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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28

just glimpse IN Mr. Brown #
resemblance to young Harry Nc
Donald
James Bullock had asked through
Bess If Brown was interested IN
beef in any lire. and what We're his
politics-a question that made
Susannah \ pause, and caused
much laboriouS and bewildcred
thought for Enthusiastically ridicu-
lous as It may seem she had come
To like Mr. Brown. and in a measure
she felt responsible for him. and
was DESTROYS OF placing him with
the party that stood for the best
good OF the country, for the highest
standards and truest patriotism
Republican and Democrat 70 her. As
70 most unattached females. We're
empty sounds Therefore She began
a hurried search for information
Then an accident gave affairs such
push forward as made Susauuab
gasp Little Alice was going home
and her aunt demanded the cousoiI-
ton OF new photograph ot her. and
coaNed Miss Blaclock 20 60 with the
child IN her stead For years Susan
nah had refused the somewhat per
functory requests OF her friends for
"a portrait of herself but on this
occasion Alice was SO happy. -
proud of her new accomplishment
Jas typewriter. that she fairly
dubbed over with mirth and Joy
and domineering wiIfulness. and no
sooner were her own sjttings over
than she flung herself upon Miss
Blaclock. and kissed. chung. coaxcd.
Rugged until IN very shame Susannah
yielded and consented % be posed
Tor q picture
Then. while the amused photo
grapher prepared the necessary plate.
happy Alice flew at her dear Mis-,
Blaclock and loosened her too
tightly drawn front hair. dipped her
fingers IN a flower vase and moist
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81 .. g. was the daughter ~
: woman. who ruled her
r-- .-h severity that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28


a.- .rreachabIe even To little
Alto. laniladys niece. who
uuah and was taking
lessons -tenography and type
.-- her
ii The child said eel guess
ve 5r have headache. Miss
.4l / 60 away
severed Susaunah. i am
mn a- Old maids are apt 70
i. But that docsn I count,
.. looked distressed. and after
-sked Miss Blaclock.
does that word mean. old
5 lips trembled a little.
ered coldly Old maid
thoughtful consideration
-.rtunate. and Is applied
f women Of a certain age
-ar 60 about ike living
their closest friends -
and sheer at
frightened eyes quaE-
then | don want TO Zoe
ever.
.. nah. looking ar the full
face. laughed. and said
You never VIII be-
Ht,le Alice 70 the
..u11r-.
fortunate. ruIsdlrected
ah had not forwarded
v simply saying that
was So small and that
such community Of mail
really It msttered little
received which. and added
VIII understand ! left
Grammar Al home IN Canada.
- -Ee-e came with astJnish-
-. r-.- .---de answers to her
and. good gracious, both
already were fairly a-4uiver
-.-lty about Nj Brown
what subject was started
ground eventually % Mr
There was a most-eyident a
age Marcy reproached h
Marcy, who had not real
Susauuah's III TWO years.
zine sprightlIness and Il
talk 10 her precious
held herself al a proper va
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
The Only Safe Course.

The supervisor who was always Civ
ing the children instructions as to
what to do in case of fire usually made
his visits to the school alone; but one
day there was board meeting, and
five supervisors descended on the class
at once.
The children had been well drilled
by their teacher, and from previous ex-
perience they knew just what Mr..
Wales would ask them. So after a
painful period of hesitating answers
and mistakes with the other visitors,
it was a great relief to see Mr.. Wales
rise to address them.
You have listened so attentively to
the other gentlemen" said their friend,
land told them what you know on
the subjects they have chosen, what
would you do if I were to make you
little speech?'
Form q line and march down
stairs" chanted the chorus. with beam.
ing faces
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
Man and Wife.
bune.

Buxton, n. D., Sept. 12.-(Special. y
Mr. B. l.. SkrivSeth of this place has
been added to the steadily growing fol
lowing that Dodd's Kidney Pills have
in this part of the country.
Mr. Skrivseth gives two reasons for
his faith in the Great American Kid
ney Cure. The first is that they cured
his wife and the second is that they
cured himself.
Il must say" says Mr.. Skrivseth,
that Iodds Kidney Pills are the best
remedy for Kidney Trouble L ever
knew. My wife had Kidney Disease
for years and she tried all kinds of
medicine from doctors but it did not
help her any. An advertisement led
her to try DOdd's Kidney Pills. The
first box helped her so much that she
took eight boxes more and now she is
cured.
Il also took three boxes myself and
they made me feel better and stronger
in every way"
DOdd's Kidney Pills have never yet
failed to cure any kidney disease from
Backache to Rheumatism, Diabetes or
Bright'S Disease.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
Greatest in the World.

When you talk about being the worlds
leader in any one thing you have estab-
lished wonderful standard of COMPARE
son. Nothing could be greater and in
this day of tremendous competition il
means more than you can really grasp
without study to say 1.-The greatest in the
world" Particularly is this true of a
medicine and it is such strong testi-
monial of great merit that We cannot
help but express our satisfaction to learn
that CASCARETS has, to-day, the Iarg.
est sale Of any similar medicines in the
world. In obtaining this, judicious news.
paper advertising has played a very i'm
portant part. but all the advertising and
push and energy would have counted for
naught unless CASCARETS had the
merit and would do all that's claimed for
them. Nothing has ever attained such
a large sale in the history Of medicine
Over ten million boxes year and the
demand is growing rapidly. because the
people take them, like them, they are
cured and they recommend them to Their
frinp1S
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
Photographing Lightning.

Any boy or girl who has q camera
and a good stock Of patience may Sc
cure photograph of lightning The
patience is needed in waiting for the
lightning. When a thunder shower
comes at night keep sharp lookout
for an opportunity to secure your pic
ture. You cannot get picture Of
lightning during every thunder shower.
Clouds or heavy downpour Of rain
often conceals the fash from view,
aaA we have ''sheet lightning" 1t is
useless to photograph this, but you
may by it's light get an interesting pic
ture of the landscape.
When the sharp "chain lightning"
comes, select a window from which
you can see it we'll, or, if it is not rain
ing, go out Of doors and set the camera
on the tripod focused as for a distant
view and pointed toward that quarter
of the heavens in which the lightning
is most frequent. The diaphragm
should be set to the largest opening
that is ever used, the slide drawn, and
the lens uncovered as for a time ex-
posture. Then follows a wait or one,
two, five or even twenty minutes, until
a bright flash comes within the field of
view Of the camera, when the lightning
takes Its own picture. Then cover the
lens, push in the slide, and you are
ready to try again ON a fresh plate
St Nicholas.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
Books OF. Timber.

There is at Cassel a library prob
ably the most unique in the world. Il
is bound in timber, printed on tim
Der pages-possibly from wood blocks
and deals exclusively with timber.
The library in question is the Holz.
biblistek, which was compiled at the
end of the last century by Karl
schieldbach, and is composed of about
five hundred volumes made from trees
in the park at WilhelmshOhe. Every
volume bears Oh a tab-not in
timber, but queerly enough, in moroc.
co-the name of the tree from which il
was obtained. There are plates Of the
tree in all stages of its growth, and
the letter-press is a treatise on the
fOresting and natural history Of the
trpp
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
DIE IN A FIRE PANIC,
Early Morning Blaze in New York Ten
ement Kills Fourteen.

In a fire in a fve-story tenement at
1874 Attorney street, New York, early
Sunday morning fourteen persons, chill
dren for the most part, were killed and
more than a score were injured. Three
men are under arrest on charges OF GRIM
inal negligence.
The lower stories of the building had
been almost entirely torn out to make
room for an arcade which was to run
through the lower part of the building
and Ridge street, on the east. Thirteen
Jewish families were crowded into the
three upper floors, which still were I'M
touched, and when they sought to escape
they found a partly demolished stairway
leading down from the third floor already
wrapped in flames. When they turned
to the fire escapes they found they had
been torn away below the third floor.
and descent was impossible. Some jump
ed from the lowest points they could
reach and escaped with their lives. Fire
men managed to rescue a number from
the top floor, but in doing so six men Of
the department were hurt, one SO serl-
ously that he is not expected to live. The
top landing Of the rear fire escape was
pulled loose from the wall while they
were at work helping tenants and fell
five stories to the ground below.
The fire was under control within five
minutes after the men Of the department
arrived, but the ignorance and excite
ment Of those who first saw the blaze
delayed the sending in Of an alarm, and
before the first engine arrived eight Of
those in the house were unable to find
their way from the building and lost their
lives. Opening prayers for the Jewish
new year celebration began at / o'clock
Sunday morning. and that explains why
50 many Of the dead were children. Their
parents were all at the synagogue when
the fire began at $40 in the morning.
1t is supposed that candle left burn
ing In the hallway of the third floor
for those returning from worship caused
the fire, which swept up the stairway in
the center Of the house. enveloped those
sleeping in the three upper stories, and
burst out of the roof.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
Stone Singers of the Milo.

When the wheat is growing in the
fields near the banks of the Nile,
Egypt, great quantities Of birds of eV-
cry kind pounce down upon the tender
grain and would soon destroy the
whole crop were it not for the watch
full "stone singers" These are men
who stand all day perched on little
platforms here and there throughout
the fields with sings and pebbles,
shooting any bird that comes within
reach. The work of a stone singer is
a regular profession in Egypt, though
q poorly paid one, it being thought that
siISply standing all day is not very
hard labor 1t is only for few weeks
twice q year that the stone singer
can find emplOyment.-New York Tri-
h1np
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
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The Southern Pacific is low using oil
as fuel in $50 of its 300 locomotives.
There are $4,000 miles of railway open
in India, which play a most important
part to-day in Indian finance
The Canadian lines have put into eff
feet a reduction Of cents Il hundred in
rates on grain carried to the seaboard.
A plan is being considered for the con-
solidation of the Railroad Transportation
Association and the National Association
of Car Accountants.
Interstate lines have announced q re-
duction in carload rates on scrap iron
from Texas common points to St Louis
to 20 cents per 100 pounds.
Subscriptions have been received for
the entire 100000 capital of the Chi
cago Refrigerator Car Company, which
has been incorporated in Charleston. W.
Va.
y circular has been issued calling for
proposals for the refunding of $1,000
900 of Z and 6 per cent mortgage bonds
of the New York and New England.
which mature Jan. /. 1906.
The Georgia, Florida and Alabama
and the Carrabelle, Tallahassee and
Georgia railroads will be operated as
one system in the future. the former
road having purchased the latter
The members of the Western Trunk
Line committee are issuing notices an
nouncing that the practice of granting re-
turn transportation to attendants accom-
panying live stock has been restored.
Deliveries of grain at Chicago the
past week were 5,447,000 bushels. the
largest since the second week in Novem-
Der, 1908.
Train 9, on the Wabash railroad. is
reported to have covered n distance OF
80 miles, between Harvel and Honey
Bend, ILL.,, at an average speed of 81
miles an hour.
The National Order of Railway Clerks
has declined a proposition to affiliate
with the international Association Of
Railway Clerks, as it would mean affilia-
ton with the American Federation OF
Labor.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15

done by grinding with stone pestles in
stone mortars, worn by long usage, in
large fat-top granite rocks, one of
which was near every Indian camp
Lower down in the foothills, where
there are no suitable large rocks for
these permanent mortars. the Indians
used single portable stone mOrtarS for
this purpose.
After the acorns are ground to a fine
meal the next process is to take out
the bitter tannin principle. This is
done in the following manner: The
Indians make large, shallow basins in
clean-washed sand, in which are laid
a few fat, fan-like ends of fir branch
es A fire is then made near by, and
small stones are heated. with which
water is warmed. This is mixed with
the acorn meal until the mass has the
consistency of thin Cruel This mix
ture is poured into the sand basins,
and as the water runs out it takes with
it the bitter quality. The water is re-
newed until all the bitter taste is
washed out from the meal
Then the meal it put into cooking
baskets, thinned down with hot water
to the desired condition, and cooked
by means of hot stones, which are held
in it by two sticks for tongs. While
the mush is cooking it is stirred with
a stick made Of a tough oak sprout
doubled SO as to form a round, open
loop at one end.
When the dough is we'll cooked it is
either left in the baskets or is scooped
out in rolls and put into cold water to
cool and harden.
Sometimes the thick paste is made
into cakes and baked on hot rocks One
of these cakes, when rolled in paper,
will in a short time saturate the paper
with OIL.
This acorn food is probably as nutri-
tious as that made from any of the
cereals.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
| M'EDIIORlAlSj<zs2|
Opinions of Great Papers on important Subjects.
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proportion, sharp awakening the fact that college
gained knowledge is not all that needed in the fight In
the shops in the stores in the Offices everywhere that
active in the of making money the question is
always asked, What you dO?' not what do you
knOwT Mere information dwindles when measured with
experience But the young who has absorbed much
information, if Of the right sort is certain the
quickly to gain experience And the great of his quail
iy when he discovers that his book lore
end, but
The college graduate who lacks adaptabity who does
not know how to apply his academic requirements the
concrete affairs Of life WIo fails that his Latin
his mathematics his history his scientific studies
have served their best purpOseSf he be not specialist
when they have sharpened his wits strengthened his
broadened his view melowed his judgment and trained
his mind, is headed for failure He may find niche
teacher wherein he exercise his acquired knowledge
asset in the business of making living. But the
chances few and the rewards of that calling aur
ing The voice of business calls to of the young
who are just stepping down with diplomas in their
hands, In that direction lie the larger rewards the
success, with the fewer sacrifices.
The world has only pity for the graduate, who thinks
he can open the oyster with his diploma but it applauds
the who puts his certificate carefully away then
rolls his sleeves to tackle the first job that his
hands, determined to do it better than it done
Observation-Disclosures Star
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
ACORN MEAL.
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By Indian meal is commonly under
stood meal made of maize, or Indian
corn; but in some parts of the country
a more primitive meal was made from
acorns. Galen Clark, in his book on
the Indians Of the Yosemite" de-
scribeS in full the food supply of the
native tribes. Thu portion of their
rations which may be classed as bread
Stuffs consists of acorns, obtained from
the black oak, so beautiful and so
abundant in the Yosemite Valley.
The acorns are gathered in the fall,
when they are ripe. and are preserved
for future use in the old-Style Indian
cache, or storehouse This consists Of
q structure which the Indians call a
chuck-ah. 1t is a large receptacle of
basket shape, made Of long willow
sprouts closely woven together.
1t is usually about six feet high and
three feet in diameter 1t is set upon
stout posts about three feet high, and
supported in position by four longer
posts on the outside, reaching to the
UCSelueT
to keep them from spreading The out
side of the basket is matched with
small pine branches, laid point down
ward, to shed the rain and snow, and
to protect the contents from the depre-
dations Of squirrels and woodpeckers.
When the baskets are full the top is
also securely covered with bark, as
protection from the winter storms.
When the acorns are wanted for use
q small hole is made at the bottom of
the chuck-ah, and they are taken out
as required.
The acorns are bitter, and are not
eaten in their natural condition, but
have to be deliberately prepared and
cooked to make them palatable. First
the hull is cracked and removed and
the kernel pounded or ground to fine
meal. In the Yosemite Valley This was
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
WHAT'S THE USE
To Keep a Coffee CompIexiou

~ H>SSp ii 'NOHee SOTnDleX1On.'
A lady says: Postum has helped
my complexion so much that my
friends say l am growing young again.
My complexion used to be coffee-col-
ored, muddy and yellow, but it is now
clear and rosy as when l was a girl
L was induced to try Postum by
friend who had suffered just as l had
suffered from terrible indigestion, pal
pltation of the heart and sinking
spells
After L had used Postum a week
L was so much better that l was
afraid it would not last But now two
years have passed and l am a we'll
woman. l owe it all to leaving off
coffee and drinking Postum in it's
place.
Il had drank coffee all my life. l
suspected that it was the cause of
my trouble, but it was not until | ac-
tually quit coffee and started to try
Postum that l became certain; then
all my troubles ceased and | am now
well and strong again. Name fur
nlshed by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
There's reason.
Look in each package for a CODY of
the famous little book, 1.-THE Road TO
Wellville."
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
OUR VAST SCHOOL ARMY.
Fully 100000 Persons in Our vari.
Gus Educational Institutions,

According to the bureau of education,
the school enrolment for the year end
ing June, 1902, was 100000. This
IS the latest complete total available;
but, according to the normal rate of in
crease, It must now be well over eigh-
teen millions. Of this great total the
school children proper-those in the ele-
mentary grades of public and private
schools-numbered 16479,177. Next in
order came the 34,76O secondary stu
dents in public and private high schools,
IN academies and seminaries, in the pre-
paratory departments of universities and
colleges, and in the non-professional
classes in public and private normal
schools. The college boys and college
girls numbered 246, 063-this total COM
prising, in official language, all students
of higher education in universities and
colleges, professional and normal
schools"
The mind refuses at first to grasp
the significance of these great totals, but
a few comparisons will help. Americas
school enrolment exceeds by about a
million the combined population of Swift
zerland, Norway, Greece, Bulgaria, Den
mark and Servia-all sovereign states.
The elementary children alone equal
the population of these six states.
In 1902 the children in the public
schools cost Uncle Sam S235, POS, 465. The
total value Of the property possessed by
the higher educational institutions was
SIT ,2O5, 234 in that year, and their en-
dowment funds amounted to S1S5, 944.-
66S. Besides the income from those
funds, they received many millions in the
shape Of fees and appropriations from
the federal and State governments and
from municipalities. 1t is safe to say
that S3OO,000,0OO a year is paid out
for education-a sum little less than the
combined outlay Of Germany and Russia
on their armies.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-09-15
What YOUNG Men Are Thinking About.

HAT the young of to-day thinking
sabout is indicated in interesting manner by
wv 1.-THE statistics Of this years graduating class at
Harvard. Law still leads the list of intended
Egle occupations, lit Of the young having chos
ISN9Ien it, but every year business claims growing
number of votares, and this year "a give them
selves to it. Next teaching with 10 disciples,
though it is suggested that quite possibly Of these will
follow this occupation only temporarily Then comes civil
engineering, with 80 asprants. Banking claims 2S post
graduate courses a. medicine 49, mining 49, electrical
gneering, 49, architecture, - railroadng - journalism
IL; the ministry cotton and wooden manufacturing g.
chemistry, 4; estate g. diplomatic service g. art l.
musical composition L. illustrating newspapers l. There
IS who yet undecided to their occupation No
doubt Of these belong to rapidly growing leisure
class and will never have occupation The notable fea
ture of this classification the Boston Herald to
be the comparatively small number choosing the ministry
and medicine Time when these professions stood
the top But now they the bottom. And it
Is also observable that and musical composition
away below par also It Americans great pity
that any healthy young should deliberately sit down
to write music We doubt it, to most of u.s. it would be
any different if positively assured that he would
all the and sigh "He looks strong too. Our
ideal is CaSsatt rather than Beethoven. AS for the
oogy and medicine both painfully and heroicaly ar
istc And is plain that what interests the majority
of is much in looking for others looking
out for ourselves We aiming in this direction
tons, and aiming in it individuals We
only in pointing the fact leaving others the RESPONSE
bility of calculating the moral.-Pittsburs Press.