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Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
Too Many Monuments.

A Washington correspondent of the
Nashville American says that Il party
of Southern gentlemen recently visited
The national capital for a week of sight
steing. AS they turned into Pennsyl-
Va-ia avenue they found themselves
next to a saloon.
Lets take a drink" said one of the
party.
I'VE have just had one" said an
other.
1T would be a good idea to settle on
how often we shall take a drink dur
ing our weeks stay" said the third.
WELL said the first, who just then
caught sight of the e~ver-visible Wash
ington monument, lets take q drink
everything we see the monument"
I'm agreed" said No. 3. "Droyfded
we don't take one any o%ftener."
at suits me-" said No. 3. provided
we do take II every time we see II
They were faithful to their plight
But they didn't stay a week. Instead
they took the four o'clock train hat
afternoon for New York. II them re-
marking to the conductor as tbav
boarded it:
"Mosh shingler town. EVERYDAY
gone daft on Geor Washt0n. Put mn
monument to him every shtreet cor
ner. George mush been-hic-buIIv
bow"
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
RECENT

A Westerner has designed q wagon
which will improve the roads instead
of cutting them up as it passes along,
the front pair of wheels running on a
wider track than the rear ones and all
four wheels having broad, fat tires.
Lamp-burners are prevented from
falling off from the lamp when IN
screwed for filling by means Of an i'm
proved top, a slot being formed all the
way around for the entrance of the
button on the end of the w~ick-raiser as
the burner is tipped over.
A new safety bottle which will pre-
vent fraudulent refilling has a sealing
rod of glass with one end bent to cover
the stopper after it is in place, the 9TH
er end extending into a we'll at the
side of the bottle, which is filed with
cement to prevent removal of the rod.
A New-Yorker has designed a COM
bined wagon, sleigh and boat, which
has the body formed of a water-tighh
box, with aXles underneath for the at
tachment of wheels, a pair of runners
being hung below the axles to rest on.
the ground when the wheels are re-
moved
An Englishman has invented a range
finder for battleships, consisting of u
graduated glass to be inserted ina tele-
scope, a horizontal line at the top Of
the glass being adjusted to the Gzon,
when the %graduations on tie level with
the boat sighted Will inaicate its dis
lance.
An improved horseshoe has a contin,
uous channel formed in the under SURF
race Oh re tread, in which a number
OF curved plates are inserted having
PROJECTIONS arranged radially around
the Center of the shoe to act as calki
"Heh the ground is slippery, the plates
's1ng replaced by smooth ones in sum.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
Works Great Work.

The movement in G.. A. r. circles to
erect a monument over the grave of
Henry Clay Work, at Hartford, Conn,
revives the fact that his father was
once confined in the Missouri peniten-
tiary on the charge of aiding slaves to
escape from the State Of Missouri to
Illinois. When the elder Work was re-
leased, one Of the conditions of his a
don being that he should return to the
State Of Connecticut, whence he came
originally, and remain there for the
rest Of his natural life. This obliga-
tion he faithfully kept. The son, Hen
~ 9. Work, was born at Middletown,
Conn, and saw the end Of American
slavery while thousands Of soldiers and
citizens sang "Nicodemus," Ring the
Bell, Watchman," and Marching
Through Georgia"
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
Words that Have Wandered.

Words often have a way Of wander
ing off from their original meaning
that, while sometimes very puzzling, is
also very curious and interesting. Who,
'r instance, would imagine that u
ord book had anything to do with
a beech tree? And yet it comes direct
from the Anglo-Saxon Doc, a beech tree,
because the wood of that tree was used
by u ancestors for writing tablets
before the invention of paper. In the
same way OF word "code" is derived,
through the Latin "codex." from eau
dex, the stem or trunk of a tree, be-
the Romans used for writing tab
lets thin wooden plates covered with
wax. In fact, the vegetable kingdom
has played an important part in our
literary Neutrality-suspicious., as you
know, being named from the Egyptian
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12

their friends herring and mutton chop:
for dinner. Ca ne sc fati plus, and yol
know It,"
sighed. Yes, l did know it-more Oh
less.
eff L were to marry on $500 a year
continued Percy emphatically," II should
be in debt two months, and my wife
and l would have quarreled forever"
Why didn't l smile? l had been mar
ried more than two months, and
though | had certainly been in deb
most of the time, my wife and l had
not quarreled-yet.
But a vision of pouting mouth and
tear-dimmed blue eyes rose uncomfort
ably before me; instead of smiling il
was | now who sighed.
Perhaps my wife had not brought
home small, soft parcels enough from
Jones sale instead of-as / had meanly
supposed that morning-too many.
But a man can work." said l, as
b"raveIy as l could, drawing my papers
toward me.
Work. echoed Percy, bitterly.
That's all very well if you've got
brains. 1 have no qualifications for
earning money, and love in a cottage
isn't good enough nowadays"
Somehow this speech restored me to
my balance.
He smoked another cigaret, and then
took up his hat, and l breathed a sigh
of relief.
cts a devil Of a mess for a fellow to
be ill.," he said, gloomily.
YES" said I, I'm afraid you'll have
to find a wife who can work on her
own account. There are a good many
Of them about nowadays"
He, looked at me doubtfully. 20, /
hate that Sort he said. "A girl with
moneys better, but that won't help me
just now"
$50 1 supposed" said l. And 1 let
him out. 1 had sworn at his entrance,
but he had brought me luck.
The words literally flew from my
pen when 1 sat down again; there was
something squirting me on-there was a
goal in sight that l knew Of.
Ana when l had put my name to the
last sheet and was free 1 sought it.
Upstairs in the nursery my wife sat
beside the cradle; she had our child in
her arms and was lulling him to sleep.
Her eyes shone as she looked up at me,
her face was fresh, and she was as
dainty as any man could wish in a
plain, white frock-ready to welcome
me to dinner after my work. AS 1 bent
down to kiss her l said gayly: "I've
made up a splendid week, darling; so
you needn't worry about the pur-
chases."
And she laughed, saying: There
weren't so many after all, you know.
Only a few dollars worth. But I
shouldn't have interrupted you while
you were making them!"
And then we went together to the
dainty meal of her frugal ordering, and
l was sorry that 1 had not been able to
explain to Percy what it was that
made it good enough.'-EXchange.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
Oil Gun for Use in stormy SEA,

The efficacy of the Use of the oil bag
in calming the ave- at sea has been
abundantly proved. In many cases Of
exceptionally stormy weather, how
ever, the area affected by the oil as or
dinarily used has been found insult
ficient to give the ship the protection
from the force of the waves that was
desirable. 1t is now proposed to dis
charge the oil at such a distance that
a wide circle of smooth surface will be
created i'll which the ship can ride in
safety until the storm has spent it's
fury. This plan involves the shooting
of saturated spOnges or cotton from a
pneumatic gun, which is considered
preferable to a powder gun, as obviat-
ing the danger of igniting the oil-soak-
ed sponge. The idea is regarded with
favor in shipping circlcs.-St. Louis
GlObe-DemOcrat.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
A Recipe for Success.


How is it l have ~prospered so? How is il
l have struck
Throughout the hull of my ka-reer jest
one long streak of luck?
lntellijunce, young man; that's all. rea.
son an rehec'-
lis jest intellijunce an brains plus
s%traightout intellec'.
Wen [ git up I'm allus sure to dress m,
right foot first,
Or put my drawers IN wrong side out, or
hev my vest reversed,
For them are signs you'll hev good luck;
an dedicated man
Knows all them signs an shapes his life
on a consistent plan.
I've strewed OF hOss-shOes down the road
for sOmethin' like a mile,
An l go out an hunt 'em up a-every little
while;
Fol if you fin a hoss-shoe, wy, you're
sure to prosper then;
y fac that is familyer to all dedicated
men.
A cats tail p'intin' lords the fire, it is an
awful sign;
But l hev counteracted it with every cat
of mine;
If my eats tail should pint that way it
wouldn't give me scares;
I'd go in my back entry then an simply
fall up stairs.
It's a good sign to fall up stairs an coun.
teracts the cat:
An that's the way | shape my life, 1 bal
lunce this with that.
[ see four crows-bad sign l know-might
scare a man that's holder;
But | jest wait an'.see the moon rise over
my right shoulder.
The moon it cOunteracts the crows; one
balances the other,
For one is jest wiped out. you see, an
cancelled off by t'Other.
[ hear a dog howl in the night; it don't
give me no dread.
[ b%allunce it by gttin' out the right ham
side the bed.
An so I've ]prospcred all my life by jest a
little pains.
lntelllJunce, young man. that's all, an
intcllec. an brains.
lis ignorance that makes men fail. An
wiSdOm-nOthin' less
Enlightenment an knowledge, sir, can
bring Il man success.
Sam Walter Foss, in Grit.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12

a gun of 81 millimeterS in caliber. The
claims made for the device appear to
have been to q great extent confirmed.
A committee On artillery is reported to
have found that the flame Of the dis
charge is hardly visible, and the noise
much diminished, and while the recoil
is yet considerable it is greatly reduc-
ed. y great advantage Of the inventor
is that it can be applied to existing
guns at small cost.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
Normal Peanut Cron

The normal peanut crop is 4,OO0,O 900
bushels, and Americans are so fond of
the nut that they spend upon it S1O,-
100000 a year. Chemists say the pea
nut contains 80 per cent. of fat and
over 80 per cent. of nourishing COM
pounds, and it is commended by physi.
clans as an article of food
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
Cannon without Smoke or Noise.

Col. Humbert, a French army officer,
claims that he has invented Il cannon
the discharge of which can be neither
seen nor heard by the enemy. He
closes the mouth of the gun automatic
ally after the shot issues, thus sup
pressing not merely the smoke and the
fame, but the defamation caused by the
sudden rush of air into the barrel. This
has also the effect of reducing the re-
coil. The method proposed is to fix on
the muZZle of the gun a metal piece,
which carries a shutter worked auto
matically blythe escaping fumes in such
a as to close the mouth of the
barrel as soon as the %projectile has es-
capped from it. 1t is said that when the
invention was presented to the French
Minister of War it was not taken seri-
ously; but the house of Hotchkiss of
gun fame, in France, saw in it such
possibilities that they placed them
selves at the disposition of the invent
or, and organized a series of tests with
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
Indian Climbing Plant

In India they have a strange specias
of climber with an extraordinary long
name, botanically speaking, but com
monty known as the vegetable boa
CONSTRUCTOR" which twines about giant
trees so tightly as to choke them to
death. Sometimes knotholes in the
trees occur just where the serpent's
eyes would be and the effect is star
thing.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
HOW DIFFERENT NATIONS EAT.
The Numerous Idiosyncrasies Of Vari-
Gus People While at the Table.

The Numerous Id~iosyucrasies of Vari'
ous People While at the Table.
The English are admitted by all IN
prejudiced foreigners to be the most re
fined eaters in the world. To see a well.
bred Englishman go through the Yari
u stages of his dinner is to have 8
lesson in the art Of graceful eating.
Very different is the behavior of the
Russian, who does not disdain to use
natures weapons when he considers
the later more convenient than knife
and fork.
The Frenchman will use a piece of
bread in nearly all cases where he
should use a knife. The German, on the
other hand, plunges his knife into his
mouth in a way that is terrifying.
The Swede cuts up all his food into
tiny pieces first of all, and then, having
laid aside his knife, proceeds to take
up piece by piece with his fork.
The Italian uses a spoon quite as Of
ten as a fork. He will employ the for
mer for vegetables, and sometimes
StCIl " AOA. Lit ldIltl USE VI UuS
spoon is somewhat curious.
The Japanese diner uses chop-sticks,
a form of implement somewhat difficult
to manipulate without considerable
practice, while the Chinaman tears his
food with mis- long nails in a manner
thoroughly repulsive.
The Greek swallows his meat in huge
mouthfuls and would probably devour
a steak weighing half a pound in half
a minute. Taking a very sharp knife,
he divides the meat into four Or five
great sections, each Of which lie filings
into his mouth in rapid succession. It
is not to be wondered at that the
Greeks suffer much from Indigestion.
When all is said and done, the Eng.
lish beat the other nations in the art Of
refined eating.-Tit-Bits.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
The COMING MAN.

4 pair Of veRg chubby legs
Incascd in scarlet hose;
A pair OF Iittle stubby boots
With rather doubtful toes;
A little kilt, a little coat,
Cut as a mother can
And lot before as strides in state
The futures coming man."
His eyes, perchance, will read the stars,
And search their unknown ways;
Perchance 4he human heart and soul
Will open TO their gaze;
Perchanct their keen and flashing glance
VIII he a nations light
Those eyes that now are wistful bent
On some "big fellows" kite.
That brQY where mighty thought will
dwell
In solemn, secret state;
Where fierce ambitions restless strength
Shall war with future fate:
Where science from now hidden caves
New treasures shall outpour-
'Tis knit now with a troubled doubt,
Are TWO, or three cents, more?
~ ibS tudl III INT SOliluS years
viii plead, or pray, or teach;
Where whispered worlds on lightning
fash
From world to world may reach;
That, sternly grave, may speak command.
Or, smiling win control
Arc coaxing now for gingerbread
With al a baby's soul!
Those hands-those little busy hands
So sticky, small and brown;
Those hands whose only mission seems
To pull all order down
Who knows what hidden strength may lie
Within fheir future grasp,
Though how It's but a taffy stick
In sturdy hold they clasp?
All, blessings Oh those little hands
Whose work is yet undone!
And blessings on those little feet
Whose race is yet unrun!
And blessings on the little brain
That has not learned to plan!
"hate'er The future holds in store,
God bless the coming man."
-Elmira Telegram.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
The Tease.

An English paper recently teld the
story Of a cat named Miss. Miss
was a tease. When the other cat curls
herself up for a sleep, Miss will get
IN a position near her, and when she is
sure her friend is asleep Miss gives
her a quick tap on the head to waken
her, and then she crOuches out of sight.
or runs away. Then when puss curks
down again and falls asleep, she is
reused in the same way, until she
catches M'liss, and there is a fight. But
this ending does not cure naughty
Miss Of her teasing tendencies. The
next day she repeats her offenses in
evident enjoyment. 1 wonder if you
have ever known any boys and girls
like this teasing cat.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
The Antiquity of Forks

1t is said that forks are fully 900
years old. In $50 A. d. a son Of q
Venetian Doge, Pietro OrsOlo, was mar
ried to the Princess ArgiIla, who used
at the wedding breakfast a silver fork
and a gold spoon. This set the fashion
for these indispensable articles, and
their use soon spread all oyer Europe.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
~TalIeyrand's ReDly.

Napoleon once said to T~alleyrarG:
Il wish 1 had the keys of hell, for 1
could then put you in there" The re-
ply was: ut would be better, sire,
that 1 should have them, for tlen |
could let you out" =,
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
The Cars

The Russian scepter is Of solid gold,
three feet long, and contains among its
ornaments 26S diamonds, $50 rubies
and fifteen emeralds.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12

plant papyrus, that long furnished the
ancients with their principal writing
material; while our library" like the
Latin liber, a book, is from liber, mean-
ing the inner bark of trees, n Of the
earliest writing materials used by the
RomanS.-St. Nicholas.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12

Were some people to talk of only
what they really know, their silence
would o become painfully monoton-
OUS-
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12

Is very clear to me.
But one times one is puzzling, quite"
Said William Peter Dunn,
"For l can't seem to find the way
To write down onety-one."
Chicago Record.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12

An Ohio man wrote a 3OO-line poem
entitled "Come Back to Me" and e
time he sends it to an editor II does.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
Bamboozlins Grandma.


There never was a grandma half so
goodw!
He whispered while beside her chair he
stood,
And laid his rosy cheek.
With manner very meek,
Against her dear old face in loving mood.
There never was a nicer grandma born:
l know some little boys must be f~orlorn,
Because they've none like you.
| wonder what I'd do
Without a grandma's kisses night and
morn:"
There never was a dearer grandm.
there!" >
He kissed her and he smoothed her snow
white hair;
Then fixed her ruffied cap,
And nestled in her lap.
While grandma, smiling, rocked her old
armchair.
when I'm a mar what things you I'll
bring;
A horse and carriage and a watch and
ring.
All grandmaS are so nice
Just here he kissed her twice.,
And grandmas give a good boy every
thing
Before his dear old grandma could reply
This boy looked up. and with a roguish
eye,
Then whispered in her ear
That nobody might hear:
Say, grandma, have you any more mince
pie?"
State Journal.
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12

Most men are as anxious to get Itch
as most women are to. be beautiful,
Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, 1899-01-12
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
Something that Will Interest the JIM
veniIe Members of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings

Boys sometimes think they cannot
afford to be manly and faithful to the
little things. A story is told of a boy
of the right stamp, and what came of
his f~aithfulness.
A few years ago a large drug firm
in New York City advertised for a
boy. Next day the store was thronged
with applicants, among them a queer
looking little fellow, accompanied by
a woman, who proved to be his aunt,
in lieu Of faithless parents, by whom
he had been abandoned. Looking at
this waif, the advertiser said: Cant
take him; places all full. Besides he
is too small"
Il know he is small" said the wo-
man, 'but he is willing and faithful"
There was twinkling in the boys
eyes which made the merchant think
again. A partner in the firm volun-
teered to remark that he did not see
what they wanted with such a boy;
he wasn't bigger than a pint of cider"
But, after consideration, the boy was
set to work.
A few days later, a call was made on
the boys in the store for some one to
stay all night. The prompt response
of the little fellow contrasted with the
reluctance of the others. In the mid
die Of the night the merchant looked
Ia to see if all was right in the store,
and presently discovered this youth
full protege busy s~cissoring labels.
what are you doing?" he said. Il
did not tell you to work nights"
Il know you did not tell me so, but
I thought l might as well be doing
something" III the morning the cash
ier got orders to double that boys
wages, for he is willing"
Only a few weeks elapsed before a
show Of wild beasts passed through
the streets; and very naturally all
hands in the store rushed to witness
the spectacle. A thief saw his oppor-
tunity, and entered at the rear door
to seize something, but in a twinkling
found himself firmly clutched by the
diminutive clerk aforesaid, and after
a struggle, was captured. Not only
was a robbery prevented, but valuable
articles taken from other stores were
recovered. When asked why he stay
ed behind to watch when all other quit
their work, he replied: You told me
never to leave the store when others
were absent, and l thought I'd stay"
Orders were Immediately given once
more: Double that boys wages; he
is willing and faithful"
To-day that boy is a member of the
frm.-Presbyterian Banner.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
Iixa stnni. nIarissta.

Philadelphia, Nov. 1S.-The receipts for thd
Beef csitle@Extra, 5Sa5szc.. good, 5a5I4c.;
medium, 4&ai54c.; common, 4ad14c. Sheep
Extra, 4ass4s; good, aaiNsii msduml SasSc.; S
Western, 6a6Ac.; others. 5l$abc. Fat COWS,
2Aa2ssac Thln cows, Ssals. Veal calves, 4lsaSc
Mich cows, Ss5aS0.
Fast Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. an.-Iaeceipts, cattle,
2s0 cars: sheep and lambs, IS cars hogs, 93 cars.
Cattle-Good 10 best smooth, fat export cattle,
s555a6; good to best, s'soa5so; export bulls, va
550 good 10 best butchers steers, Sa 6jah 10: good
to best fat bulls, Sia4.50: feeder bulls, $3a3.40:
good to best fat heifers, $i.35ad.7b fair TO good
heifers, Saaa.60: fat cows, good to best, Sa-75a
4.2S: medium fat COWS, ssa3.o0; fat COWS, common
to fair, sl.b0a2.sO: stockers cnoce to extra quail
ity, $s.60a4: conmon TO gooddo. 2.7baa5 30; stock
bulls Sa.s0as.a5; fancy yearlings, sa25aa50;
calves good color. stock, sS.75a4.25: do. good to-
choice, ta75a4; Jersey stockers, $3.50; stock
425. common to good, s.. .25as.60 stable-fed COWS,
$!,7ba3.25: fresh cows choics to extra good bag,
s6Oa65; good choice, s40adS; springors, good 70
extra, Sb0155: common and poor cows, Sl2a2o.
COWS aud sprngers common to good. s20a25:
calves. choice to extra, x725ai,50: good to choice,
S6.T5a7. 70; tar TO good sbasb0 heavy, fat calves
sfs4,25. Sheep and Lambs Lambs, choice to
extra Si.90a5, good TO choice, i.75aa 70: common
TO good, s4a4.5O sheep choice to extra, $ias .s5:
good to choice, sal5aa; & Canada lambs, seabo,'
s!.is; Workers. 81. ioaa 1S; pigs sai5aAa5; roushs
So ia3.7n: stags. S8a9ah
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. ao.--Cayiie-Good to choi 4
s5.bOa6,0 poor to medium, $d4oa5.a0; mix :.
stockers, sya375: selected feeders. S4 25a4. 80;
good 90 choice cows Ss.60ai.a0 heifers, So. 50a5:
Gamers, seas. bulls, $2.G0a4a0; calves, $ia7 fed
Texas beeyes Sl5oa6.15; grnss Tsxas steers,
So. 26a4.a Western range beeves, Siab70 Hogs
Mixed and butchers, Sa.60aa85: good 10 choice
hoavy. So g5ad.0715; rough heavy S36oa3.s5 light,
$s.i5ad. Sheep, strong. Lamba, steady: native
wethers, Sa75a4.50; lambs, s4As.2s: Western
wethers. S3.90ad.25; Western I1mts, S47hRte0.
New York, Now 20.-- .--Beeves--lioceipts, 5,50a
head; steers, sdd0aC; oxen and stays, 81 fbn4 G5;
bulls, sl.90a3.sb; cows. SLe0ai sCalyes-Receip PTS
1874 head; veals, SiaS; tops. $50; graseers
$s,5oa3; Westerns, 81. Sheep and LAmha-Re-
lambs. S4.s5a525. Canada lambs, sbab.i7l1a
uogs--Reccipts, 1e3 head; frnier at ss.a5es.eo.
East Liberty, Pa Nov, ao.--Cattle--M arict
mon, S3aa60. Hogs-Assorted mediums, Sf.e5;
best heavy. Si.l5ad.20: best forliers, SiI0a5. u;
a.60. sheep--Choice wethers. S,.ioa4p0: com
mon, 81. .h0aa 50 choice lambs, S. 70siS0; common
| to good, S3aa.55: veal cnlvos, $G60a1. X