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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-08
SCREEN DCGR TRUST DlSSOLVES.
Independent Firms Drive the Com
bir1e To Its Death.

Detroit, Mich.-(Special.)-The Conti-
mental company. limited-the National
Screen-Door and Window-Screen trust
formed about year ago in Detroit,
went to pieces today. The trust was
combination of 95 per cent Of the facto-
ries in the business in the United
States. The smash-up came from the
growing of outside competition on the
part of new independent firms which
have started up since the amalgamation
a year ago. The combination was legal
ly dissolved. all its affairs Strengthened
out and the directors and officers left
the city for their respective homes.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-08
FUoUA-BEcKHAM WEDDING.

Frankfort, Ky.-(SpeciaL)-Car an
nouneing the wedding of Miss Jean
Raphael Fuqua to Governor John Cripp
Wickliffe Beckham, to take place in the
First Presbyterian church, Owensboro
November 81, were issued today. The
wedding will be the social event of the
season and largely attended. Miss Fu-
qua is a daughter Of ]. H. Fuqua, a
wealthy tobacconist, and is an acknowl-
edged belle.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-08
PARIS WOULD WELCOME KRUGER.
Boer President Expected To Visit
The Frepcn Capital.


Paris-(Special)-It is now generally
believed here that President Kruger viii
not only disembark at Marseilies. but
will slowly traverse France to Paris,
where he will remain for several days.
and where he is sure to receive a great
public ovation, which will be all the
more marked by its absence of govern
ment and municipal participation in it
This, the first card to be played by the
Boer managers, Will start all Europe
once more to thinking about the BoeT
wrongs, but practical people will ask
what good this can do, and thoughtful
mind will be convinced that no Euro
pean government can possibly be got
to interfere.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-08
BIG ORDER GOES TO YANKEES.

Frankfurt Especially l-The Frankfurt
ter Zeitung says the German iron man
ufacturers are complaining of an order
placed in the United States by the
Lloyds for 1000 tons of iron. to be used
In the new Lloyd foundries
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-08
CHARGED WITH THEFT OF $4,000.

Cadiz.-(Special) 1.-The Spanish min
lister to Chile, Senior Louez Guijahro.
charged with the embezzlement of $780,
600 of government money, has arrived at
Madrid. Although in very delicate
health, he was at once conveyed to the
Madrid municipal prison
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-08
SPAIN PLANS TO BUILD FLEET.

-(Special.)-Omcia circles in
France are informed that Spain intends
to rebuild the fleet destroyed in the
Spanish-American war. The project in
cludes eight armored warships of $1,000
tons each and four of 5000 tons. besides
100 torpedo boats. The entire construc-
ton of these is to be given to France,
with time limit of ten years for their
completion.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-08

NATIVE TROOPS FIRE ON A MOB.
San al.)-Serious riotinG
at Aguadilla has resulted in a conflict
between civilians and native reg:-
nent. The soldiers red into the mob
md several persons were wounded, mons
fatally
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-08

H. H. Beach, well known in secret
societies and forty years agent for the
Big Four. died at Pana, Ill, aged 10.
Middletown transcript., 1900-03-24

ing. 1t was characteristic of the man.
He was getting acquainted"
Topeka is the headquarters of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road. Hundreds of men are employed
in the railroad shops, and hundreds of
trainmen make their headquarters
there. 1t was amopg these that Mr..
Sheldon spent much of his time.
He obtained an employees pass from
the railroad company, and, dressed as
an employee, he made trips up and
down the road in company with the
trainmen, learning their ways and
drawing out their ideas on every con-
ceivable subject, especially on religion.
After that he spent a week or two
with the physicians Of Topeka, study
ing them. He read their books and
visited their patients with them. An
other week was spent with the law
yers in their offices and In court.
In the hard times of 1893 Mr.. Shell
don received many applications for aid
from persons who were out Of employ
ment. He determined to find out for
himself whether or not employment
corld be secured by common 1aborer,
and, putting on suit Of clothes, he
started out in search Of it. Every one
who ever employed labor received a
call from him. but he was invariably
turned away with the information that
no laborers were needed. On the fol-
lowing Sunday he related his expert
ences, and the people of Topeka awoke
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begun to write stories. They were
printed in the local paper, some of
them. "And they were just as good"
says his father, 'as those he writes
now"
AS his father was anxious for him to
become a minister, the young man
went east and entered Phillips acade-
my, Andover, Mass, where thousands
Of theological students are trained.
Later he took a course at Brown uni
versity and then returned to the An
dover Theological seminary.
After a summer in Europe he entered
the ministry and began preaching in
Waterbury, vt. But the spirit Of the
west was in him, SO when he received
a call to become the pastor Of the new
ly established Central Congregational
church, in Topeka, in 1888, he gladly
accepted it as the opening he had been
waiting for.
Most men would not have thought
the outlook an inviting one. The little
congregation of 60 had no church build
ing, but held services in a dfngy little
hall over grocery store. But he went
to work with a will. As result of his
energetic methods the little hall was
soon abandoned and a substantial stone
church erected. The congregation was
increased to 800. 1t was not rich or
fashionable congregation, nor is 1t to-
day, but it is very much alive.
Early in his pastorate Mr.. Sheldon
began to employ strikingly original
methods. He was not satisfied with
the kind of work usually done by min
listers. He wanted to know what ideas
the masses of the people had on the
subject of Christianity, and he wanted
to find out about their daily lives and
occupations.
With this desire in his heart he asked
his congregation to excuse him from
pastoral work for three months, ana
his congregation saw little of him ex-
cept during church services. He was
at home scarcely any Of the time, but
very few people knew what he was do
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pR. McCoLLEY HOME AGAIN,

DIR. Daniel l. McColly and Miss Anna
job iason, whose disappearance caused q
sensE Etion some days ago, returned toWil-
ming on Sunday evening. They arriv-
ed th Bre about 10 o'clock on train from
Balt8 8nore. The physician was received
by bill wife at No. 235 Franklin street
and N iss Johnson went to the house OF
relatives. The woman was a nurse
pupil bit the Delaware Hospital up to
the time Of her sudden departure,
March 6,b, and the doctor was on the
dispeG Gsary staff and was an assistant on
the 81 gical staff, at that institution
He ldE town on March 7th. When
seen at bis residence Monday DR.. Nc
Colley declined to make any statement
as to the past. He is here to resume
his practice.
DR.. McColley would not verify the
assertion that he and Miss johnson
were III Florida. They came from a
southern point, being accompanied from
Baltimare by DR.. McColley's brother,
Peter a. McColley. 1t is supposed that
the girl9a father, James W. johnson of
Chesapeake City, Nd, will receive his
daughter home again.
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| TBE REI. CHARLES N. SHELDON
! and HIS WORLD FAMOUS STORIES.

Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, whose at
tempt to run a Topeka newspaper as
Christ would, has attracted widespread
attention and is most interesting per-
sonality. He might be preaching to
great audiences in rich church, he
might be making an immense fortune
simply by collecting royalties on books
whose editions run into the millions of
copies, or he might be on the lecture
platform receiving the plaudits of the
people of great cities, but he is content
to remain pastor of a modest church
in Topeka and do his work as he did it
before his name became known in
many lands.
Here is the story Of his career: He
was born in Wellsville, N. Y, in 1857.
While he was still a very small boy
his parents removed to Dakota. His
father was a minister who farmed
weekdays and preached in a little
church on Sunday. The Sheldon farm
was just outside Of Yankton, and there
the man who was to write Robert
Hardy's Seven Days." "In His Steps"
and "The Crucifixion of Philip Strong"
spent most of his boyhood. 1t was
farm work which- built up the broad
shoulders and developed the muscular
limbs of the man who has become the
foremost of religious authors.
As a boy Mr.. Sheldon went to school
in Yankton Even at that time he had
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to the fact that an unusual sort of
preacher was among them.
Then he wrote his stories-those
which preceded "In His Steps"-and
read them from the pulpit, one install
ment at a time, instead of delivering
sermons. He interested his congrega-
tion in his plan to regenerate themes
seetown," one of the squalid suburbs
of Topeka.
Such is the outline of the career
which has brought him fame. He Is a
hard worker and lives modestly. He
has a wife and one child, boy of 2
years. His father also lives near him in
Topeka and helps him with his work.
Although Mr.. Sheldon has written a
dozen books, he is known best as the
author of 'In His Steps" The work
was not copyrighted in England, and
20 publishing houses there are still is
suing editions. 1t has been translated
into French, German, Russian, italian,
Armenian, Swedish, Norwegian, Span
ish and dialects of western Africa. Mr..
Sheldon is by nature retiring man
and almost breads notoriety. When
told that the people who read his books
would like to know about the author,
he said: "That is mere idle curiosity.
/ do not wish to be talked about or to
have my church work talked about.
The message have for these people
among whom live give in my ser
mons. The message / have for the
world at large give in my books.
have nothing more to say"
Although he avoids notoriety, he Is
willing to speak when an opportunity
presents itself to further the cause of
relis .onaor humanity. He believes in
municipal ownership of public utilities
and has studied the subject at home
and abroad. He affiliates with no po-
litieal party. but in local campaigns
has made speeches In favor Of public
ownership lie believes that water.
heat and light plants, together with
street car lines, should be operated by
cities.
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THE THIRD DEATH.

Georg Cooper, aged 70 years, one Of
the oldest pilots in Delaware, died Sum
day at his residence, No. 906 Pine
street, Wilmington, three days after
the death If his sister,in-law, Esther
9. S evehson, aged 81 years. which oc-
cured at the same house.
Mr.. Cooper's death is the third which
has occurred at the Pine street house
within Two weeks. On March 7th,
Mrs. Susan G. Walker, Of Smyrna,
who was GA years OF age, came to Will
mington 70 visit Mr.. Cooper, her
brother, AID during the night she died
suddenly Of apoplexy. Mr.. Cooper at
tended the funeral, which took place at
Middletown. Mrs. S evenson's death
occurred last Thursday. and the death
Of Mr.. Cooper, Sunday, makes the
Yhird
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cELIRATR pnIEsrs.

Why Ministers of the Roman Catholi
| Church Do Not Wed.
The Rev, DIR. William Temple, rectora
the church of IS. Peter and Paal, Eastoh,
had large congregation of both Catholics
and Protestants at his church Sunday even
| ing, it having been announced that the sub
ject of his sermon would be why Priests
Do Not Marry" Father Temple explained
that he had selected this subject because it
had been published in local paper that the
Pope had granted permission to the priests
of South America to take unto themselves
wives and was about to extend the same
| concession to the North American priests,
both of which statments he said, were pure
| inventions, in fact absolute falsshoods.
There were historical, spiritual and prac-
tical reasons, the preacher said, eewhy priests
do not marry. History tells rs shaa the
absolute, official inhibition of priests mar
rying came at a very early dAte in the
church. Before that celibacy waS the rule,
marriage the rare exception. Christ the
great High Priest and great exemg lar of the
priesthood, was; eelebats and so we'll
known for His purity and chastity that,
although accused by scribes and pharisees
of gluttoney, sedition, demagogism and
drunkenness, no voice was ever lifted up in
accusation against Him of immortality. So
with His immediate disciples. Peter was
the only married one among them, and he
probably had wife when lie left all
things to follow the Master.
Spiritually ceIibacy and chastity in the
priesthood is a great uplifted. 1t teaches
that the strongest passion known to human
nature must be subdhed .and cor uuered
trsmpled upon and eradicated for Fove of
the Master. The young man who DETER
knows what he has to,do to serve the altar.
He must come in virginia. chastity or not
at ALL he must make his VOWS to maintain
it or be turned away.
Enemies of the church seek to malign us
by saying that celibacy in the priesthood
and in the convent tends to immorslity out
side the marital state. This is Q glsring
falsehood. Were the priest immoral,
would it not be known? We live in the
glare of publicity, in an inquisitiys and
prying curiosity as to cur modes of living,
the ordering of our lives, what We eat and
drink, and what apparel, where we go and
what we do. In the world there are virgins
among your daughters, sisters, aunts, as
pure and undefiled as the most .sacredly
cloistered.
In work practically the ceibate priest
has no divided allegiance between duty to
his calling and duty to family, as mar-
ried minister has. He goes into and not
away from pestilence and war. No wife
and children to call him back or to distract
bis mind in the hospitals where the plague
RACES or on the battle fields where bullets
fly and blood flows. For these, among
other reasons, it will be q long time, If ever !.
that the church will give consent to her
priests marrying.
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proper, without an act Of Congress pros'
vidiEg for such an extension. In othei
words, that territory may belong 60 the
United States without becoming part
of the United States. The vote was
on an amendment offered by Senatorl
Allen to the bill providing for tnrningI
over to the President, to be nssd for
the immediate Necessities OF Porto9
Rico, the money collected under the
Dingley tariff law. en- Porto Rican
products, up to the 1st of last january
"a little more than 50. 900, 0OO--whIchl
was afterwards passed without q divi1
sion. The question vas squarely pre-
sented in the defeated amendment
which asserted that the treaty of peace
with Spain extended the Constitution
of the United States over Porto Rico
This action of the Senate endorses
position Of the Republican majority
the House as we'll as that Of Presiden
Mex inley, and there is very little doul
that the decision of the supreme cour
when the question reaches it, will be
the same effect.
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business is successful, the land AMI
building are to be decided to the firm
free OF charge, and the business con-
ltinued. If the firm should discontinue
business within year, the building
and grounds revert to those who dol
mated them. Pickles are TO be pur-
chased and paid for at the rate of from
25 cents to 40 cents a bushel. The
firm will take the product Of not less
than $50 nor more than 250 acres of
land.
KeRt county Nd, farmers and the
packers of canned goods have agreed
upon prices, and a large acreage of
tomatoes, corn and peas is being con-
tracted for. The prices are So per ton
for tomatoes, So per ton for corn, Is
cents pei peach basket for beans and 244
cents per pound for peas. As rule,
the growers are furnishing the baskets.
Along the Sassatras river the contract
is for 10 cents per basket for tomatoes,
weekly settlements.
Mrs. Annie F. Scott of EIkton, who
was granted letters of administration
by the Orphans Court upon the estate
of her father, Robert Lynch, claims
that the mental condition of her father
was such that he could not comprehend
what be was doing. During his life
Mr.. Lynch, it is alleged. transferred all
bis real and personal property, valued
at about $40, COO, to his son, Charles K.
Lynch. Mrs. Scott and the remaining
heirs have employed counsel to insti-
9ute proceedings.
The will of ex- County Commissioner
John ]. Williams, Of st. Augustine,
VINO died last week, was admitted 10
probate in the Office of Register Of Wills
q1 Saturday afternoon. The estate,
which is valued at about $25, 900 or |
$40, 900, is devised to his widow, Lara
u. Williams, for life and at her death
the property is to be sold by the execu
tors and the proceeds to be equally di-
Yided among their five children. His |
son Frederick P. Williams, and L.
Marshall Haines, of ElktoD, are named |
as executors.
! The advance in binding twine used |
BY self-binding harvesting machines
has aroused the farmers in the neighbor-
hood Of Newark. There was meeting |
Of the Grange last Saturday afternoon
10, discuss the su! ject and the posi-
biIities Of avoiding the excessive
che rges. Some Of the farmers are talk |
ing Of using the old style machines,
thereby doing away with buying the
twlns. The trusts has advanced the
prizes to such price, that it takes one
bushel in every five to pay for the twine.
Those farmers who have the old self
rake harvesting machines will use them |
this season. The trusts blame the
advance in price on the war in Manila. |
For every town destroyed, it says, So |
much valuable hemp is lost.
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TO FIRST VOTERS


There is a constitutional pro-
vision which will become opera
tive before the next general cleo
ton is held, of which the general
public maynot be aware, although
it has been published in connec-
ton with the Constitutional Con-
vention. 1t is an educational
test. Tt is "that no person who
becomes of age or who is natura-
lized after January 1st, 1900, shall
be permitted to vote who shall
not be able to read the Constitu-
ton in English, and be capable of
writing his name.
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Fear Evil spfrits.

Evil spirits are held in great dread
by the Chinese. who believe them to
bear special III will to the eldest son of
the family and to delight in playing
unkind TRICKS upon him. To prevent
this the eldest son In one family was
named "Sixth Little Sister," the child's
parents evidently being under the I'm
preston that evil spirits could be de-
ceived as to- the sex Of the little one.
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Remarkable Rescue:

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, Ill,
makes the st9tement, that she caught cold.
which settled IN her lungs; she was treated
for month BY her family physician, but
grew worse. He told her she was hope
less victim Of consumption and that no
medicine conI& cure her. Her druggist
suggested Dr.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption; ahe bought q bottle and to
her delight foAnd herself benefited from
frst dose hssspntinued its use and after
six bottles. f9g&d herself sound and well;
now does her wn housework, andsis a
wen as she essE was. Free trial bottles ol
this Great Disspyary at vaughan's Phar.
macy. Only cents and 800. Every
bottle guaran ~.
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1hE CnO ntC1Eco.
Bethesda M. E. Church.-Rev. E. w. Cas-
well, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath at
10 80 a. m, and 7.3O p. m. Sabbath School
tendent. Prayer meeting, every Thursday
evening, 7.30 O'Clock. Junier Epworth
League and Epworth Cadets every
Friday night at 7o'clock. Young Ladies' Mis-
sion Circle, Monday nights at Parsonage.
Women's Foreign Missionary Society, first
Missionary Society. first Thursday night Of
each month. Mite Society, first Saturday
night of each month. Official Board meeting
first Friday afternoon of each month at 230
O'Clock.
Forest Presbyterian Church.-Rev. r. FL.
Moore, Pastor. Services held every Sabbath
morning at 1880 o'clock, and every Sabbath
evening at 7.3o; Sabbath School viii be held
every Sabbath morning at 9l5 O'Clock,
Ell. G. Ellison, Supo porintendent. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening. Young Peo-
pePs Society Christian EndeavOr meets every
Sunday evening at 6.45 O'Clock. Junior So
ciety Christian Endeavor every Sunday after
noon at O'Clock.
st. Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rev. VIM. ]. Wilkie, Rector. Holy Commun-
ion on the first Sunday in the month at 10.3e
a. m. On all other Sundays at 7.3O q. m. Di-
vine services every Sunday at l0:3O a. m, and
30 p. m. Morning Prayer and Litany every
Wednesday and Friday at $50 a. m. Even
ing Prayer on Wednesdays at 7.3O 2. m and
on Friday at $50 p. 10. On all Holy Days
service at $50 a. M, Sunday School at 9.45 q.
nesdays The Guild meets every Thursday at
2 p. M, the Junior Auxiliary On Saturdays at
8 p m. and the WOman's Auxiliary on the
second Friday of each month at ESQ p. m.
Services at Armstrong; Chapel the first
Sabbath of each month at8 p. m.
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Volcanic Eruptions

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life of
joy. Bncklen's Arnica Selve, cures thsm.a
also Old. Running and Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils. Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises,
Burns, scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Best Pile cure on earth Drives ont Pains
and Aches. Only 25 cents box. Cure guar.
anteed. Sold at Vaughan's Pharmacy.
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SECRET sOCIETIEs.

Middletown Council, No. 2, Jr. o. o. A. M.
Meets every Monday night in McWhorter's .
Hall at O'Clock.
Union Lodge, No. s, A. f. & A. M. Meets
first Tuesday of each month in Town Hall.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 9, /. o. o. F.
Meets every Thursday night In McWhorter's
Hall at O'Clock.
Damon Lodge, No. IL, X. OF P. Meets every
Wednesday night in McWhorter's Hall at
O'Clock.
Welcome Conclave Heptasophs. Meets
every second and fourth Friday night In K
of p. Hall.
Union Lodge, No. 6, A. O.U. W., meets every
ID and 4th Tuesday night in McWhorter's
Hall.
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r1iddIetown Directory.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERs,
BANKS,

President, g. w. w. Naudain; Secretary,
George g.. Rowe; Charles III. Howell, VIM. r.
Cochran, David 1. Allen.
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On retiring, and tomorrow your d.
gestive organs viii be regulated ana
you win be bright, active ana ready
Tor any kind Of work. This has
been the experience Of okheTa: i
win be yours. HOODS PILLS are
sold By all medicine dealerz. u esss
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Give us chance to do your job
printing. Our rates are very reason.
able.
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WASHINGTON, MARCH 18th, 1900.
Secretary Root has, in answer to a
request from Gen. Otis, cabled him
permission to encourage the love of
music among the Filipinos by enlist
ing them al musicians in the regimen
tai hands of his army.
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w Naudaln; Cashier, Geo. ID. Kelley Tell Or.
w. g. Lockwood. Bank Building on East
Main Etraaf
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An agreement has been reached by
the Senate on the Quay case. 1t will
be taken up April 3rd, and kept before
the Senate until disposed of. 1t is gen.
orally admitted that Mr.. Quay will be
seated whenever the vote is taken.
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Citizens National Bank.-President, Joseph
Biggs; Cashier, John s. Crouch; Teller, f.
Davis. Bank Building on South Broad
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There is regular rush for charters
for National Banks, with capital of
$25, 900, in towns Of less than 5000 in
habitants authorized by the new fnan-
cial law. Great care is beirg exercised
by the Controller of the Currency in
approving the application for this
class of charters.
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LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
THE CHURCHES.


Volunteer Hose Company, meets drst Fri
day night of each month in Hose House.