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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

possession of Prof. Bagley, of Abilene,
Kan. He is 4 native of the island of
st. Helena, and his mother was one of
the intimates of the guardians of Ma
poleon. When the Emperor lay dying
his old nurse stole to his side and
clipped from his head a lock of hair.
Part of the lock she gave to Mr.. Bag
leys mother and she gave it to her son.
1t is kept in bottle and is black and
gray, with trace of brown. For forty
years the bottle has been kept in a dark
room, that the hair may not be injured
by the light. There are about forty
strands in all. The relic is held at a
great value by the possessor. He has
also some cloth from the coffin, medal
given by Napoleon and some other
minor souvenirs from the island of St.
Helena.
The only other portion of the body of
Napoleon known to be on this continent
is a single hair that Richard Watson
Glider once owned. He kept it in his
watch case. When the watch was re-
paired he forgot to tell the jeweler Of
the precious contents. When he went
to get it he asked: Did you find any
thing in the case|'
EYES," replied the workman, "there
was hair in there, but it is all right
now-I blew it out"
"You blew out a piece of Napoleon
Bonaparte," said the editor of The Cen
turV
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

take you to the favorite haunts of the
Samy black bass. Incidentally he will
see that you get few big fish weigh
ing from fifteen to twenty pounds each.
that you may take tt IN home and
astonish your friends.
What you really get il some pickereI
and perch, possibly a couple of wall
eyed pike, a few rock bass, and some
sun fish. There is always an explana-
ton Cor this vast discrepancy between
hope and realization. Thcg day is too
bright; it's too windy; the lakes too
rough, or the appetite of the fish has
been taken in their desire to get further
upstream. You have the same expert
ence every day, for these guides are
wiser than serpents and keep you in q
hutter Of joyful anticipation through
an entire season. Figure it up and
you'll find that most of your money is
spent in going to and fro from the other
side of the lake.
Last season 1 dissected some bass
that bought, found that they were
feeding on crawfish. hunted out the
rock bottom in the lake, and took 10 of
the gamy beauties in one afternoon.
Ihe guides acted just as though had
Jumped gold claim of theirs. but T
kept quiet and caught bass while the
guides kept taking the other fellows
across the lake in the morning and back
at night. Just to make the whole thing
plain, prospect till you find out where
the fish are and then go after them
Detroit Free Press.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

The United States has long enjoyed
the distinction of producing more gold
than any other country, but in spite of
the recent discoveries in Alaska, and
the gold that is being brought into the
country via the Pacific, it is thought
that we are to be robbed of this dis
tinctiOn. There is reason to believe
that the Transvaal will soon take the
lead in d-production, if it has not
already done so. The Engineering and
Mining Journal recently, estimating the
output of gold for the year, credited to
the United States $55, 5,49S,95O and to
the Transvaal $55,472,3OO. The sig
nifcance Of these figures is understood
by a comparison with the figures for
1896, which show that the increase in
the United States was only $3,000,000.
while the Transvaal made a jump of
no less than $13,500000 If the Trans
vaal keeps UP anything like this pace
during the present year, there is little
doubt that we shall be left behind in
the gOld-producing race. 1t is not inn
possible indeed, that the United States
may drop to the third place before long
Australia is increasing her production
Of gold rapidly. Her total last year
was more than $49,O0O,OOO, and this
without counting New Zealand and other
adjacent islands. This shows a gain of
nearly $7,O00,OO0 over the yield of 1896;
so it will be seen that if Australia con-
tinues to gain at the same rate and the
United States makes no more progress
than it has in the last twelve months.
there will be two countries in the world
with a better gold-producing record
than ours.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17
Appendicitis.

The position is taken by Dr. McBur-
| Hey, ip the London Medical News, that
there really is no medical cure for ap-
pendicitiS, even though some cases re-
cover without operation; he considers.
too, though appendicitis is a surgical
disease, yet operation may not be nee
eSSary in every case. the fact being
that this ailment is stoppage Of the
drainage from the appendix to the CO.
ion, and preliminary treatment is often
worse than useless. Thus, the opium
treatment relieves pain and discomfort,
but entirely masks the symptoms at
most important time, for it is in the
first twenty-four hours from the begin
ming of the attack that physicians can
decide not only as to the diagnosis, but
as to the result and course probably of
the case. II, for instance, there is no
increase in urgency in five or six hours,
the patient is not in immediate danger
if kept at perfect rest in bed; ON the
other hand, if IN twelve hours there is
still no increase in the severity of the
symptoms, the patient should begin to
improve. But, if the urgency Of the
case has steadily increased in twelve
hours from the time when the dag
nosis was made, an operation will prob
ably be called for. After two attacks
a patient is sure to have -nird, and
each attack renders operation more diff
ficult and dangerous; all the advan-
tages lie with operation between the at
tacks, and in an operation during an
acute attack the prognosis is worse.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17
News of Minor Note.

According to the latest figures. China
owes her creditors $193, 3,525,0OO.
Gen. W. B. Taliaferro, who was COM
mander of the Virginia troops during John
Browns raid, is dead.
| Four hundred patients have died oP
| starvation in one Havana hospital dur
| ing the past two months.
Mayor Good of Springfield, o., has been
ousted by the Circuit Court for violations
of the Garfield corrupt practice law.
| The body of ex-Commissioner leonard
K. Wells of Brooklyn has been found in
the woods near Plainfeld, y. J.. with ..
horrible cash in his throat.
Miss Frances E. Willard beouaotbod.
her estate to the Temple fund, after the.
life interests Of her secretary and her sis
ter-in-law have expired.
Half the party organized by Miss Mary
NJ. Board at New Brunswick. y. J.. to.
found temperance colony in Alaska
started for their destination.
The report that Spanish naval officer
some time ago sold to the Wasbinpton
authorities map of Havana harbor-
showing submarine mines, is not credited.
A I-foot granite monument in the Tn
per Hartz. Germany, has an iron tablet
inscribed: Here in the year 1S47 the FIRST
trials were made with the cultivation OF
the potato"
cablegram to London from Sbanob.;
China, says the United States Asiot;c.
squadron is concentrated at Hong Kong
with a view to active operations against
Manila, Philippine Islands, in the evan+
of war with Spain.
Paris newspaper expresses a hone
that "a European statesman will be forn5
to intervene, with view of the rn,in+a
nance of peace between the United ST.,
and Spain"
The navies of the world are now ro+ol,
as follows: Great Britain. 1; France o.
Russia, 3; Italy, 4; United States =. O.
many, q; Spain, q; Japan, S; Austr;o q
and Netherlands, 10. -
The smokestack of the Goverp-,,o,4
say Office in Wall street, Ne-y Yorl- hn-
lately been cleaned, and the sryee,;roS naS
smelted and refined. yielding 90 standas5
ounces of gold and $50 ounces OF silrer
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The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17
A Days varianc. in Weight.

Have you ever tried this experiment
of weighing yourself in the morning and
again in the evening? 1t is e1e of the
best ways, so doctors say, of fndin;
whether your health is gooG or not. If
you are thoroughly well there shoulc
not be a difference of more than two O.,
three ounces either way in the twelve
hours. If you lose or gain as much a.
eight ounces you should Immediately
consult doctor, while the gain or loss
of a pound indicates you are on the
verge of serious illness. This, of course.
does not apply to one just recovering
from illness, for convalescents who
have been much reduced may some
times gain 15 to 20 ounces a day.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17
WINTER IN HOLLAND.
Cold Winter Fun in a Country Where
Skaters Abound.


Skaters Abound.
In Holland the fun of winter life
takes many forms, and winter facili-
tates lOcomotion as the highways of
summer available for boats become the
BEST thoroughfares for those who skate.
In this way, directly the ice bears,
visits are made and distances Travelled
which cannot be done in summer; and,
instead of going round and round as
we do here on small confined space,
the Dutch make up party and pay
visit to some neighboring town or vii
lage. A bright winters morning is al
ways eXhilarating; how much more so
when cheerful company, free exercise,
variety of character, and constant
change of scene all tend to make the
day as red letter one. Should the
frost be sufficiently severe, a river is
most interesting, being on large scale
and partaking more of the character
of fair, which is the case, for in
stance, on the Mas, at Rotterdam.
The Mas runs very strongly, and
the difficulty is for the first coating of
ice to form. When severe frost catch
es the still water during the night, then
''once begun, soon done," and the crews
who turn into their berths at night,
wake up in the morning to find them
selves frozen in. The canals naturally
soon freeze over. and the boat traffic
is supplarted by baggage sledges, large
and small. Near dwelling houses are
seen little box-sledges for the children.
These are the same as the seven
teenth century contrivances-the child,
sits with just room for its feet, and,
with stick in each hand, pushes astern
and propels itself ahead. The adult
sledges are in some cases simply gor-
geous. as the opportunity affords great
body, the driver rerched at the back, as
on the tail, the sweeping-irons follow
ing the curve of the swans neck; over
these run the reins. One horse gener-
ally constitutes the team.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17
WILES OF THE GUIDE.
Somehow the Best Fishing Grounds
Are Always on the Other Side.

Somehow the Best Fishing Grounds
Are Always on the Other Side.
Being a scientific fisherman, he is an
oracle on all matters pertaining to pis-
catorial pastimes. He carries three
tackle-boxes and every tray is full. He
has the finest rods, reels, flies, spoons,
trolley lines, and hooks. He is pre-
pared to take anything from muskel-
,unge to minnows.
lone thing 1 want to tell you," he
said to the comparative novice: "At all
these island lakes the fishing is ON the
other side. Stop off at any resort, hire
a guide, tell him you want the best
there is. and IL 90 to 1 he'll pull for
the otner shore, no matter how many
miles have to be trayersed. BE will
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

The strike and lockout in the Eng
1ish engineering trades, which began
July Ii Of last year, has ended, and the
men have gone back to work. The
strike involved the question of an
eight-hour day, and also that of the
management Of the shops, and on both
points the men We're defeated. 1t is
estimated that the strike caused loss
of ten million dollars in wages. and a
distribution of two million dollars in re-
lief, but no accurate estimate can be
made of the loss to employers.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

In the diary of Samuel Pepys there
Is the entry for Oct. 3, 1900: This day
/ heard the duke speak of great de-
sign that he and my Lord Of Pembroke
have, and great many Others, of send
ing a venture to some parts of Africa
TO dig for gold ore there. Tsasy intend
TO admit as many as will venture their
money, and so make themselves COM
pany. Two hundred and fifty pounds
is the lowest share for every man."
This record not only shows how old
pursuit is gold-hunting in Africa, but it
likewise reveals the purpose Of the
promoters, familiar in modern plans Of
The sort. LAS many as will venture
their money" have al equally good
chance nowadays TO join tie army OF
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17
A member of the editorial staff of tn

A member of the editorial staff OF the
Shreveport 0a.) Progress recently shot
and killed a negro. The next issue of
that journal referred to the dead man
friends to come to the man who did the
killing for an explanation of the un-
fortunate affair. This is only fair; no
one can deny that" 1t might do no
harm for the States Attorney to drop
around there and get an explanation.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

The election Of President Krueger
means something more than a mere
compliment to the leadership of the old
boer. Stripped of its trimmings. it
means that the South African republic,
or at least its Dutch element, is un-
compromisingly opposed to British
suzerainty over its affairs, and that as
soon as the opportunity arises it in
tends to play for absolute independence
of Great Britain.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

DR.. Nansen's criticism of our palace
cars is that there is no privacy" on
them. Perhaps it is natural for an
arctic explorer, who loves solitude and
a low temperature, to feel that way. If
NanSen ever comes TO this country
again, the railroads should provide a
refrigerator car for his exclusive use.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

There is conSidera bic interest mani
tested just now in regard to flour, look
ing like wheat flour and sold as such
but manufactured out Of wheat and
corn. Corn is a most excellent and
wholesome food, but fair play to the
consumer should dictate the policy of
common honesty in making this blend
ed -four, SO that the customer would
know just what he was buying.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

Life is full of contradictions. The
bacillus of the world-stirring whooping
cough is found to be particularly small
and delicate. but what ravageS the lit
tie intruder can commit. Science will
yet get the better of this disturDer of
the peace.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

The cabled information from Italy
that the earth has two moons will sur
prise no one who has ever overestima-
ted his tankage capacity. 1t is very
easy to see more than two moons.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

The S100 counterfeit bill has ceased
to worry capitalists, but paragraphers
should be on the alert. There is new
counterfeit quarter in circulation.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

A returned Klondiker says: 'It is ex-
tremely cold there about eight months
of the year; we consider zero as just
nothing at ALL" We consider it the
same here
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

The United States Circuit Court in
Cincinnati has rendered a decision
against the cast-iron pipe trust. Here
is method Of hitting the pipe which
should prove popular.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

Bishop Vincent has started crusade
I'm Kansas against the deadly sin of
chewing gum. We have felt certain all
along that sooner or later the great
besetting sin of Kansas would find her
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

A fashion paper suggests that the
reasona woman powders is to ''take the
shine off her nose" Not at all. She
does it to take the shine off some other
women
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

A writer in Harper's Weekly makes
the fine point that when a Western
farmer lays by for rainy day. he is
saving up for drought.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

For the time he has been at it Gen
eral Blanco has managed to achieve
as picturesque failure rs could have
been expected.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

It's hard to use the word in such n
connection, but much of what Ger
many has said about the American ap-
pie is simply rot.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

Building Associations Of the Land.
The 4,7I6 building associations in the
United States have 100000 members
and assets of $6OO,OO0,OOO.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

The consolidated biscuit trust sighs
no longer for foury beds Of ease. 1t
has them.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

'cZola has raised an issue in France"
comments the Detroit Tribune. He
raised something a great deal hotter
than that
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

investors. Skepticism regarding the
outcome Of such investments is also not
modern. Pepys adds, 81 do not find
that my lord do much like it,
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

We doubt whether England ever will
leave China q loan.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

~ APT. CHARLES D. SIGSBEE'S
home-or rather the home of his
~ family, for a navy officer has no
home but his ships in a pleasant little
house in Riggs place, Washington, D. c.
Sigsbee married daughter Of Gen. Lock
wood shortly after the close of the war,
and they have three children. The eldest
daughter was married short time ago to
Ensign Kitteile of the navy, who is sta
toned on the dispatch boat Dolphin. The
home life of the Sigsbees always has been
eelingly pleasant, the captain himself
having had several pleasant assignments
in Washington, where he has been a fig
ure Of note. Mrs. Sigsbee comes of mill
tary stock and is used to the alarms Of
war. Her house at Washington is the
rendezvous for naval officers at the cap
ital, by whom she is highly esteemed.
OF medium height, with broad shoul-
ders, Il spare frame, and hair and mus
tache just beginning to turn gray, Capt.
Sigsbee looks like a man capable of coping
with almost every difficulty which might
arise in the service. In fact, his expert
ence in almost every branch of the navy
has fitted him for emergencies. Born in
Albany, Oxford County. Me-, 80 years
ago, he moved to New York and was APP
pointed as a cadet in the naval academy
from that State in 1859. After being
graduated in 1868 he was appointed en-
sign and stationed on the Monongahela,
where he remained year. Then he was
sent to the old Brooklyn. and took gal
liant part in the battle of Mobile Bay un-
der Farra gut in 1894
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

That vegetable ball'' given by lead
ers of New York's "400' can only be
equaled in Boston by Goldfish ball.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

A tough beefsteak is a cure sure for
its own consumption.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17

Living up to ideals is like doing every
day work with your Sunday clothes on.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1898-03-17
A Lock of Napoleon's Hair.

A unique souvenir of the great Napo-
leon is kept in the family of his old
nurse and attendant, being now in the
Evening star., 1898-12-29
Distinguished Gathering Heard
Him at the Columbia Theater.

Burton Holmes, the successor of John l..
Stoddard on the lecture platform, was pre-
sented to the knowledge seeking public in
invitation Of his managers, a large and
discriminative audience assembled at the
Columbia Theater in the afternoon and was
entertained by the lecture THE Yellow
stone National Park
1t is claimed for this new lecturer that
his illustrated talk possesses the same
charm that distinguished the writings of
Bayard Taylor upon his travels. Of course
there is tho difference of time, which is to
the advantage of Mr.. Holmes auditors,
who are tod of and shown celebrated
places as they are today Many of the
views presented We're collected by the lee
turer himself and they have been naturally
and realistically tinted by Miss Katherine
Gordon Breed. In addition there were mo-
ton pictures which brought famous locali-
ties and their peoples still nearer to the
minds eye.
ease. The literary quality of his work is of
the highest character. He handles the
fancifui and the real with equal facility.
His humorous stories are very entertaining.
The description he gives of the magnificent
scenery along the canyons of the Yellow
stone was vivid and poetic
Among those in the boxes were Secretary
Long, Secretary Gage and Senator Mason
and party.
Mr.. Holmes will give series of five il
lustrated lectures here, the subjects and
dates being as follows:
Into Morocco" January %; "Fez, the
Metropolis of the Moors'' February l:
"Grecian Journeys" February s: 1.-The
Grand Canyon of Arizona February 10.
Evening star., 1898-12-29
MATTER OF POLICY.
9uestiOns PrODOunded Respecting
Bar Room Licenses i'm the District,

The District Commissioners recently re-
ceived from Mr. Edward H. Jones of 1916
9Th street letter of inquiry as to why
the Commissioners approve the reported
policy of the excise board in reducing the
number of bar rooms, and thereby decreas-
ing the District revenues.
In your annual report under the cap
tion of Excise Board 3" said Mr. Jones,
you are quoted as saying: During the
year the excise board has pursued the pol
icy of reducing as far as possible the num-
Der of bar room licenses and preventing the
establishment of too many bar rooms in
any one locality / presume these words
are correct, but as a refusal on the part
of the excise board to grant license for
a bar room deprives the District treasury
of $500 annually, should like to know why
this policy as above indicated, is fol-
lowed" ~
Mr.. Jones will be informed by the Com
missioners that the matter of granting the
licenses is one strictly within the discre-
ton of the excise beard, SO placed by law;
that the Commissioners have no authority
whatever in the matter, and that they have
every reason tc believe that the board Is
doing what in its judgment. all things con-
sidered is for the best interests of the Dis
trict