secretary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
BArrLEsHlP ALABAMA LAUNCHED.
The Ship the First OF Three of Her
Type Now Under Contract.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 18-The battle
ship Alabama was successfully launched
at Cramps shipyard at 1850 to-day.
There was not a hitch of any sort 10
mar the success of the launching. 49,.
Miss Mary e. Morgan, daughter OF SEN
ator Morgan of Alabama. named the ship
for her native state. The weather was
beautiful. but only few persons Witness
ed the ceremony, fear OF Spanish treach-
cry keeping the gates OF the shipyards
closed against all except about 200 invited
guests and newspaper men. The ship can
be made ready for commission in a year
If the armor Is delivered promptly.
The Alabama is the first to be launched
OF three new battle ships Of her type. the
other two being the Illinois and Wiscon-
sin. She presents marked divergence of de-
sign from the first three, the Oregon In
diana and Massachusetts,. The differences
involve both the arrangement OF the bat
terry and the disposition Of the armor, as
well as "a considerable increase in size OF
displacement
The s-ineh guns of the Indiana type are
done away with entirely. the main battery
OF the Alabama type consisting of four is-
inch guns IN turrets and fourteen 6-nach
rapid fire guns, of which ten are mounted
on the gun deck, eight in broadslde, be.
tween the turrets, and two firing straight
ahead forward of the fore turret on the
gun deck. Four are mounted in a small
redoubt on the cascmate deck, two on each
SIDE
The broadside G-inch guns instead of be-
ing mounted In projecting Sponsors are
mounted in recess ports in order to secure
extensive train forward and abaft the
beam.
The general dimensions of the Alabama
class are as follows: Length over all, "a
feet; breadth. Y feet; freeboard forward,
20 feet; freeboard abaft the after turret
- feet inches; draught, % feet inches;
displacement, j $50 tons.
The guaranteed speed Is to be 16 knots,
and the estimated horsepower 10 900.
The main battery has already been des-
cribed. The secondary battery consists OF
seventeen 6-pounder rapid fire guns. six l.
FOUNDER rapid fire guns, and four Gatlings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19

The Spanish aim was so astoundinrlv
bad that absolutely no anxiety was fe;t
Ior our ships. In face. when the Spanish
iorts hred volleys which hid them N
SMOKE followed a few seconds later bv
nc sey ser-hKe spoutlng and splashing not
ustlseicus4y near the Terror, dersive
cheers Went no from the coiored crew If
The dispatch boar. standing in her how,
Ihe heavy swells somewhat affactao
me ann OF the gunners of the Terror. for
some OF her shells struck the sea in from
Oh epe forts. Finally the Terror seerning-
~ grew tired, and slowly withdrew frine
as she steamed away. Then the Spaniards
became almost frantic with excitement,
ailo Dlazed away al the monitor untl she
was long out Of range.
On board the Iowa a boat Uas str,,o,, o,,a
caught fire. an exhaust pine was dent<,s
the bridge railing was shattered and
ehree men We're. slightly wounded. An this
was done by The solitary shell which,
struck the Iowa
one smell which exploded on the New
YORK killed one man, wounded four others
shattered The searchlights, splintered a
cutter tore three holes in a veutilator and
prohe small davit arm. Pieces of the
shel were gathered up for souvenirs but
enere We're not enough to go round. The
New York was hit only once.
when the dispatch boat of the Assoctat-
ca Press left San Juan for the Island of
ot. Ihomas with the dispatch descrihins
the engagement the fleet was preparing
20 bury The dead. In addition TO the man
Killed on board the New York, a gunner's
mate on the monitor Amphitrite died fresh
the effects of the heat
Ot the New York's four wounded men.
only TWO were seriously enough hurt to
can for their transfer to the hospjtaT shin
Solace, which subsequently Joined the
| fleet
The New York fired $50 shots. it is said
| during the bombardment
The cable operator at San Juan cabled
to the operator at st. Thomas. early on
the morning of the 18TH announcing that
a vigorous bombardment of the capitol of
! Porto Rico was in progress, adding that
ne was going to take to the woods. II is
considered probable that most of the in
ha0ltants of the city followed his example
| and fled from the city soon after thew
| were aWaE<%ed by the Towa's broadside.
The only war vessel of a foreign power
at San Juan during the bombardment was
the small French cruiser Rigault de Cen
GULLY. The Frenchman's rigging was cur
| by pieces of shells
AFTER the bombardment, the Frenchman
| LETT for the Island of st. Thomas, where
her commander told Capt. Converse OF
the Montgomery that the American opera
lions were entirely justiiable 1t is I'M
derstood, however, that the French Of
| Ulcers, in conversation with other people.
! criticised the wisdom of the bombardment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19


comes chronic catarrh, which some times
necessitates long and persistent treatment
to effect a cure. Mrs. Malinda Walker,
Graham City. Young county, Texas,
writes For the past six years l have
been suffering with catarrh and all the
evil effects that accompany it. The last
year my throat got sore, then it settled on
my lungs, which caused pain under left
shoulder and breast. / was not able to
do my work; could not get up out of a
chair without help. l had all of our doc
tors advice and assistance. but it did no
good. The first month after began TAX
ing your medicine | was doing my work.
/ took them for twelve months, and now
I am in good health. 1 recommend your
medicine to do just what you say it will
do. You made my health good, which l
thought was not possible"
Pe-ru-na cures and cures permanently.
Send for a free book entitled Health and
Beauty" written by DR.. Hartman. Adj
dress The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
Company, Columbus, Ohio
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19

1S34-Junior lord Of the treasury.
1S35--Under colonial secretary.
Resigned.
1S3S-Married
1SSs-Wrote 1.-THE State In Relation to
the Church."
1s4O-Wrote "Church Principles Con-
sidered."
1841-Vice president of the board of trade.
1S42-Revised the. tariff.
1S43-President of the board of trade.
1S45-Resigned. .-
Colonial secretary.
1S46-R Resigned. ~
1S47-Advocated freedom for Jews.
lS52-Chsncellor of the exchequer
l855-Resigned.
1S5S-Lord high commissioner to the
Ionian isles.
Wrote ''studies Of the Homeric Age"
1S59--Chancellor of the exchequer.
iS65-Leader of the Commons.
1s66--In opposition.
1S6S-Prime minister
Wrote "Ecce Homo
-W4osc "a Chapter of Autoblogra-
ply.
1ss9-carried Irish disestabnshment.
Wrote "Juvenms Mundi"
1S7O--Carried Irish land bill.
1s7l-Unveiling Of his statue by Adams
Acton In his native city on Sept. II.
Abolished purchase of army COM
mission.
Abolished conhscation, in penal
laws.
ls7S-Irish university reforms proposed.
Resigned, but resumed power.
2 1S74-Dlssolved Parliament
1S76-Wrote Homer Synchronism."
1s79-lIid Lothian triumph
Wrote "Gleanings Of Past Years."
1SSc-Rrime minister.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19

leadership of the English people. In ali
these are the following: Lord Iiverpoo,
George Canning, Sir Robert Peel. Lord
Derby, Lord Salisbury, Lord Rosebery and
Gladstone.
Mr.. Gladston graduated at Christ
Church in 1891 as double first class. the
highest honor and one rarely attained
Then he became fellow of All Souls.
After travelling for short period he en-
tered Parliament I'm December, 1882. as
member from Newark q nomination bor.
ough belonging to the Duke of Newcastle
which he continued to represent till 1876.
The reformed Parliament In which Glad.
stone made his bow as legislator and
statesman was the first Parliament In
which the great middle classes received
representation and suffrage. II abolished
many rotten boroughs." but In reality
the extension of suffrage was nothing
great, and the great mass of the working
people was still without constitutional
representation. Great men were In this
Parliament that welcomed the hedelina
Gladstone There was the Duke Of Wei.
lington, conqueror of Napoleon, not a
statesman. but an honest patriot Lord
Brougham was there. Lord Lyndhursi
was there Sir Robert Peel was there, and
that great Irishman, Daniel o'Connell, was
there.
Mr. Gladstones maiden speech In the
House Of commons was in debate upon
the measure abolishlng slavery in the
British colonies, and was defense of the
Shareholders against attacks made by rad
ical aboliii0nists. For nearly twenty years
he was one Of the shining lights OF the
Conservative party. and the foremost lieu
tenant of Sir Robert Peel. les great leader.
Then he gradually drifted into Liberalism.
sud after being for s9ne time more OF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
EIGHT KILLED AT SAN JUAN.
ThirtY-FOur Soldiers wounded and
Considerable Damage Done

Thirty-FOur Soldiers Wounded and
Considerable Damage Done.
Copyright, 1885, by the Associated Press.
st. Thomas, Danish West Indies, Nav
1S.-Over thirty Porto Rican refugees.
mostly women with very little money. ar.
rived here last night on board the French
steamer Rodriguez.
1t is reported that the governor general
of Porto Rico has issued a proclama ton
saying eight soldiers were killed and thir-
ty-four were wounded as a result of the
bombardment of the forts at San Juan nv
a portion Of Admiral SIMPSONS fleet on
May r.
He adds that two guns were dismounted
at Moro Castle, which otherwise was lit
tie damaged.
He also says the other forts were not
much hurt. >. e.s
In the town one shot. it is alleged. pen
etrated the palace and the corner of a
powder house was carried away.
NO school children were killed
The Spanish transport Alfonso XIII and
the Spanish freight steamer Manuela were
damaged by the American fire. The
Spaniards, as usual, claim they won a
victory, basing this assertion upon the
fact that one of their ships retired under
fire.
Private advices say that San Juan is
still terrorized, Its inhabitants being in
hourly dread of the re-appearance of the
American fleet and a repetition of the
American bombardment. Therefore lie
people are camping in the country out OF
range of the American guns
Spaniards claim that Freeman Halstead.
the newspaper correspondent who was
sentenced to nine years Imprisonment for
photographing the Notifications of San
Juan. was wounded by shot which struck
the jail, but the refugees say he was prob.
ably shot by the Spaniards.
Many funerals have occurred recently at
San Juan.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
1SS5-Resigned.
1SS6-Prime minister.
Irish home rule proposed.
-Rasipned

lSSO-Prlme minister.
Irish home rule proposed.
Resigned. ss
1S92-Prime minister.
1S93-Irlsh home rule passed Commons;
defeated by Lords.
His fatner was Sir John Gladstone, a
wealthy merchant, who, about 17S5, re-
moved to Liverpool, where he acquired a
large fortune in the East India trade, be-
ing created a baronet in 1876. This fourth
son was sent to Elton, which school he
entered at II years of age
October, 1928 saw young Gladstone a
student of Christ Church College, Oxford
He was a good one, and, what is more a
temperate one. He would not absent him.
self from wine party, but ne was dis
tinctly abstemious. OF course he went in
for debate, and he went in masterfully
too, for his maiden speech at the oxford
Union led one hearer afterward to say that
Gladstone, our then Christ Church under
graduate, would one day rise to be prime
minister of England" saf
Christ Church College was perhaps the
most aristooratie of ALI Oxford colleges IN
its members and its tastes. Strange 10
say, 1t has proved a training ground for
prime ministers, for in this one century
several men, not including Mr. Gladstone
have gone forth from its walls to take the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
AN ODD ACCIDENT.
One Half of Boat sinks, the other
Is AHOat
From the washington Star.

From the washington star.
Ogdensburg ". r., May 17.-One-haif OF
the United States revenue cutter Gresham
went to the bottom of the st. Lawrence
river this morning and now rests on her
side in twenty-five feet of water The
steamer had been cut in two and placed
on pontoons for passage through the Ca
madam canals to Montreal. where II was
to be reunited and sent TO join the navy.
While waiting for the tugs to-day to
start down the river the bow section. fol-
ty-eight feet in length, suddenly careened
TO one side, forcing that pontoon under
the water. The upper pontoon then shift
Cd position, drawing the other pontoon
entirely away from the boat section. al
Eaost turning it bottom side up
Fourteen seamen were just finishing
their breakfast in that end of the boat.
and were thrown into the water, but al
escaped. The accident was caused BY
overlooking the top deck, making the
small section top-heavy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
STORY OF HIS LIFE.
How the Great Statesman Forged His

How the Great Statesman Forged His
Way to Fame.
William Ewart Gladstone was born in
Liverpool on Dec. %, 1909. He was five
years old when Bismarck was born at
Schoenhausen. He was learning Greek at
the age of TO-, when Victoria. now Queen,
was born. He was engaged to be. married
when William Mckinley came to delight
the hearts of his parents. He was chan
cellor of the exchequer when a boy was
born In Germany who has since become
Kaiser William II.
The chronology of Mr.. Gladstone has
been arranged by a biographer as follows
1So9-Deeember %, born at Liverpool
1S81-Graduated at oxford.
1S32-Entered Parliament.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19

Is cured e V en-
then, but it would
be far better to
cure the symp-
toms as soon as
( h e Y manifest
themselves. The
symptoms of ca
tarrh are many
and varied. A
slight cold o r
cough that a few
doses of Pe-ru-na
W 0 uld promptly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
MUSCOGEe's PRIMARY.

No Vote Bnying, No Carriages and
No Hired Workers the Rule.
Columbus, Ga, May 1S.-The county
primary took place to-day under the new
plan mo vote buying, no hired workers
and no carriages"
The plan worked satisfactorily All the
present officials were reelected with tie
exception of Sheriff Bowles, who was de-
feated by Z. F. Roberts by thirty-nine
majority, with one small precinct to hear
FROM which will not change the result.
Capt. John D. Little and Hon. Tom Chan
pell were renominated for the Legislature
without opposition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19

Where They Are--'T tell you,' said
the laxative boarder. that Germany has
the largest standing army of am nation
on the globe"
Nonsense" said the pale man. sThe
United States beats Germany ten to one.
Ten times the standing army that Ger
many keeps2 Where is it, sir; where is
it?'
In the cable cars and T. trains.p--
Brooklyn Life
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
GREAT STATESMAN is GONE.
Continued from First Page.

suspension of war animosity against Eng
land.
The bulletin posted on the golden we'd
ding porch Gays: MIR. Gladstone passed
peacefully away at o'clock this morn
ing"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19

The best in the market-if 1t wasn't we
wouldn't be selling 1t. We call 1t "The
North star and you'n call 1t "A Beauty
after you've bought and used one Of
Them
What you save in ice alone goes a long
way toward the cost. No dirty corners
left after cleaning it. A child can take Ii
apart, so that every tiny spot can be
secured, and put it together again. And
what good is a refrigerator. anyway. IL
the food doesn't just tahte right" after
coming out from a nights cooling pro-
cess?
We've got these Ice Chests as low as
@.4s OF course we have better and finer
kinds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
A SLIGHT COLD.
diateIy Is in Danger of BE-
coming Chronic Catarrh.

The time to begin to doctor is when the
symptoms Of disease first appear. After
the disease has firm hold on the patient
is when most people just begin to think
of having a doctor Some times a disease
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-19
OLIVER SPRINGS, Anderson Co., East Tenn.

most dehgntu
up IN tne lar famed range of the Cumberland
dInerenD
for rates andfo
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-08
PLEASE CALL
And pay VIM. johnson
what you owe him. He
has been looking for
you to come in and
settle. t3t


Back on the Farm" surprised people
last night. Many had figured on it being
feeble prototype of THE Old Home
stead" but not so. The play is built
along the lines of the "Old Homestead" +"
but has individual merit on which 10
stand. 1t was we'll received last night
Daniel Darleigh as Isl Stebbins," was
the character Of the play, but there
were others. Mr.. Darlcigh is clever
actor. He proved this last night in his
fine characterization Of Il farmer. The
spccialties between acts were good, also
the war views Charlotte Observer.
This company will present Back on
the Farm" at the Newberry opera
house tonight.
Bulletines OF the result Of the election
in North Carolina today will be re-
ceived and announced from the stage
tonight as fast as received.