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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
Startling Area OF Coal Fields.

1t is estimated by experts that the
area Of American coal fields, at present
open to mining, is more than five times
as great as that of the coal fields Of
England. France, Germany and Bel
GUM; the great coal producing coun-
tries OF Europe. While practically all
the available coal areas Of those coun-
tries have been opened to mining, ours
have scarcely been estimated. When
we take into consideration the fact
that coal is one of the great motive
powers in the manufacturing world. it
coal will be Of such an advantage to
the United States as to be beyond any
mans lculation.-SHccess.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
~O@S
Handy Wire Stretcher.

On most farms there is more or less
wire to be handled either in the way
Of putting up dividing fences or trel-
Uses for grape vines. A poorly stretch
ed wire is always making trouble, but
there is no need Of having this annoy
ance when the tool illustrated may be
easily made with the help Of black
smith, and at small cost The handle
is two feet long Of one and one-half
inch stuff, but hard wood must be
used. On the heavy end Of the handle,
which should be formed as shown, fas-
ten piece Of strap iron with screws
to prevent the wire from cutting into
the wood. The short strip shown just
above the detail drawing Of the handle
end in the cut, is a piece Of iron seven
inches long, one-half inch thick and
seven-eighths Of an inch wide; one end
is bent over seven-eighths of an inch
and a hole is bored in the fat side one
inch from the bend. This piece of iron
is then bolted on to the handle as
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
PIG PEN AND TROUGH.

feed room, next to feed alley, with q
swinging partition, so you can push 1t
back to put swill in or clean out, and
the pigs cannot interfere. A cement
floor is all right. We prefer a solid
wood trough, V-shaped. and secured so
that pigs cannot loosen it by their
roofing. A few years ago we gave the
following Illustrations Of an improved
hog trough. Fig. l shows the swing
ing partition or gate pushed back,
leaving the trough outside, for putting
in feed. Fig. shows the latch and
lever to be attached to swinging gate
or partition, by bolt, B. The rods R.,
r, run through staples, S. A Is q
guard in which the lever L slides
Push lever to left and the door swings
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
Care of Farm Machinery.

The man who leaves his farm ma
chinery out in the wet is looked upon
as being shiftless these days. 1t hurts
his credit with the merchants and the
banker. Too many farmers neglect to
oil the polished parts Of plows, spades,
sickles, etc, and when he again wants
to use them he finds, to his annoyance
and cost, that they do not work well,
are sometimes out of order, and need
slight repairs. Valuable time must
then be spent to put the machinery in
proper working condition. A few hours
spent on rainy autumn days, or when
ever outside work cannot be carried
on, might have saved him time which
in the busy season, means money.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
300 Reward, &1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
earn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages. and that l. Cdtarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is tie only positive cure now known to the med
lcal fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional
iii ease. requires constitutional treatment
Halls CatarTh Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood aud mucous surfaces OF
the disease. and living tie natjent STRENGTH by
building up the constitution and assisting nature
ID doing its work The prOprietOrS have SO
much faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t faila to
cure. Send for list OF Testimonials.
Address, +. j. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24

DERUNA is known from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. Letters of congratu-
latiOn and commentator tcstifyins
to the merits of Peruna as a catarrh
remedy are pouring in from every State
Of the Union.
DR.. Hartmanis receiving hundreds of
such letters daily. All classes write
these letters, from the highest to the
lowest.
The outdoor laborer, the indoor arti-
san, the clerk, the editor, the statesman,
the preacher-all agree that Peruna is
the catarrh remedy of the age.
The stage and rostrum, recognizing
catarrh as their greatest enemy, are es,
pecially enthusiastic in their praise and
testimony.
Any man who wishes perfect health
must be entirely free from catarrh. Ca
tarrh is well-nigh universal; almost
Omnipresent.
Peruna is the only absolute safeguard
known. A cold is the beginning of ca
tarrh. To prevent colds, to cure colds,
is to cheat catarrh of its victims.
Peru7a not only cures Cafarrh, but
prevents ii, Every household should
be supplied with this great remedy for
coughs, colds and SO forth.
The Ex-Governor of Oregon is an
ardent admirer of Peruna. He keeps it
continually in the house.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
Thirty Thousand Dry Goods Stores


In the United States there are about
thirty thousand shops that sell dry
goods. Twelve thousand of these may
be ranked as good stores, and about
five thousand are establishments of
size which makes them important fac
tors in the commercial and domestic
life Of their communities. The own
ers of almost all of these shops. the
largest as well as the smallest, began
obscurely. The majority of the most
prosperous have attained their present
success and magnitude during recent
years, in which unsuccessful mer-
chants have ben wont to complain
that the competition has been ruinous.
Success.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24

In q letter 70 The peruna Medicine
Co. he says:
STATE OF OREGON, I
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, '
The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus. ..
Dear SirS---I have had occasion to
use your Peruna medicine I'm my FAM
lily for colds, and il prOvedfO be an ex-
CeNent remedy. ] have rot had OC-
casion to use ii for other ailments.
Yours very truly,
w. NJ Lord.
1t will be noticed that the EX-G0V-
ernor says he has not had occasion to
use Peruna for other ailments. The
reason for this is, most other ailments
begin with cold.
Using Peruna to promptly cure colds,
he protects his family against other
ailments.
This is exactly what every other fam
ily in the United States should do
keep Peruna in the house. Use it for
coughs, colds. IN grippe and other
climatic affections of winter. ana there
will be no other ailments i'll the house.
Such families should provide them
selves with Il copy of DR.. Hartman's free
book, entitled, Chronic Catarrh."
Address Dr. s. b. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Column
bus, Ohio. All correspondence held
strictly confidential.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
Points in Sheep Raising.

Overstocking is usually injurious to
the sheep and ruinous to the farmer.
Dryuess is one Of the requirements
in the production Of the finest grades
of wool.
With sheep, rather more than with
any other class Of stock, care must be
taken not to overfeed.
No sheep should be allowed to die Of
old age, but all should be fattened and
sent to market before their vitality
has been impaired,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
ny itIl!tHlNlN. I'bt.
= Family Pills are the best.
All In the Family.

Smartleigh 60 father-in-law)-Your
daughters extravaganza is too much
for my purse. and yet l don't want to
have any hard words with her so soon
after our marriage. Don't you think
you could speak TO her about it?
Gay Old Father could, but it
wouldn't do any good. She's smart
enough to know that she inharits all
of her bad qualities from me.-Deroit
Free Press
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
New York and phIlaG eiphIa

cannot be more pleasantly or CONVEX
Lstently reached than by the Grand Trunk
= ehigh Valley Route. Solid through
trains, magnificent scenery, all trains run
via Niagara Falls.
Descriptive literature sent free on ap
plication to Advertising Department.
Grand Trunk Railway System, 135
Adams street, Chicago. Geo. w. Vaux,
4. q. T. K T. A
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
ShortforuS in America.

The number OF ShOrthOrns in this
country is estimated to be 100000. but
think there are not more than 100,-
600, all told. People fail to take ac-
count Of such periods as 1SS6-1S96
when the purebred cattle business
was at low ebb. Hundreds ef breed
ers, finding the business of breeding
improbable, sold their stock as grade
cattle, and let them go for beef pur-
poses. Whole herds in Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Iowa and Illinois were disposed
of in that manner, and all efforts to
keep accounts of pedigrees was aban-
dOned. Thus many were lost to record
altogether. Another thing to be taken
into consideration in regard to the sup.
ply Of Shorthorn cattle in this country
is the fact that the life Of an active,
pure-bred Shorthorn bull, when allow
ed to run with grade herds, is very
short, usually not over four years. At
ter that time he generally goes to mar
ket fat, and his career as a producer
ends then and there. 1t is merely a
guess, and a mighty vague one at that,
to estimate the number of Shorthorns
in this country.-W. A. Harris.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
HOluin1 Trade

Clerk-A lady in the front of the store
wants some elephant tusk jelly. What
%. earth shall | do?
Fashionable Grocer-Tell her we just
sold the last lot to a boarding house
keeper, but We'll get another hogshead
in soon. She'll change her mind then.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24

The number thirteen is deemed SO un-
lucky in Paris and Berne that in those
two cities none Of the houses bear that
mineral. Instead of, the number twelve
and q half is used.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
Good Pig Pen ard Trough.

We like the two compartments in a
pig pen, one for sleeping and one for
feeding, says a writer in Ohio Farmer
Place the trough across the end OF
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24
How to Get Rid of Stumps.

In the autumn, bore hole one or
two inches in diameter, according to
the girth of the stump, vertically in the
center Of the latter and about eighteen
inches deep. Put into it one or two
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24

A machine for counting and packing
postal cards has been invented. In ten
hours it counts, wraps and ties 100000
cards arranging the same in packages
of twenty-five.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24

The banana and the potato are almost
Identical in chemical composition.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24

Mrs Windows eocrurs eYRuP for Ohildraa
eesthfnx; softens the gums, reduces fnnsramA1on ~
tays pain cur - wind colio. y osats . bottle
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24

find Pisos Cure for Consumption the
best medicine for croupy children.-Mrs.
+. Callahan, ia Hall street, Parkers.
burg, w. Va, April Ii. 1901.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24

ounces Of saltpeter; fill the hole with
water and plug up close. In the ensu-
ing spring take out plug and pour in
about one-half gallon OF kerosene oil
and ignite it. The stump Will smolder
roots, leaving nothing but ashes.-Sci.
entific American.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24

Mrs. John Nicholas Brown is building
. 100000 residence at Newport for her
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-11-24

shown SO that it will swing easily and
the tool is complete. It is readily
made and works to perfection.-In
dianapolis News.
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-21
Copper Queen Compromise.
Phoenix Enterprise.l

The famous tax suit bet ween the
Cochise county and the Copper
Queen Company, according TO the
Tombstone Prospector, has been
compromised and further litigation
in the case brought to an end, a
settlement having been effected ard
the Board of Supervisors ordere d a
dismissal of further action against
the company.
Superintendent Walter Douglas
of the Copper Queen Company APP
peared before the board, submitting
an offer of his company to COM
promise the tax case pending by
paying Cochise county $4,000 and
agrees to a raise in valuation OF all
patented mines OF the company at
$3.50 per acre inst ead of 50
as fixed by the company IN their
original assessment. The board ac-
cepted the proposition and agreed
TO dismissal OF the case in the
courts.
The tax case against the Copper
Queen was started in 1901 and a
test made by the county to place a
valuation on the patented mines OF
the company known to be valuable.
The patented mines were assessed
at 500 each. In the case OF the
Holbrook and Spray mines the
raised valuations were placed at
81 ,UUU,O UU each. Other mines OF
the company were raised to $780,
600 and improvements, etc, were
also raised, the total raises footing
So, AGA, S95. The case was stub
bornly fought legal battle, attorneys
English, Mcfarland and Land APP
pearing for the county, while Col.
VIM. Herring appeared for the
company. In the district court
none of the raises on the value OF
the mines were allowed by Judge
Davis. but decision of $265,395
o n Improvements, merchandise,
etc, was allowed, the decision
favoring the county to the extent
of So, 1927 in taxes. This the
company paid and the county APP
pealed to the supreme court to get
ruling on the valuations of the
patented mines. The supreme
court dismissed the case last month
and a new trial was ordered. The
case thus Is practically where 1t
started and after three years expen-
sive litigation the question OF
legality is not established. This
consideration influenced the board
to consider compromise which
was effected. By the settlement
the company tax amounts to a
total of SIS, 1929.
The $4,000 compromise will
cover the expense of the litigation
had and raise of $3.50 pei acre
of the company mines will make a
basis for future assessments until
the next legislature enacts bull
lion tax law which appears to be
the only remedy to reach the real
va Inc Of nrOducino natpnted mines
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-21
NOCALES NOTES.

Monday Mr.. w. 5. Cranz came
over from Cananea.
Doctor w. f. Chenoweth and
family are visiting in the City of
Mexico.
This week Mr.. w. NJ. Hoey has
been a visitor at Tucson on mining
matters.
C. r. Brown arrived in town
Thursday morning from the Cerro
Prieto mine.
Mr.. S. l.. Gonzalez Of the Hotel
Armada at Guaymas was Il guest
at the Monezuma Hotel on Thurs
day.
Yesterday Mr.. H. TX. Chen
weth went to Chicago and New
York. He will return about June
LIST.
Thursday evening Colby N.
Thomas returned to Nogales from
business trip to the City OF
Mexico.
Last week Mr.. o. 0. Saxhang re-
turned from Imuris suffering with
an attack of cdlent,iro which con-
fined him to his bed several days.
He is now convalescent.
L. Ephraim, manager of the No
gales Water Company, will return
to Nogales some time during the
present month from an extended
visit in Europe.
Monday evening Mr.. j. l.. Cir
oux, owner of the Sultana gold
mine near Copete, passed through
Nogales, returning to the property
from short visit in the northern
part of the Territory.
Mr.. C. j. Hammond, well
own mining engineer who is
sitting Sonora professionally, was
visitor at Nogales this week, He
turned to Hermosillo Tuesday.
Prof. A. j. O'Connor of Florence,
ormer superintendent of the No
gales schools, has been spending
several days in town this week as
the guest of his brother, Judge w.
A. O'Connor.
Tuesday last the stockholders OF
the Sonoita Oil Company elected
the following officers to serve for
the ensuing year: president, r. Il.
Murray; vice president, Henry
Levin; secretary, J. j. Teeter;
treasurer, l.. w. Jimmie. Besides
the officers Messrs. H. w. Kelsey,
Bracey Curtis and l.. B. Fleischer
form the board of directors. The
company is disposing of lots OF
stock and it is promised that with.
in a very short time drilling APP
paratus will be in operation on the
The oasis. [volume] (Arizola, Ariz.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Sphinx return
ed home Saturday evening from u
visit to New Mexico, where Mr..
Sphinx had gone to undergo treat
ment for rheumatism. He was
greatly benefited by his two weeks
visit at the springs and has entire
ly recovered his former good
health.
A Maricopa county newspaper
publishes IA correspondence from
Wickenburg which tells of dis
covery of the mineral vanadlum
(vanadate of lead) which he as
serts is found in the ore to the
extent OF four per cent, and Is
worth $500 per pound. That
would give value OF $4,000 per
ton. The correspondent may be
correct in the per cent OF the min
eral in the ore, but he is in error
as to value 1t is worth but one
dollar per pound in the market
1t is used in making dye-stuffs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-14
RUSSIA NOT PREPARED.
RGzway Service Hamapered-Chinas
attitude Changed.

London. Jan. 14-"The Times's" Picking CORE
spondent says:
Russia's position in Picking is now remarka-
BILE one, and the change in China's attitude is
striking. Russia's wanton violation OF all her
pledges has finally undeceived China and thrown
her into the arms of Japan.
While Japan's preparations are complete and
her intelligence service singuarly effective. Rus
STA is not ready.
There is great confusion on the Manchurian
railway owing to the difficulties at Lake Baikal.
and few Russian troops have arrived in the Far
East by land.
Russia's military strength east Of Lake Baikal
is exaggerated by the European newspapers.
THE Daily Mails Toxic correspondent says
that Japan's last note is couched In most cour-
teous language but that 1t reafflrms absolutely
and unequivocally Japan's inability to accept
Russia's proposals. either as regards Corea or
Manchuria-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-14
CONFER WITH Parker.
Mission of Messrs. Taggart, Campau
and Lamb.
M'CARREN SAYS JUDGE LEADS.

Senator McCarren, IF Brooklyn; Daniel J.
Campau, OF Michigan; Mayor Thomas Taggart
Of Indianapolis and Congressman Lamb, Of
Terre Hauts, Ind. returned to this city from
Washington early yesterday morning after at
tending the meeting of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee Tuesday. Messrs. Taggart
Campau and Lamb took an early forenoon train
from the Grand Central Station for Albany.
with the reported intention OF going to confer
with Chief Judge Alton B. Parker. whose boom
for the Democratic nomination for President is
now in full swing.
Mayor Taggart OF indianapolis is the Demo-
cratic National Committeeman from the Hoosier
State and thinks that Parker will be nomi-
mated Mr. Campau Is National Committeeman
from Michigan. Until last year Mayor Taggart
was an enthusiastic Hill man. and while in AL
bany will the former Senator. 1t is believed
that he and Congressman Lamb yesterday
sounded Judge Parker on national politics, and
told him that the Indiana delegation would be in
line for him. 1t suggested yesterday that
Mayor Taggart would be eligible candidate
for Vice-Presldent as Judge Parker's running
mate. Messrs. Taggart, Campau and Lamb re-
turned from Albany last night on a late train
Senator McCarren says that Judge Parker is
leading the race for the nomination.
81 talked with every member OF the National
Committee, said Senator McCarren last nlSht'
land l did not find one that did not have a
kind word for Judge Parker, and almost to
man they said that the judge would prove 70
be a strong candidate II nominated"
Senator McCarren would say nothing about
his own chances OF succeeding Norman Z. Mack
on the National Committee. He admitted that
there was considerable talk in Washington
about August Belmont for chairman of the Ma
tional Committee IL Judge Parker should be
nominated, but the Senator intimated that II
would be we'll 10 wait till the candidate is Sc
lected, as 1t is the candidate for President who
chooses the chairman OF the National Com
mittee.
Charles F. Murphy was expected home last
night the Congressional Limited, and several
of his friends went to the Pennsylvania station
in Jersey City TO meet him. He is said to have
been detained in Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-14
CHIN4-J1P4N TREATY.
ProUiding Place of Residence for
FOREIGNERS in Picking.

Washington Jan 13-The Japanese Minister here.
DR.. Takahira. to-day made public the text OF tho
treaty ratified yesterday at Picking between Japan
and China The treaty consists OF thirteen articles
treaty between the United States and China rati-
locations OF which have Just been exchanged Brief
y stated the treaty provides. first for the abolition
of the lkin taxes by China IN consideration OF an
increase OF the surtax goods passing through
Chinese customs houses. Japan also agrees to 40
cept such changes in other Chinese taxes relative
to production. excise. opium and salt 40
cepted by other treaty powers.
BY Article II China agrees 10 allow Japan at tho
expense OF its shipowners to provide appliances
hauling vessels through the rapids OF the Ysngtss
between Ichang and Chung King which appliances
may be used by all vessels.
Article III guarantees the right OF japanese
steamers TO navigate Chinese internal waterways
to each treaty port
Articles " and provide that in cases of part
nership for business purposes between Chinese and
Japanese subjects. the rights of either shall be
protected by courts of their nationality
Article VI requires China establish national
uniform coinage and currency. which shall be ac-
copied by Japanese subjects. all customs dues
however. to be paid the basis of the Haikwan
taeL
Article VII requires the Chinese officials to re-
form the system of Chinese weights and measures
beginning the use of the new measures at the
treaty ports and gradually extending inward
Article VIII pledges the Chinese government to
amend and mcdernize the existing rules for inland
steam navigation.
Article TX guarantees to Japanese officers and
subjects full and free participation IN all privileges
enjoyed by officers aad subjects of other nations.
and Japan undertakes to show like privileges to
Chinese In Japan. This is IN substance a favored
nation clause.
Article provides for the creation of an interna-
tional settlement in Picking on withdrawal of the
foreign legation guards and the foreign troops IN
Chilli. In this same article China undertakes
within six months to open to trade the port of
Chang-Sha-Fu. in the province of Human. also
Moukden. and Tatungkow. both in the province
of shen-King. where international settlements are
to be set apart.
Article XI pledges China to reform Its judicial
system to accord with that of Japan and Western